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Lagos Govt To Discontinue 50% Slash In Bus Fares April 1

The Lagos State Government has discontinued the 50 per cent reduction in the fares of buses owned by the state. In a statement released by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Tuesday, the state government said fares of state-owned buses will…

29/03/2023

NLC Suspends Planned Nationwide Strike Over Naira Scarcity

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their planned strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday over the scarcity of naira notes. The labour unions made this known at the end of their National Executive Council meeting on…

28/03/2023

NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Bleaching Cream Mania

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over a proliferation of “dangerous” and “unregulated” bleaching creams in the market which it likened to a pandemic. The agency made this known on Tuesday during its ‘Media…

28/03/2023

Whitney’s Death: Lagos Allows Chrisland JSS 3, SSS 3 Students To Write Exams

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, granted permission to JSS 3 and SSS 3 students of Chrisland High School in Opebi to write their final examinations. The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who disclosed this in a statement, however, said the…

28/03/2023

Lagos Reiterates Ban On Commercial Motorcycles, Warns Riders

The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ in 10 Local Government Areas, (LGAs) and 15 Local Council Development Areas, (LCDAs) in the metropolis still persists. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser…

28/03/2023

In Nigeria, Ex-UK PM Johnson Makes Case For Stronger Ties, Backs Ukraine

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a case for a stronger mutually-benefitting relationship between Nigeria and Britain. He said that would further unleash potentials of both countries. The former Prime Minister spoke in Lagos on Monday, at the 16th Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe…

27/03/2023

N37bn Needed to Close Anambra Metering Gap – EEDC

Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has said over 500,000 new meters estimated to cost about N37 billion were needed to close metering gap in Anambra State. Managing Director/CEO, Praveen Chorghade dropped the hint at Government House exco chambers during the signing of Memorandum…

27/03/2023

Army Chief Dismisses Report Of Alleged Massacre Of Children By Soldiers

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has dismissed a report indicting soldiers of allegedly killing children in the fight against terrorism in the North-East. Last December, Reuters in an investigative report alleged that the Nigerian military operated a secret programme,…

26/03/2023

Election Violence: Investigate Governors, Deputies Or Face Legal Action, SERAP Tells INEC

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “urgently seek the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate allegations of electoral violence and other electoral offences including bribery against any…

26/03/2023

Abacha’s Chief Of Staff Diya Dies At 79

The former Chief of Staff under the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Lt. General Oladipo Diya, is dead. His death was announced in a statement by his son, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, on Sunday morning. “On behalf of the entire Diya family home…

26/03/2023

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