A 31-km redline passengers rail service from Oyingbo, Lagos State to Agbado in Ogun State is set to commence in the first quarter of 2023. Disclosing this during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the rail project between Ogun and Lagos States, the Secretary to the Ogun State Government (SSG) Tokunbo Talabi, noted Read More…
Lagos State Government has declared September 5, the resumption date for the first term of the 2022/2023 academic session in an effort to harmonise the calendar of public and private schools.The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance in Lagos State Ministry of Education, on Thursday Read More…
There are over 30 illegal checkpoints existing within the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports corridor where truckers are extorted up to N60,000 per trip, it has been revealed. Truck owners and drivers under the aegis of Association of Maritime Truck Owners, AMATO, made the allegation on Thursday. They identified the Apapa-TinCan port corridor as become Read More…
Heavy gunfire has been heard at the main military base outside Mali’s capital Bamako. The shooting began at around 5am local time on Friday but eased after about an hour. Afterwards, helicopters were seen heard circling above the base in the town of Kati, where mutinies in 2012 and 2020 led to successful coups. The Read More…
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has said it received and censored 553 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the second quarter of the year. Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director/CEO, NFVCB, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the figure was provided by the Department of Read More…
The Police in Lagos have busted a fake Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration centre in Ikeja and arrested five suspects. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) raided the fake CAC centre and arrested five suspects Read More…
13 ships laden with petroleum products and others are waiting to berth at the ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday. NPA in its ”Daily Shipping Position” listed the products in the ships as: general cargo, bulk wheat, petrol, bulk urea, bulk sugar and bulk gypsum. It said that another 20 Read More…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Federal Government to remove the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax on diesel until the international supply system normalises. It noted that the economy had been affected by several negative factors, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and urged the government to convene a stakeholders’ meeting to Read More…
Singer, Davido has defended Osun State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke from a Twitter user who claimed that his uncle would loot the state’s funds. Adeleke emerged victorious in last Saturday’s gubernatorial election, defeating the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Gboyega Oyetola. Reacting to this, a Twitter user, with the handle Atiyuski, alleged that Read More…
Super Falcons and Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala is the only Nigerian on the three-woman shortlist for the Female Player of the Year award. The Barcelona star is hoping she becomes the first player to win the award five times when the ceremony takes place today. Oshoala was brilliant for Barcelona last season helping her side Read More…
