The first batch of policemen recruited under the 10,000 mass recruitment ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari has passed out of the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. The Commandant of the College, Boniface Onyeabor, said on Wednesday that 123 Cadet Inspectors and 52 recruits had completed their training. President Buhari had on Aug 15, 2015, ordered the recruitment of 10,000 additional police …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says growth and development cannot be achieved when a country has distortions in its foreign exchange rates. Speaking at the launch of ‘Beating the Odds: Jumpstarting Developing Countries’, a book written by Justin Yifu Lin and Celestin Monga in Ahmedabad, India, Okonjo-Iweala said there is no one way to growth and development, but some …

The Governing Council of the Lagos State University has approved the promotion of 228 members of staff of the university. The head of the information unit,  Mr Ademola Adekoya, on Wednesday in a statement said the exercise involved 61 academic staff and 167 non-academic staff. Adekoya said that seven associate professors were promoted to full professors, 39 senior lecturers to …

Tayo Olanipekun Former World Heavyweight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield, has donated medical equipment worth $3 million to the Lagos State Government. The boxing legend made the donation on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Ikeja, where he paid a courtesy visit to the governor in commemoration of the celebration of Lagos@50. Holyfield is in the country “to give back to the …

Senior Pastor of House on The Rock, Paul Adefarasin has drawn a synergy between how leaders uses funds in the church as a true reflection of what they are and what they stand for in Christ. The clergy said when leaders in the body of Christ have the fear of God, expending church monies will be done in the appropriate …

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers has said that despite the ongoing fight against corruption, the Federal Government does not have an adequate knowledge of the worth of its assets. According to the institution, the government cannot effectively fight corruption if it cannot account for the amount of cars bought by the previous administration or the number and …

The Central Bank of Nigeria is planning to sell an undisclosed amount of dollars to settle a backlog of foreign exchange demand for airlines, fuel and raw material importers. Foreign exchange traders said the CBN had asked commercial banks to submit bids for dollars to cover the previously unmet demand for hard currency for specific sectors as it tried to …

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) will continue to monitor and not hesitate to penalise any erring telecom service provider in the country, to ensure consumers rights are not infringed and compliance to NCC’s regulations. The Commission’s Head of Information and Reference Unit, Consumers Affairs Bureau, Mr. Ismail Adedigba, made this known while fielding questions from journalists, at the end of …

Amidst wide-spread rumour of another military coup in the country, the Nigeria Customs Seavice on Monday intercepted a 40 feet container ladden with 440 pieces of pump action rifles at the Tin Can Island Port in Apapa. The guns which were concealed in the container packed full with Plaster of Paris (POP) powder were allegedly imported from Turkey although were …

Researchers say a daily glass alcoholic beverage might increase the risk of breast cancer. According to a new report by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research, on Wednesday, an average of 10g of alcohol a day is associated with a five per cent risk increase of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women and nine per …