Actions set out to combat diseases and natural disasters that continually threaten human existence may likely not yield desired results if efforts are not made to restore the aesthetics of the environment, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said. The Governor said human race has a duty to protect the natural composition of the […]
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The Lagos State Government has urged striking doctors under its employment to suspend their three days warning strike and return to work. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made the plea in a statement in Lagos released on Monday night. Omotoso said that the call became necessary after a joint meeting between the […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all authorised dealers to discontinue the processing of Form M for the importation of maize with immediate effect. The CBN made this known in a circular signed by Dr Ozoemena Nnaji, the Director of Trade and Exchange Department of the apex bank in Abuja. Form M is […]
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The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that virtual court sittings are not unconstitutional. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour held that virtual court sittings are presumed to be valid and not been declared unconstitutional by the apex court. Members of the panel dismissed the fear said to be entertained […]
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The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has appealed to the Federal Government to review its stand on the suspension of 2020 public examinations. The representative of the body, Yomi Odubela, in a statement on Monday, said there is a need to avoid a situation where Nigerian students will be forced to seek an […]
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The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says passengers on domestic flights are to arrive the airport one hour, 30 minutes more before take-off. Sirika announced this during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing, on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The review on arrival time is a reduction from the initial three hours standard set by […]
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), on Monday, said it has overturned Manchester City’s two-year ban from European football. The decision by the Lausanne-based court means Pep Guardiola’s team will compete in next season’s UEFA Champions League. CAS ruled that Manchester City did not breach Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by disguising equity funding […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed the possibility that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic might be spread in the air under certain conditions after about 200 scientists’ findings. Director-General of the body, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, , NCDC, who disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja, […]
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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised that renovation of the National Theatre, that has been scheduled for 18 months period, would be delivered as scheduled, thanking the Preident MUhammadu Buhari for deeming it necessary for granting the renovation of the cultural edifice. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at the formal handing over of the edifice to […]
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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised that renovation of the National Theatre, that has been scheduled for 18 months period, would be delivered as scheduled, thanking the Preident Muhammadu Buhari for deeming it necessary for granting the renovation of the cultural edifice. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at the formal handing over of the edifice to […]
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Rather than thaw, the crisis between the former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joi Nunieh, and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has deepened. On Monday, Nunieh accused Akpabio of sexual harassment. She was reacting to allegations by Akpabio that, among others, she was removed from office […]
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Previous winners of star prizes in the Bag of Goodies national consumer promo Season 1 done by Dangote Cement Plc in 2019 have expressed huge excitement over the approaching Season 2 version, which is billed to take off nationwide in this month of July. The star winners, among the 40 lucky individuals across Nigeria who […]
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