The Lagos Mobile Court has ordered permanent forfeiture of d 31 vehicles to the state government for contravening the Traffic Laws. The Chairman of the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, issued the order after the drivers pleaded guilty. He held that the 31 defendants pleaded guilty to the one-way traffic offence Read More…
Hope is rising that a new vaccine could halt the COVID-19 pandemic – for some – but lessons learnt from past vaccine programmes in West Africa suggest millions more might miss out. The super-cold storage temperature required for the new vaccine will make it near impossible to deliver in rural parts of Africa, said public Read More…
A lawsuit launched by the Nigerian government against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming over $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal, will proceed to trial, London’s high court ruled on Thursday. The suit filed in the English courts in 2017 relates to the purchase of the offshore OPL 245 oilfield 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…
The Lagos State Government has charged members of Community Development Associations (CDAs) across the 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas and members of Lagos State Community Development Advisory Council (LSCDAC) to ensure transparency, probity and accountability in the discharge of their duties. Mrs. Sherifah Ewumi-Dosumu, Director, Community Department in the State Ministry of Read More…
The Police Command in Lagos on Wednesday announced the dismissal of 10 police officers for various offences. The command’s spokesperson, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure in a statement he signed and released to newsmen in Lagos. According to the spokesperson, the dismissal was in a bid to promote discipline and core values of policing 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…