Civilians may have been killed and injured in error going by the admission of the Nigerian Air Force on Thursday. According to its spokesman, its aircraft was pursuing suspected Islamist insurgents in the northeast state of Yobe, resulting in an airstrike that residents said left at least six people dead. The spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Read More…
In picture above: A view shows an empty classroom at the Government Science school where gunmen abducted students, in Kankara, in northwestern Katsina state, Nigeria December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde ABUJA, Sept 15 (Reuters) – At least one million Nigerian children could miss school this year as the new term begins amid a rise in Read More…
Police in Lagos State have alleged that they rejected a total N500,000 bribes after arresting four suspected armed robbers and cultists. The bribes were offered by suspects who wanted to secure freedom for their associates. Confirming the incident, the police spokesman in Lagos, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, on Thursday said that an Anti-crime patrol team from Read More…
The ruling has been reserved by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on the application filed by Lagos State Government seeking to join an appeal by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) challenging the judgement of a Port Harcourt Federal High Court. On 9th August 2021, the Federal High Court had declared that Read More…
The financing troubles of what may soon be Africa’s largest refinery have been taken to global oil big players for assistance. Reuters News Agency reports that Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is currently in talks with some of the world’s biggest oil traders to help finance his mega refinery project outside of Nigeria’s commercial centre Read More…
If all goes well with a cooperative agreement between the Lagos State Government and two firms – Ikeja Electric and Sahara Energy, then power outage will be a thing of the past in Lagos. This is because on Tuesday, the Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, signed Memoranda of Agreement Read More…
True to its words of ensuring that Lagos is rid of all forms of environmental nuisance, the State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has begun ridding the street of beggars and destitute persons. In an exercise tagged “Rescue Operation” undertaken by a special team of the Rescue and Rehabilitation department of the Ministry, in Read More…
Fitch Ratings, an Internationally renowned rating agency, in its recent publication outlining the standing of the State has upgraded Lagos State ratings from AA+ (nga) to AAA(nga) for its good standing in terms of its debt sustainability, and resilience. Communicating the development to the Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, FitchRatings said the feat Read More…
In what can be termed a peculiar legal case, an Abuja-based businessman, Sesugh Akume, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, asking the court to determine whether the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele and the apex bank itself, have not been grossly incompetent by failing to provide price Read More…
To ensure that Nigerians in Diaspora are connected to the rich history of Lagos, the Lagos State Records & Archives Bureau (LASRAB) organised an interactive virtual tour of its mini-museum for them on Monday. The virtual tour organised in partnership with the Northern California Nigerians (NCN) group, a nonprofit organisation, was aimed at entrenching the Read More…