By Abdu Rafiu In war, it is often said, truth is the first casualty. It can be observed that it is the same in a situation of near war, when chaos and confusion sweep through the land. Take the #EndSARS Panel Report and White Paper on it by the government for example. There was a […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr Mosurat Adeleke, has said people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS can now heave a sigh of relief, saying that disease is no longer a death sentence. Adeleke at the flag-off of a statewide free HIV testing in Ikeja said early detection was key in treating […]
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Federal and Lagos State governments on Tuesday got tougher with the enforcement of their directives on compulsory COVID-19 vaccination. The central government, which on December 1 disallowed unvaccinated civil servants from accessing their offices, on Tuesday barred visitors that were not vaccinated from government buildings in Abuja. On its part, the Lagos State Government stated […]
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US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency. This was contained in a brief with names of nominees for different positions in the president’s cabinet sent to the US Congress. Ebong had served in different roles in the USTDA between 2004 and […]
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Scene of the incident There was pandemonium on Tuesday when a truck driver reportedly crushed no fewer than 10 students on Ogunnusi Road, Grammar School Bus-Stop, Lagos State. It was learnt that the students were going home after closing from school around 2pm when the truck ran over them. The driver of the white DAF […]
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The figures released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS recently regarding the large number of babies in the country born with HIV and children who are not on treatment should worry any serious country. UNAIDS said Nigeria still has the world’s highest number of HIV positive babies with one in seven […]
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Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has given a cash gift of N5 million to soldiers injured during an encounter with Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists at Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon. A statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, Mallam Isa Gusau, on Tuesday said Zulum on Monday visited the […]
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Nigeria recorded a negative trade balance of N8.9tn, between January and September, 2021, data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. Within this period, total foreign trade stood at N35.09tn, comprising N22tn imports and N13.1tn exports, leading to N8.9tn trade deficit. A breakdown of the trade data by quarters shows that Nigeria’s total merchandise […]
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The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources, Downstream has said the rehabilitation work on the $1.5bn Port Harcourt refinery is on course. They lawmakers also promised to revisit the refinery to assess the rehabilitation exercise The committee urged all stakeholders to give their maximum support to the project, describing the 24-month timeline for the […]
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Rescue operations at the scene of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos. Photo: Olukayode Jaiyeola Lagos State Government says there is a need to domesticate a model for financing mortgage, while stating that it has handed over 14 housing estates to individuals with a promise to deliver additional two estates. The state government said […]
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