The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has commenced its annual Fire Evacuation Drill in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies as well as all designated government buildings on Wednesday, 1st December 2021, in a bid to raise awareness among Public Servants and mitigate the risk of fire outbreaks in offices. A statement issued by the […]Read More
Mr Cui Jianchun, Ambassador of China to Nigeria, has stressed the need for his country and Nigeria to harness sporting activities, to deepen diplomatic relations between the two countries. Cui spoke while briefing Journalists on Saturday in Abuja on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the Nigeria-China Ping-Pong tournament, organised for Journalists by the China […]Read More
On December 1, 2021, Apple Music released lists of the top songs, artists, albums on its platforms. It also dropped a list of the top Nigerian songs and artists on Shazam. Please note, this list only ranks the top songs, albums and artists based on Apple Music and Shazam users in Nigeria, not globally. See […]Read More
The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, has assured the Republic of Chad of Nigeria’s continuous interaction on power interconnection. Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Assistant Director, Press, Ministry of Power, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday quoted Aliyu as saying this while receiving the Chadian Ambassador, H.E Abakar Chahaimi, in his office. According to the […]Read More
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Interior to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the frequent jailbreaks across the country. It resolved to summon the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Haliru Nababa, to determine the […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, vowed that government will punish public officers who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pad their payroll and retain ghost workers. This is as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has attributed the high cost of governance and rising personnel budget to […]Read More
Nigeria on Wednesday joined the growing number of countries that have recorded the first cases of the Omicron variant also known as B.1.1.529 lineage. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this in a statement signed by the Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa, on Wednesday morning. The disease centre said the two cases of the variant were discovered […]Read More
Top pastors, business moguls, banks and oil firms’ CEOs affected •NCAA, FAAN, NAMA get letter to ground affected planes •Aviation ministry, Customs on warpath over flight ban directive The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Customs Service to ground 91 private jets belonging to some wealthy Nigerians over their alleged refusal to pay import duties […]Read More
…As First Lady Holds 2nd Community Forum For NGOs, Political Groups …Says Suspects In Defilement Of 10-Year-Old Girl Must Be Prosecuted Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday reiterated the commitment of his administration to completely stamp out rape and other forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), saying various initiatives have been […]Read More
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Parastatals Monitoring Office (PMO), Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo, has declared that sustained provision and supply of potable water to Lagos residents is one of the essential ingredients for Making Lagos a 21st Century Economy. Ayantayo made this assertion during a recent fact finding courtesy visit to the Lagos Water Corporation […]Read More