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AFCON qualifiers: Top five Nigeria must start against Sierra Leone

After Friday’s collapse in Benin, the German tactician must keep faith in these five players in the reverse fixture in Freetown Friday’s 4-4 draw at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium has set things up for an entertaining game at the National Stadium. Given how Gernot Rohr’s troops somehow contrived to blow away a 4-0 lead, the Read More…

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Lagos Govt. warns worship centres, religious leaders against second wave of COVID-19

The Lagos State Government has warned religious leaders in the state to intensify adherence to safety protocols in their worship centres to avert the second wave of coronavirus. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi said this on Monday, during the commemoration of the International Day of Tolerance at Ikeja. Elegushi said that there Read More…

Business Featured Inflation

LCCI advises CBN on tackling inflation

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address the supply side variables impacting domestic prices.Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General, LCCI, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in reaction to the October 2020 inflation rate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Read More…

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Nigeria stock market opens week with 0.75% loss

Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) commenced the week on Monday with a loss of 0.75 per cent amid renewed profit taking. Speficially, the market capitalisation dipped N137 billion or 0.75 per cent to close at N18.171 trillion compared with N18.308 trillion recorded on Friday. Also, the All-Share Index lost 263.38 points or 0.75 Read More…

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Lagos to host maiden Y2020 women marathon on Saturday

The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) on Tuesday announced its plans to hold the Y2020 mini-Marathon for women tagged “Lagos Women Run” on Saturday. LSSC Director of Public Affairs, Titi Oshodi-Eko, in a statement in Lagos, therefore, issued travel advisory for motorists due to the planned closure of some major roads for the race. Oshodi-Eko Read More…

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Celebrity snapper Rankin focuses on death in online show

Rankin, the British photographer best known for his shots of celebrities and supermodels, has turned his lens to the subject of death in a online exhibition that opened on Monday. “Lost for Words” consists of portraits of people with images of their deceased loved ones projected onto them. Alongside the pictures, they talk about their Read More…

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Davido releases “A Better Time”

Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has dropped his long-awaited album titled “A Better Time.’’ The album which should have been released earlier but delayed by the recent #EndSARS protest was dropped on many music platforms in the early hours of Friday. The album has 17 song tracks such as “Fem, Jowo, Read More…