Here is a round-up of stories we have tracked for your reading pleasure this evening
Lekki Deep Seaport To Generate Over $200b Revenue For FG In 45 Years, Says Lai Mohammed
The investment is huge: 1.53 billion dollars on fixed assets and 800 million dollars on construction. But the aggregate impact has been put at 361 billion dollars in 45 years, which will be over 200 times the cost of building it. READ MORE
Buhari Hosts UN Secretary-General, Guterres At State House
On his part, the UN scribe called for developed nations to ramp up vaccine support to countries in the global north, halt the asymmetrical distribution and reform the global financial system. READ MORE
South West APC Presidential Aspirants Set To Meet In Lagos On Friday
The stakeholders believe that the South West sacrificed most for the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari and should be rewarded with the presidential ticket. A source told the publication that South West APC leaders are worried that if the zone does not get its act together, it may lose the presidential ticket to the South-South or the South East. READ MORE
Lagos Residents Call For Stiffer Measures To Check Minors’ Access To Hotels, Alcohol
I mean government policy like the citizens having their national ID card once they get to their secondary level of education. It should be strongly implemented by the government that before allowing one entry into a pub, club or a hotel, the ID card should be checked to be sure that such person has attained the required age limit to enable them visit such environment. The stakeholders believe that the South West sacrificed most for the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari and should be rewarded with the presidential ticket. A source told the publication that South West APC leaders are worried that if the zone does not get its act together, it may lose the presidential ticket to the South-South or the South East. READ MORE
Ogun Governor’s Aide, Abidemi Rufai Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud In U.S.
About a year later, Rufai pleaded guilty to using stolen identities to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits during his arraignment at the U.S. District Court in Tacoma, U.S. Attorney Nick Brown announced. READ MORE
2023: APC Poised To Hold Congresses To Pick Delegates On Saturday
The ruling party also said hopefuls for the state houses of assembly and governorship will be screened on May 12; those aspiring to hold seats in the house of representatives and senate will be screened on May 13, and those seeking to clinch the party’s presidential ticket will be screened on May 14. READ MORE
Fayemi Officially Joins 2023 Presidential Race
“Dear compatriots, it is in the spirit of this abiding faith in our country and the promise of its unfinished greatness that I stand before you today in total humility and in all sense of responsibility solemnly declare to all within our party and Nigerians at large my decision to accept my name to be put forward for consideration by the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership and membership as our party’s standard-bearer in the upcoming contest for a successor to our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari”. READ MORE
Oba Otudeko Sells Honeywell For N22bn To Repay Age Long Loan To First Bank
The acquisition of a majority stake in the Nigerian miller by Flour Mills of Nigeria represents Otudeko’s final attempt to unlock value from his stake, following a slew of dividend payments and remuneration from his business since its inception nearly four decades ago. READ MORE
Ndume Discloses Why A Southerner Should Succeed Buhari
“When Buhari was appointed (elected), the South benefitted more. Let me count it for you; they (the South) have the vice president and the vice president is so powerful because the President at one time handed over the country to him when he left – that was unprecedented. READ MORE
2023: Ex SGF, Babachir Lawal Lampoons Osinbajo, Labels Him ‘Cunning Pretender With Ungodly Intention’
But in deciding to challenge Tinubu in a presidential dwell, the devil has Osinbajo finally trapped. The devil has exposed him to failure, shame, and ridicule. The devil is extracting his price. And it is going to be a very high price on him,” Lawal said. READ MORE
Reintegration Of Repentant Terrorists Step In Right Direction- UN Chief
“The best thing we can do for peace is to reintegrate those, that in a moment of despair, became terrorists but want to become citizens and to contribute to the well-being of their brothers and sisters,” he said. READ MORE
