According to reports, a building on Adeola Odeku in Victoria Island, Lagos, was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday, November 1. According to sources, a generator explosion that happened in the early morning hours is said to be what started the fire. According to eyewitness accounts, a car with three occupants that was parked extremely Read More…
The 243 Recce Battalion’s Ibereko Barracks in Badagry, Lagos State, hosted a ceremony on Tuesday to honour 51 troops who had been promoted, ranging from the ranks of private to warrant officer. 27 troops were promoted from the rank of Lance Corporal to Corporal, while three soldiers were promoted from the rank of Private to Read More…
The first office of an IT company, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), has reportedly been established in Lagos, Nigeria. The company’s Regional Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ms. Amrote Abdella, said in a statement on Tuesday that the office was opening in order to further its commitment to Africa. According to Abdella, the opening of the Read More…
The Professional Squash Players Association of Nigeria (PSPAN)’s past president, Seun Peters, has applauded the stakeholders for their efforts to regularly promote junior squash championships. Peters made this statement during a Tuesday interview in Lagos. “I was the Tournament Director at the just concluded Theodore Adebiyi maiden squash championships organised by Adekunle Adebiyi Foundation. With Read More…
On Tuesday, the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) members striking in Lagos were urged to take into account the misery of commuters and call off their strike. JDWAN started a seven-day strike on Monday because the management of the vehicle park and the Agbero thugs in Lagos State are accused of extortion and Read More…
To the dismay of air travellers, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) barricaded the “Terminal 2” building at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Tuesday. As a result of the association’s action, flights were grounded and passengers were stranded. The union blocked the entrance to the terminal building to protest Read More…
After many weeks of orientation, the Lagos State Government’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has officially welcomed 210 pupils from Education District V into the Queen’s and King’s Club. The DSVA Executive Secretary, Mrs. TitiLola Vivour-Adeniyi, said that the students will represent the cause of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) during the induction ceremony Read More…
The Federal Government announced on Monday that it would establish an environmental task force to address oil pollution and that it would hold International Oil Companies (IOCs) responsible for the severe environmental damage they have caused. At the 12th National Regulatory Dialogue on Implementation of National Environmental Regulations, hosted by the National Environmental Standards and Read More…
The Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) has made several demands, and the Lagos State Government says it is investigating them in an effort to find long-term solutions to the problems posed. Following the drivers’ planned seven-day job boycott, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa, stated in a statement Read More…
The mention of a lawsuit brought against Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports, and Amaju Pinnick, the former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been set for February 6 at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The Monday hearing on the case had to be cancelled. Therefore, the parties’ legal counsels Read More…
