By Patricia Ekeruche The Catholic Women Organisation of Saints Timothy and Titus Catholic Church, Isheri Osun, a suburb of Lagos State, on Saturday defeated their male counterpart in the Catholic Men Organisation (CMO) by two goals to nothing. The novelty match which took place at the church field was organized as part of activities to Read More…
Month: April 2023
Lagos partners UNIDO on circular economy
To further promote and expand the value chain in the circular economy, the Lagos State Government has partnered with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). These remarks were made by Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), at a workshop on the circular economy held on Tuesday in Read More…
Adamawa governor wins controversial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ended a ruling party candidate’s attempt to become the nation’s first elected female governor on Tuesday by announcing the incumbent in northeastern Adamawa state as the winner of a contested governorship race. Two days prior to Ahmadu Fintiri’s victory, INEC had pronounced Aisha Dahiru, the candidate of the ruling Read More…
Lagos activists implore Sanwo-Olu to stop land grabbers
Under the banner of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), human rights advocates have asked Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and security personnel to make stopping the threat of land grabbing a top priority. The campaigners appealed for government intervention to stop land grabbers’ persistent harassment, criminal trespass, and violent behaviour after highlighting Read More…
IWS affirms women’s empowerment
The International Women’s Society (IWS) has vowed to keep empowering the nation’s underprivileged citizens, especially women and children. Izabella Abia-Okon, the president of IWS, made this statement on Tuesday in Lagos during the association’s April meeting and cultural exchange programme in partnership with the Nigerian-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. Abia-Okon claims that IWS opened a skills Read More…
Aviation employees’ strike causes Lagos airport access roads gridlocks
Workers in the aviation industry began a warning strike on Tuesday, closing down offices of several aviation organisations in Lagos. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency were all closed. Union members surrounded Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport, causing traffic jams in the area. Unionists Read More…
Nigerian tin opportunity as Myanmar’s supply disruption bedevils global tin supply
As a result of reports that Myanmar, the third-largest producer of the soldering metal in the world, may suspend production, tin prices shot up on Monday, creating an opportunity for increased Nigerian tin supply. The price of three-month tin on the London Metal Exchange increased by 11% to a two-month high of $27,705 a tonne Read More…
NBS reports low female governance in Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) says women have continued to record low participation in all tiers and levels of governance. This is mentioned in the NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2021 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report added that inspite of all efforts to support the contribution of women in Read More…
Year-on-year railway revenue drops 60 per cent in Q3 2022—NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that in Q3 2022, the Nigerian Railway Corporation earned N715.09 million from fares. This information was made public on Tuesday in Abuja as part of the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q3 and Q4 2022. According to the data, the sum was down 60.52 percent from the N1.81 Read More…
Klopp eyes Champions League after Liverpool’s best season performance in Leeds 6-1 mauling
Juergen Klopp has not ruled out a bid for a Champions League berth in the remaining weeks of the season after Liverpool’s 6-1 thrashing of Leeds United at Elland Road on Monday. Liverpool won for the first time in six games in all competitions since early March, when they defeated Manchester United 7-0, thanks to Read More…