Napoli stunned Juventus when they won 4-2 on penalties to claim the Coppa Italia on Wednesday after the two sides played to a 0-0 draw behind closed doors. Paulo Dybala and Danilo missed Juve’s first two efforts in the shootout while Napoli converted all of their attempts to give Coach Gennaro Gattuso, the first major Read More…
Raheem Sterling scored the first goal of the Premier League’s return to action after the coronavirus lockdown as Manchester City defeated Arsenal 3-0 behind closed doors at the Etihad stadium on Wednesday. The result means Liverpool, whose lead has been cut to 22 points by second-placed City, cannot now win the title on Sunday at Read More…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Task force) says it has arrested 21 alleged miscreants and cult members during a raid on some hideouts in Lagos. The agency’s Head of Public Affairs Unit, Adebayo Taofiq, said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Taofiq said the suspects were arrested in some hideouts Read More…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that two children were killed when a building collapsed at 46, Gafari Balogun St., Ogudu in Lagos State, after heavy downpour on Wednesday. Its Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the News of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the LASEMA Response Team (LRT), said that his team Read More…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the state is adopting measures to absorb the shocking effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for business sustainability and growth. Sanwo-Olu made this known in a private sector interactive webinar organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Wednesday in Read More…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said it was expecting 16 ships carrying petroleum products, food items and other goods from June 17 to July 5 at Lagos ports. The NPA said the ships would arrive with containers, frozen fish, general cargo, bulk wheat, frozen fish, bulk sugar, automobile gasoline, dual purpose kerosene and Read More…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of N1.157 billion for the payment of Accrued Pension Rights to 368 public service retirees for the month of May. Mr Babalola Obilana, Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Read More…
Nigeria has now recorded a total of 96,402 COVID19 tests, having recorded 2,079 tests on Monday. This has resulted in the reporting of 490 new COVID19 cases on Tuesday. According to the latest Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) report, the 490 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(142), FCT(60), Bayelsa(54), Rivers(39), Delta(37), Oyo(30), Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it will be meeting with telecommunications service providers on the issue of data subscription, toward boosting e-learning during the Coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday at the Lagos House, Marina, during the Fifteenth Update on the Management of Coronavirus in the state. Sanwo-Olu said that the meeting Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned residents on the activities of extortionists and fraudsters at construction sites, parading themselves as state officials, warning residents to be on the look out. The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), Dr Abiodun Tajudeen, said in a statement in Lagos that the agency had Read More…