Gives cars to 12 teachers, says no reward is enough for them • I cannot drive, not thinking of buying a car, says beneficiary • Lagos to audit forest estates to mitigate effect of climate change Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that no reward is enough for all that teachers are doing, […]Read More
• Pascal receives key to three-bedroom flat from Lagos governor • Players depart for clubs immediately The Super Eagles celebrated their return to Lagos after 20 years with a 3-0 defeat of the Crocodiles of Lesotho yesterday, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The match was Nigeria’s final game in the Cameroun 2022 African Cup […]Read More
•Foreign airlines rally behind controversial rapid antigen test The suspension of Emirates Airlines and Etihad’s withdrawal from Nigerian airspace has cost the country, at least, a 20 per cent decline in international passenger traffic. Reports from the Aviation sector is that the decline was a major setback for air travel’s gradual recovery that earlier climbed […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the nation’s security and intelligence chiefs to reinforce efforts towards identifying bandits, kidnappers and their sponsors with a view to bringing them to their knees. Buhari, who decried the deteriorating security warned that a situation where bandits and kidnappers dictate the pace even while state operators engage the elements will […]Read More
The federal government has declared Friday, April 2, and Monday, April 5, as public holidays to mark the 2021 Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration urging Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ. He urged Christians to […]Read More
The Police Command in Kaduna State on Tuesday said it had rescued eight kidnapped victims and recovered an AK-49 rifle in Galidamawa, Kidandan, Giwa Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson for the command, ASP Muhammad Jalige, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Kaduna. Jalige said,“On March 29, at about 0600hrs Men […]Read More
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N2 billion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, (MMIA,) Ikeja, Lagos. The agency also arrested three suspected traffickers in connection with drug crime. The Agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, announced this in a statement on Monday in […]Read More
The Lagos Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, says 3,500 officers have been deployed to Lagos roads to help control traffic during the Easter celebration. Ogungbemide said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He said that the FRSC would commence the Easter […]Read More
AFCON QUALIFIER: SANWO-OLU CHARGES SUPER EAGLES TO BEAT BENIN, LESOTHO
Gives Atlanta 96 Gold Medalist, Pascal Three-Bedroom Apartment We Won’t Disappoint Nigeria, Rohr, Musa Assure Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat the Squirrels of Benin Republic and Crocodiles of Lesotho in the crucial 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who promised to support […]Read More
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday said the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport would be reopened for international flights on April 5, 2021. He disclosed this in Abuja at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He also said the Port Harcourt and Enugu airports would be reopened for international flights […]Read More