Disregard any information you may have heard regarding having to pay N5,000 in order to take the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) practicals in 2023, according to the Lagos State Examinations Board’s advice to relevant parties. This information was provided in a statement that was given on Monday in Lagos by Mr. Orunsolu Adebayo, Director Read More…
While countries around the world are scrambling to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Sudan, the Nigerian government has requested a safe corridor from the fighting forces of the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This is to enable the safe evacuation of 5,500 Nigerians, mostly students, from Read More…
American media have been thrown for a loop by Monday’s firings of Fox News and CNN anchors Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon. Less than a week after parent company Fox Corp settled a defamation lawsuit starring Carlson for $787.5 million, Fox News Media and its top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. Carlson’s Read More…
Mrs. Stella Ekeh, Technical Trainer, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), has identified stigmatisation, discrimination, and lack of awareness as factors contributing to the high burden of Tuberculosis in Anambra. Ekeh made the assertion at the ongoing media engagement on Friday in Awka, organised in partnership with Breakthrough Action-Nigeria and funded by the United Read More…
….embarks on N100 million project fund raising The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) is set to inaugurate His Grace, Most Rev Dr David Okechukwu Chikezie Onuoha as it’s 21st National President. The event, which is slated for Sunday, April 30, 2023, will see the revered minister of God officially presented to the body of Christ Read More…
What is the common denominator between the attempted electoral coup in Adamawa State and the recent lynching of a final year student of Obafemi Awolowo University? Impunity! We have, over the years, got so used to getting away with bad behaviour that we now strive to outdo whatever malfeasance is considered the current champion in Read More…
A public survey by UNFPA for a 2023 report has found that the most commonly held opinion in India, as well as in Brazil, Egypt and Nigeria, is that the population in each country “is too large and fertility rates were too high.” The projected Nigerian population today stands at 221 million. Due to the Read More…
Ifako Bridge outer third mainland, Ogudu, Lagos, was the scene of a vehicle fire that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service had to put out. A commercial 14-seater Volkswagen bus and a BRT bus were involved in an accident that resulted in a fire on Wednesday at 9:33 a.m., prompting the deployment of firefighters Read More…
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…
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…
