The Commandant of the Nigeria Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), AVM Idi Lubo, on Saturday praised ‘Exercise STILL WATERS’ contributions in curtailing criminal and other heinous activities in Lagos State in 2021. Lubo said this at the 81 Division’s edition of the West Africa Social Activities (WASA) which held at Bonny Camp Cantonment, Victoria Island, Read More…
Olivier Giroud scored a quickfire late double to earn AC Milan a dramatic 2-1 win over Inter Milan at San Siro on Saturday. The victory moved his side within a point of the Serie A leaders. AC Milan had taken just one point from their previous two matches and was on the verge of losing Read More…
Bayern Munich had to fight hard for a 3-2 win against RB Leipzig on Saturday to extend their 2021/2022 Bundesliga lead over Borussia Dortmund to nine points. Thomas Müller broke the deadlock in the Allianz Arena in the 12th minute, taking the rebound after goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi saved Robert Lewandowski’s effort. However, it did not Read More…
The Falconets on Saturday defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 3-0 in a second leg match of the fourth round of the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup African zone qualifiers. Victory in the match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja saw the Falconets advancing to the qualifiers’ next round. The Nigerian national under-20 Read More…
An oil production and storage vessel exploded off the coast of Nigeria early on Wednesday with 10 crew members on board though it was unclear if there were any casualties or how much crude might have spilt into the sea. Nigeria’s Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) said on Thursday that flames had engulfed Read More…
Mrs Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko, the Coordinator, Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile Court) , says that the court prosecuted 1,120 traffic offenders in 2021. Ogbara-Banjoko stated this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday during the 3rd Mobile Court Quarterly Sensitisation and Awareness Exercise Zero Tolerance for Violation of Traffic Offences. She said that of the prosecutions carried Read More…
As part of reforms at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the Federal Government has said that the Bureau would soon deploy an Online Assets Declaration Portal that would allow for enhanced storage and retrieval of data. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made this known at a media briefing in Read More…
A university lecturer, Prof. Christian Madu, says growing firewood wholesale markets in the country remained a great threat to the dwindling forest ecosystem. There had been emerging wholesale markets for firewood across the country recently. On the stretch of Nike Lake-Nsukka Road, there are about two major emerging wholesale firewood markets with at least 30 Read More…
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, on Monday presented N3,993,793,829.29 as 2022 budget before the Council’s Legislative Arm for ratification. Egunjobi, in his presentation at the council’s legislative house, said that the budget would address developmental challenges for future prosperity. According to him, the proposal is aimed Read More…
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has emerged the best polytechnic in Nigeria for the third consecutive time in the Webometrics ranking released in January 2022. The Deputy Registrar, YABATECH, Mr Joe Ejiofor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Ejiofor attributed the success to the Read More…