Corporate governance model
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A corporate governance expert, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu (SAN), is set to unveil a practical corporate governance model at his upcoming public lecture scheduled for March 20, 2025, at the Lagos Business School.
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The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), has vowed not to tolerate any form of disorder as he works to restore peace and stability in the state. Speaking in a statewide broadcast on Thursday, Ibas stressed that his primary mandate is to re-establish law and order, stabilise the polity, and create a…
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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has announced the arrest of a notorious vandal, simply called Mr Lucky, who was caught cutting a rail bridge along the Kaduna/Kafanchan axis. According to him, Lucky, who had been under close watch after intelligence reports confirmed him as being behind the vandalisation…
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The Federal Government has announced plans to recruit an additional 10,000 agro rangers to enhance security for farmers across Nigeria, following a series of violent attacks on agricultural communities. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known during the 5th Ministerial Press Briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He detailed the initiative in response to…
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The Bayelsa State Government on Thursday signed a three-year rolling work plan with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to enhance health and nutrition services in the state. The work plan, which also covers advancing child protection systems, and improving social policy, as well as social protection mechanisms, is expected to run from 2025 to…
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The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) on Thursday revealed that 70% of Nigerians rely on unsafe water sources. The report, titled Dry Taps: A Damning Verdict on the State of Water Utilities in Nigeria, presents findings from fact-finding missions to water utilities in six states: Enugu, Edo,…
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Following the recent defection of four lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, a socio-political group, Edo North Conscience (ENC), on Thursday called for the removal of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, whose party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP),…
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A repentant drug addict in Ilorin, Kwara State, Omoh Hussein, has asserted that the war against illicit drug peddling and intake in Nigeria may never succeed unless it is taken to hotels and other hospitality facilities. Hussein, who prided himself as a drug user, added that security agents, including men of the National Drug Law…
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The Federal Government has said that two fugitives listed on Interpol's red notice have been arrested in two locations in Nigeria. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated this at the 5th Ministerial Press Briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the first suspect was apprehended in Abuja three days ago, while the second…
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The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has promised to activate its enforcement mechanism on mandatory certification for all project managers operating within the country, effective April 1. Registrar-General of CIPMN, Mr Henry Ifeanyi Mbadiwe, disclosed this after a working visit by the institute's newly inaugurated governing council to the Minister of State…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the National Assembly for ratifying the state of emergency proclamation in Rivers State, describing the move as a patriotic step towards restoring stability and safeguarding the national economy. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president praised the leadership…