The Nigerian Institute of Surveyors (NIS), Lagos branch, has restated its commitment to use real-time technology to deal with environmental issues, especially flooding, in Lagos State, NIS spokesperson, Mrs Folakemi Odunewu said on Wednesday in Lagos. In a statement issued the institution said it reached the decision at a virtual conference on the institution’s 2020 Read More…
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, adjourned until Feb. 3, 2021, continuation of the trial of a Surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, standing trial over alleged evasion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), alongside her Clinic, MedContour Services Ltd. The defendants Read More…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the collapsed electricity grid system across the country. The Acting Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. Abdulaziz said the system which collapsed on Sunday evening was restored within 40 minutes of the incident. He Read More…
The nation’s bourse on Wednesday shed its gaining streak due to sell pressure in large capitalised stocks as the All-Share Index recorded the first loss in seven consecutive trading sessions. Consequently, the All-Share Index lost 90.80 points or 0.26 per cent to close at 35,056.82 against 35,147.62 recorded on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation which Read More…
The Director General, National Film Corporation (NFC), Mr. Chidia Maduekwe, says the classic film “Shehu Umar” , is being surfed online globally, having been digitized, premiered and re-presented across Asia. Maduekwe revealed this on Tuesday night at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Zuma Film Festival (ZFF) in Abuja. “About three months ago, we received Read More…
Mutiu Adepoju, a member of the Super Eagle’s squad at the U.S.A. ’94 World Cup, on Wednesday paid tribute to the legendary Diego Maradona, who died on Nov. 25, describing the Argentine as one of the greatest to have ever played the game. Adepoju in his tribute in an interview with the News Agency of Read More…
Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium was the scene of Zinedine Zidane’s last stand as Real Madrid coach before resigning in stunning fashion in May 2018, and the arena could spell the start of the end for his second tenure after Tuesday’s defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk. The 2-0 loss left Madrid potentially staring at an exit from the Read More…
Customs officials from around Africa have supported the adoption of continental guidelines to facilitate the free flow of cross-border trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Economic Commission for Africa said on Saturday. The decision was taken ahead of the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 1 January, 2021. Read More…
Nigerian Female music icon, Tiwa Savage’s “CELIA” has been selected among the top ten kn2020 album by Time Magazine. Describing the album, Time Magazine says “the latest album from Savage, a Nigerian singer-songwriter who many call the “Queen of Afrobeats,” is characterised by an infectious buoyancy”. “A veteran of the American, British and Nigerian music Read More…
The Gunners have now gone 476 minutes without scoring a goal from open play in the Premier League Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has admitted that “something is missing” with his side, who have gone five straight Premier League games without a goal from open play. The Gunners have only scored once in those five Read More…