20 per cent gas users in Lagos have switched to charcoal Many Lagosians are seeking alternatives to the now highly-priced cooking gas. This is a trend that is now taking place all over the country. The Chairman of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGAR), a branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Read More…
Day: 22 October 2021
Nigeria seizes $11 mln worth of amphetamine pills in shipment from Lebanon
Nigerian authorities intercepted nearly half a million amphetamine pills hidden in machinery coming into a Lagos port, an official said on Thursday. The 451,807 captagon tablets were seized at the Apapa sea port in September, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Chairman Mohamed Marwa told reporters. “This was traced to have come from Lebanon,” he said. Read More…
34 persons arrested, arraigned by police in Lagos following #EndSARS protest
THIRTY-FOUR persons were arrested by the police following the #EndSARS anniversary protest on Wednesday, The protest, which was to commemorate the one year anniversary of ENDSARS was carried out by a motorcade bearing protesters moving through the Lekki toll gate. The protest, which began at 8am and ended two hours later, was largely peaceful without Read More…