Hajj 2024: Lagos loses male pilgrim, as last batch departs Madinah for Makkah
May 30, 2024 One of the Lagos State pilgrims for the Y2024 Holy Pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Oloshogbo Isiaka Idris died on his return from Tawaf…
Two docked for allegedly abducting 12-year-old girl
May 30, 2023 A 45-year-old man, Two Joseph Jimoh and a 55-year-old woman, Helen Bada, were on Thursday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly abducting a 12-year-old girl….
FG seeks public-private sector synergy to achieve 70% digitalisation
May 30, 2024 The Federal Government says that it expects collaboration within the public and private sectors to achieve 70 per cent digitalisation in Nigeria by 2025. The government said…
Exxon moves to smaller offices as it cuts back Nigerian operations
May 30, 2024 ExxonMobil is not renewing a 33-year-old lease on its expansive offices in Lagos’s upscale Lekki district which expires on Friday, three sources inside the company told Reuters,…
Conflict Erupts in APC Over Okpebholo’s American Tour
By Sharon Oyakhire The All Progressives Congress (APC) is embroiled in a bitter internal conflict following what many within the party have described as a “show of shame” during their…
153 bag First Class as LASU holds 27th convocation
May 30, 2024 Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, on Thursday, said that a total of 153 students would be graduating with First Class during the…
Licence rate: Miners raise concern over proposed upward review
May 30, 2024 The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) says it is not entirely opposed to the Federal Government’s proposed increase in mining licence rates but government should be considerate…
Supreme Court to hear FG’s suit against 36 governors over LG funds June 13
May 30, 2024 The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed June 13 to hear a suit filled by the Federal Fovernment against the 36 state governors over alleged misconduct in the…
Tomato farmers attribute price hike to insects infestation
May 30, 2024 The Tomatoes Growers Association of Nigeria has blamed the current hike in prices of the produce on ‘Tuta Absoluta,’ Sharon insects, infestation on local farms across the…
Afreximbank bags banker, deal of year awards
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has won the ‘Bank of the Year’ and ‘Deal of the Year (Infrastructure)’ awards at the African Banker Awards . Vincent Musumba, Manager, Communications and Events,…