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The Lagos State Government on Thursday promised to clear arrears of all pension payments by the end of year 2022. Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle, Lagos State Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pension, made the pledge while delivering a keynote address at the virtual Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) pre-retirement seminar, in Lagos. The seminar was organised Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 1140 active cases of COVID-19 were being managed in Lagos communities under the state’s home based care programme. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi on Thursday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update. The commissioner said that the active cases Read More…
The Federal Government’s drive to stimulate job creation has started yielding dividends with Techno Oil Ltd set to inaugurate an automated Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) terminal at Kirikiri in Apapa, Lagos. It is expected to generate 2,000 jobs. The Managing Director of Techno Gas and Power, Mr Collins Onyeama, who made the disclosure while briefing Read More…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday triggered circuit breaker to guard against sharp market fluctuation as the All-Share Index (ASI) rises beyond five per cent threshold. The NSE in a statement posted on its website said that a market-wide circuit breaker kicked in on Thursday, at 12:55p.m, when the NSE ASI rose beyond the Read More…
The former international has urged Gernot Rohr’s men to go for all three points at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Dosu Joseph has advised the Nigeria national team to aim for victory in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Sierra Leone. The Super Eagles will host the Leone Stars at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Friday Read More…
Nigeria and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen says he and other Super Eagles strikers are not in competition but united in winning to make the country proud whenever on national call. Osimhen, during a pre-match press conference ahead of Friday’s Super Eagles/Leone Stars’ 2021 AFCON qualifier in Benin, said he and his colleagues were focused on Read More…
Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, says the Federal Executive Council’s approval of ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement demonstrates, globally, Nigeria’s economic leadership position on the continent. FEC on Wednesday approved the ratification of the AfCFTA agreement which Nigeria signed on July 7, 2019, in Niamey during the Read More…
The nation’s bourse on Wednesday extended its bullish run for the third consecutive day with investors net worth appreciating further by N324 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation inched higher by N324 billion or 1.90 per cent to close at N17.383 trillion from N17. 059 trillion achieved on Tuesday. Consequently, investors garnered N1.18 trillion in just Read More…
The German tactician has set his sights on defeating the Leone Stars over two legs towards securing an early ticket to Cameroon 2022 Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has stated his team’s double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers are must-win games, to shift attention to World Cup qualifiers. The Super Eagles currently lead Group L with Read More…
The Reds forward helped the Teranga Lions stretch their unbeaten run with his strike in Thies Liverpool star Sadio Mane opened the scoring for Senegal in their 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture on Wednesday. Mane stepped up to fire Aliou Cisse’s side ahead from the penalty spot two Read More…