Category: News

Kidnappers: Osun Alerts Residents To Be Security Conscious 
August 17, 2022 No Responses

Kidnappers: Osun Alerts Residents To Be Security Conscious 

The Osun Government has alerted residents in the state to be security conscious following reports of attacks by suspected kidnappers disguised as commercial transporters.   The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said that...
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Customs Intercept 119,940 Litres Of Petrol
August 17, 2022 No Responses

Customs Intercept 119,940 Litres Of Petrol

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 119,940 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, at the Badagry border creeks.   The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bello Jibo, made this known at a...
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Blackout In Lagos As Electricity Workers Begin Strike  
August 17, 2022 No Responses

Blackout In Lagos As Electricity Workers Begin Strike  

There was blackout across Lagos State on Wednesday following the nationwide strike by electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE).   Ikeja Electric Plc and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirme...
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Wife Drags Husband To Court Over Lack Of Food
August 17, 2022 No Responses

Wife Drags Husband To Court Over Lack Of Food

A nursing mother, Hassana Shehu on Wednesday dragged her husband, Abubakar Dauda to a Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, over lack of food.   The complainant said that her husband had not provided adequate food and care for...
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Osinbajo Rallies States On Business Environment Reforms
August 17, 2022 No Responses

Osinbajo Rallies States On Business Environment Reforms

State governments and their agencies have a significant role to play in ensuring an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said  Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday explained that the vi...
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Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects
August 17, 2022 No Responses

Bayelsa, NDDC Seal Partnership On Key Projects

The Bayelsa State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have agreed to partner on key infrastructure projects for the benefit of the people of the state.   Speaking when he hosted the NDDC Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa and...
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LAMATA: Transportation Master Plan’ll Make Lagos FDI Paradise
August 17, 2022 No Responses

LAMATA: Transportation Master Plan’ll Make Lagos FDI Paradise

Lagos state government’s master plan on transportation would transform Lagos into a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) paradise, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Managing Director, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, declared on  Tuesday   Speaking at...
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COVID-19: Lagos Leads As NCDC Records 144 New Cases  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Lagos Leads As NCDC Records 144 New Cases  

Lagos State is ahead of other states of the federation in the latest COVID-19 cases,  the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed.   This is as the centre reported 144 additional infections from August 14 to 15, 2022....
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<strong>NPA To Receive 19 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Bulk Sugar, Others At Lagos Port  </strong>
August 16, 2022 No Responses

NPA To Receive 19 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Bulk Sugar, Others At Lagos Port  

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Tuesday, disclosed that 19 ships laden with petroleum products and other items were expected at the Lagos Port Complex.   The NPA, in its daily Shipping Position, explained that the ships were exp...
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Buhari Salutes Ibrahim Babangida At 81  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Salutes Ibrahim Babangida At 81  

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent best wishes to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida on his 81st birthday August  17, 2022.   In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, Buhari joined family, friend...
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Lagos Mulls Total Ban On Commercial Motorcycles  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Mulls Total Ban On Commercial Motorcycles  

The Lagos State Government is considering a total ban of commercial motorcycles in all local government areas of the state.   The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso made this known at a stakeholders forum organised to...
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My Husband Is Too Lazy, Woman Tells Court  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

My Husband Is Too Lazy, Woman Tells Court  

A businesswoman, Tawakalitu Sanusi, has asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 15 year-old marriage to estranged husband, Olaide whom she described as ‘’too lazy.’’   Sanusi said she is further frustrated by her husband’s...
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Unity Bank Targets Underbanked Women With ‘Yanga Market’ Campaign  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Unity Bank Targets Underbanked Women With ‘Yanga Market’ Campaign  

Unity Bank Plc has deployed a new marketing campaign targeted at reaching millions of women entrepreneurs, especially the underbanked across Nigeria with its new retail product, the Yanga account. A statement sent to City BusinessNews Online on Tuesday explain...
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UK To Cut Taxes On Imports From Developing Countries
August 16, 2022 No Responses

UK To Cut Taxes On Imports From Developing Countries

The UK is to cut import taxes on hundreds more products from some of the world’s poorest countries to boost trade links. The Developing Countries Trading Scheme comes into force in January and builds on a scheme the UK was...
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