The Lagos State Government has released the Year 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. A statement signed by the Director, Lagos State Examinations Board, Mr. Supo Gbadegesin, informed all Principals of Public Junior Secondary Schools to visit their respective Education District Headquarters to collect the results. He also implored the Principals of Approved Private Read More…
ABUJA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The Nigerian naira hit a record low of 573 against the dollar on the black market on Monday, shrugging off news of the country’s Eurobond sale, meant to boost its currency reserves, traders said, weighed by a recent clampdown on retail forex operators. The West African country sold $4 billion Read More…
R Kelly has been convicted of racketeering by a federal jury in Brooklyn. A jury of seven men and five women found Kelly guilty on all counts of racketeering after their second day of deliberations. The 54-year-old rapper has been convicted in the sex trafficking trial after decades of allegations about sexual misconduct with minors. Read More…
Ten more students who were kidnapped by gunmen from Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, two months ago have been released after a ransom was paid, the school administrator has said. The bandits have been releasing the students in batches after getting ransom payments. The Administrator of the Bethel Baptist High school, Reverend John Hayab, said Read More…
Sheraton Abuja Hotel is promising that a delightful independence celebratory weekend experience awaits esteemed visitors, guests and residents within the F.C.T. Abuja. According to Grace Acheampong, the Hotel Manager, “We have a truly inspiring Independence weekend planned for everyone with the perfect ambience to bring in the October 1st Nigerian festive spirit. This comes full-on Read More…
Sheraton Lagos Hotel has a new Cluster Director of Human Resources. His name is Dr. Jason Enwefah. According to Rex A.G.Nijhof, the Cluster General Manager for Sheraton Lagos Hotel and Sheraton Abuja Hotel, “Dr. Jason Enwefah is an exceptionally experienced and versatile professional – with an accumulated total of 20 years practice in Human Resources, Read More…
The countdown to Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary was kicked off on Sunday, 26th September with a Sacred Cantata held by members of the Good News Baptist Church in Surulere. A cantata is a short musical work, with words usually based on a religious subject; in this case, Nigeria’s Independence. Performed by the Sanctuary Choir, resplendent Read More…
Popular Nigerian-American Singer and Record Producer David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, has paid tribute to his late photographer, Fortune Ateumunname. The superstar took to his Instagram page @davido on Saturday to mourn Ateumunname, saying the latter did not give him the chance to fulfill his promises to him. Ateumunname died on Tuesday, 21st September after drowning Read More…
CONTEMPORARY AFRICA COMPRISES countries cobbled together by colonialists for their own interest. In the case of Nigeria, British colonialism was, as playwright Ola Rotimi would put it, in the service of their ‘female king’. The two hitherto distinct halves of Nigeria (Northern and Southern Protectorates) have managed to stay together as one country for one Read More…
In picture above: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Director Rail Transportation, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Olasunkanmi Okusaga and others, during an inspection of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line Project at Marina, on Saturday, September 25, 2021. The 2022 deadline set for the completion of Read More…