Young candidates running in the upcoming elections will receive “pro bono” services from Yiaga Africa and the Nigerian Bar Association Young Lawyers Forum (NBA-YLF). The Latin term “pro bono” refers to professional work done willingly and without reward. At the election legal clinic for 30 young attorneys on Tuesday in Lagos, Mr. Samson Itodo, the Read More…
On Tuesday, the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) promised state residents—in particular the Otto community—a supply of drinkable water for the holiday season. In a statement published and signed by the Assistant Director of Public Affairs at LWC, Anifowoshe Rasaq, the Managing Director of LWC, Mr. Muminu Badmus, made this declaration. Potable water will be delivered Read More…
Mr. Oladotun Olakanle, the chairman of Lagos State’s Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area, presented the legislative chamber with a proposed N3.24 billion budget for 2023 on Monday under the heading “Budget of Stabilization.” Olakanle said the budget is in line with the T.H.E.M.E. agenda of the Lagos State Government, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Read More…
With the launch of a new Shoprite location in Port Harcourt, Retail Supermarkets Nigeria (RSN) Ltd. has reiterated its aspirations for growth in Nigeria. Mr. Hubertus Rick, CEO of RSN, referred to the Garden City Mall in Port Harcourt as the third-largest retail centre in West Africa in a statement issued on Thursday in Lagos Read More…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Thursday stated its members would not embark on a nationwide strike as being predicted. In an interview with newsmen in Lagos, Mr. Mike Osatuyi, IPMAN’s National Operations Controller, provided the assurance. It was vital, according to Osatuyi, to refute the claim that lPMAN members intended to Read More…
On Wednesday, Mr. Wasiu Adesina, Chairman of the Ikorodu Local Government, gave official cars to council members from each of the local wards as well as certain council personnel. Adesina also gave elderly people and widows 2.5 million naira in cash and food. Each of the recipients received N10,000 in addition to a food package Read More…
In order to maintain the public’s trust in governments, Mr. Douglas Ogbankwa, a former publicity secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, urged for proper protection of consumer rights on Thursday. “Now is the time for consumer rights advocacy to stop fleecing citizens and make sure utility providers and sellers of goods go by the books,” Read More…
A fake traffic officer dressed in the organization’s outfit was apprehended by agents of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday in the Lekki neighbourhood of Lagos. In a statement released on Thursday in Lagos by the Director of LASTMA’s Public Affairs Department, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, the organization’s General Manager, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, Read More…
Professor Bolanle Olawuyi, a former director of the University of Ilorin’s Centre for Supportive Services for the Deaf (CSSD), has argued in favour of the adoption of International Sign Language as the current interpreting trend in a globalised society. In her keynote talk at an internal training for sign language interpreters at the CSSD in Read More…
In order to prevent hoarding and counterfeiting, economists have encouraged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take strict control of the quantity of the redesigned naira notes it would allow into circulation. Prior to the Dec. 15 launch of the revised notes (N200, N500, and 1000), the experts provided guidance in separate interviews with Read More…
