Environment Metro Top Story

We’re ready to promote hygienic environment – LASG

In a bid to restore cleanliness to housing estates and other parts of the state, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has reiterated its readiness to promote hygienic environment. This restoration, according to the Corps Marshal of the agency, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (retd), in a statement issued on Wednesday, will be through constant monitoring of Read More…

Business Economy Notes

COVID-19: World Bank to assist developing countries resume growth

The World Bank Group has said that it will help developing countries resume growth and respond to the health, social, and economic impacts of COVID-19. President of the bank, Mr David Malpass, in a statement on Wednesday, said it would assist the countries as they worked toward a sustainable and inclusive recovery. Malpass, however, said Read More…

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Business Notes Stocks

NSE halts bullish trend, indices down 0.95%

The Nigerian Stock Exchange market indices on Wednesday dropped by 0.95 per cent after 12 consecutive days of bullish trading. The drop followed profit taking in blue chips. Speficially, the All-Share Index dipped 275.02 points or 0.95 per cent to close at 28,634.35 compared with 28,909.37 recorded on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation lost N144 Read More…

Culture & Arts Entertainment Notes

BBNaija winner Laycon appreciates organisers, media houses

The 2020 winner of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV Show (Season Five) “Lockdown’’, Olamilekan Agbelesebioba aka “Laycon’’, has expressed gratitude to the organisers of the Show and the media for their tremendous work. Laycon, who said he was so excited for the life changing status BBNaija gave to him, took to his Instagram page Read More…

Culture & Arts Entertainment Notes Obituary World

MJ’s Beat It, rock guitar virtuoso, Eddie Van Halen dies at 65

Eddie Van Halen, the pioneering guitar player whose hard-rocking band emerged from the Sunset Strip music scene in Los Angeles in the early 1970s to stand at the top of rock ‘n’ roll for a decade, died of cancer on Tuesday. He was 65. Van Halen’s death was announced by his 29-year-old son, Wolfgang, a Read More…

Football Sports Top Story

Battle for supremacy as Nigeria and Algeria meet in royale friendly

The tupsy-turvy football rivalry between Nigeria and Algeria which stretches a long time back is always a classic. It can simply be seen as a battle for supremacy between two of Africa’ s football giants. Three–times African champions Nigeria will file out against the in-form Desert Foxes of Algeria in a friendly. The match will Read More…

Business Economy Top Story

Lagos State records highest 6mth IGR of N204.5bn, states, FCT hit N612.9bn

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Lagos State recorded the highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N204.51 billion in the first half of 2020. The NBS made this known in its Internally Generated Revenue at State Level (H1 2020) report made available on its website on Tuesday. It said the second state with the Read More…