If you are a youth and reside in Lagos, you have just got the chance to up your game in digital skills. This is because the Lagos State Government has begun the empowerment of one million youths in the State with vital digital skills. According to a government official, this will help prevent cybercrime and Read More…
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Climate Change: Nigeria signs Global Methane Pledge
In picture above: Methane bubbles are seen in an area of marshland at a research post at Stordalen Mire near Abisko, Sweden, August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Nigeria is among two dozen countries that have joined a U.S./EU-led effort to slash methane emissions by 30% by 2030, giving the emerging global partnership momentum ahead of Read More…
Anthony Joshua triggers rematch clause against Usyk as Fury retains WBC title
Anthony Joshua quickly triggered the rematch clause in his fight contract against Oleksandr Usyk on the day his rival, Tyson Fury, retained his WBC heavyweight title. On Saturday, Tyson Fury sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in the 11th round at the T-Mobile Read More…
God can give power to anyone He wishes to – Tinubu
Lagos, Oct. 11, 2021 (NAN) The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says God can give power to anyone he wishes to give. Tinubu said this in Lagos on Sunday, as he reunited with his political associates and proteges at a welcome-back event and prayer, hosted by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Read More…
Nigeria’s petroleum tanker drivers suspend strike
ABUJA, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Nigerian petroleum tanker drivers have suspended a nationwide strike that was due to start on Monday to give negotiations a chance, their union said, after state-owned oil firm NNPC warned that the job boycott could disrupt fuel supplies. The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) had called the Read More…
Lagosians don’t cheat
…or do they? Honey came in and she caught me red-handedCreeping with the girl next doorPicture this, we were both butt-nakedBanging on the bathroom floorHow could I forget that I hadGiven her an extra keyAll this time she was standing thereShe never took her eyes off me– Lyric excerpts from Wasn’t Me by Shaggy In Read More…
Lagos leads Spotify’s list of Nigeria’s top 10 music cities
Spotify, an audio streaming and media services provider, has listed the top 10 highest music listening states in Nigeria between July to September 2021. Afrobeat is now the dominant sound for Nigerian artists, just as South Africa’s Amapiano genre is also gaining momentum in the country. Top songs are Falz’s Squander, Davido’s High or Burna Read More…
Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for ‘no teeth’, Nigeria abstains
The days of monied magnates moving their cash to obscure destinations to escape taxation are diminishing. This is because a group of 136 countries, with Nigeria abstaining, on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15% for big companies. They also sought to make it harder for them to avoid taxation in a landmark Read More…
Performing youths elevate church with Ije, The Musical
The Creative Arts arm of The Elevation Church, Maryland expression, made history for the tenth time with the presentation of the stage play, Ije. The event which was held on 1st October 2021 at the Colonades Hotel, Ikoyi was a pre-launch for the Ikoyi expression of The Elevation Church which is billed to launch on Read More…
Lagos international travellers to sweat it out as MMIA departure drop off zone temporarily closed
Lagos international travellers will have to sweat it out in the next few days as there is now a temporary closure of the regular drop off zone at the departure lounge of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The closure announcement by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, was contained in a statement Read More…