A truck loader has crashed in a lone accident on Jubilee Bridge, Ajah, in Lagos State, according to an accident report by the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency. The accident was said to have happened Friday morning. The agency said effort to remove the crashed truck was ongoing as of …
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I Want To Lead Nigeria To Paris Olympics – Makanjuola
Olympic Eagles captain, Success Makanjuola, shares his thoughts on Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the Africa U-23 Nations Cup in Morocco at the expense of Tanzania, his three-year stint in Spain and coach Yusuf Salisu in this interview with JOHNNY EDWARD How is the Olympics team ahead of Saturday’s …
Read More »FCT Minister Donates Five Operational Vehicles To FRSC
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello, has donated five operational vehicles to the Federal Road Safety Corps to beef up patrol operations within the FCT and environs. This was contained in a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem. The Acting Corps Marshal of FRSC, Dauda …
Read More »Ibadan Agog Ahead Nigeria, Tanzania Clash
Ticket prices have been fixed ahead of the U-23 AFCON qualifying second leg game between Nigeria and Tanzania, which will be played at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan on Saturday. Fans will pay N1,000 for regular tickets and N3,000 for the VIP tickets to watch the Olympic Eagles …
Read More »2023 Budget: Lagos To Borrow N350bn
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday presented N1.693 trillion 2023 Appropriation Bill to the House of Assembly. Of the proposed 2023 expenditure, N1.343 trillion would accrue from Internally Generated Revenues and federal transfers, while deficit financing of N350 billion would be sourced from external and domestic loans, and …
Read More »Why We Approved 5-Year Tax Break, Other Incentives For Investors In Agric Sector —FG
The Federal Government yesterday disclosed it has approved new incentives for investors in the country’s agricultural sector He said: “Agriculture will continue to be an established driver of Nigeria’s GDP growth. The agricultural growth in Nigeria has steadily increased from 3.48% in 2015 to 6.48% as of 2020. “The Federal …
Read More »World Faces Most Dangerous Decade Since World War II – Putin
The world faces the most dangerous decade since World War II as Western elites scramble to prevent the inevitable crumbling of the global dominance of the United States and its allies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Putin accused the West of inciting the war in Ukraine and of playing a …
Read More »Why Benue People Are Angry With Atiku Abubakar — AG, Gusai
THE Benue State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Michael Gusa, has said that the people of the state are justifiably angry with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for the hurting comment he made against Governor Samuel Ortom in Kaduna recently. Alhaji Abubakar …
Read More »Naira Redesign Not Economic Priority — CISLAC
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s plan to redesign 200, 500 and 1,000 naira notes is not an economic priority for the country, considering the current challenges facing the economy. The Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Musa, made this known in a …
Read More »Document Procurement Processes, Lagos Government Advises MDAs
The Lagos State Government has advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the state to properly document procurement processes to ensure proper accountability. The Director-General of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Mr Fatai Onafowote, gave this advice, according to a statement on Thursday, during a meeting organised by the agency …
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