Picture above credit: Olivier Giroud celebrates with his teammates in Chelsea FC’s victory over Manchester United on Sunday. Photograph: Chris Lee – Chelsea FC/Getty Images Chelsea fans can expect more from the London club in the transfer market, as they look to bridge the gap with Liverpool and Manchester City next season, manager Frank Lampard Read More…
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Brazilian football club shuts down training after boots go missing
Photo above credit: The Agrivaçao Sportiva Arapiraquense (ASA) Club in training. Photograph: WING/Alagoas24Horas. A football club in north-eastern Brazil had to abandon its long-awaited return to training on Sunday after officials opened the stadium to find most of their boots had been stolen. A total of 21 pairs worth 7,000 reais (1,300.10 dollars) went missing Read More…
Media report on Apapa congestion misleading – Taskforce
Picture above credit: Gridlock in Apapa Photo: Stears Business Kayode Opeifa, the Executive Vice Chairman, Presidential Task Team(PTT) on Restoration of Law and Order in Apapa, has debunked a media report that there is traffic congestion in Apapa axis. Opeifa, in a statement on Monday, described the entire report as unfounded and misleading. He said Read More…
Lagos Bus Service announces fare hike, gets approval to ply BRT corridor
Picture above credit: Lagos Bus Service announces fare hike, gets approval to ply BRT corridor Source: LBSL The Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), operator of Marcopolo high-capacity buses, says it has secured approval of the state government for upward review of fares and right to ply Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) dedicated lane. The Chief Executive Read More…
Wana Udobang, Nigerian poet selected for U.S. Writing Programme
Picture above credit: Wana Udobang/NAN A Nigerian poet, writer and spoken word artist, Wana Udobang, has been selected by the United States Department of State to participate in the 54th International Writing Programme (IWP) Fall Residency. The U.S. Consulate in Lagos disclosed this in a statement issued by Temitayo Famutimi, the Consulate’s information specialist. The Read More…
Amuwo-Odofin LG shuts down 4 markets over non-COVID-19 rules compliance
Picture above credit: A makeshift mini market on 24 Road Festac Town, Lagos. PHOTO: TONYE BAKARE The Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) of Lagos State has shut down four markets in the area for non-compliance with guidelines to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four Read More…
Senate says no plan to reverse privatisation of power sector
Sen. Gabriel Suswan, the Chairman Senate Committee on Power says the senate has no plans to reverse the privatisation of the power sector. Suswan made this known in Abuja during the committee’s oversight visit to some government structures being occupied by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). According to him, the senate is not pushing Read More…
NSE market indices down 0.07%, as MPC retains policy rates
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened the week on Monday with a loss of 0.07 per cent, just as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retained key policy variables. The MPC committee members at the end of the one-day virtual policy meeting retained all policy parameters. They maintained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 12.5 per Read More…
MPC retains MPR at 12.5%, holds other policy parameters constant
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has retained Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 12.5 per cent and held all other policy parameters constant. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this while reading the communique after the MPC meeting in Abuja on Monday. Emefiele explained that the committee retained Read More…
2020 Nigeria Mining Week to hold virtually in October
Picture above credit: Muscle and mud: Nigeria has an estimated 500,000 artisanal gold miners ©Tom Saater/FT The 2020 Nigeria Mining Week will hold virtually in October following the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, has said. Adegbite, who disclosed this in Abuja at the News Agency of Nigeria Read More…