Members of LASODA and Senior Officials in Local Government Administration during a workshop on Lagos State Special People’s Law and inclusive governance. Photo: Jesutomi Akomolafe The General Manager, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA), Mr. Ogundairo Oluwadamilare, has called on local government authorities in the state to set up a disability desk that would […]
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Catholic Church charges Mbaka, followers to atone desecration Calls for seven days prayer fasting from today The Catholic Church in Enugu State has accused Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka and his followers of desecrating the altar and called for prayer of atonement and reparation on those that undertook the action. Mbaka is a Catholic priest and […]
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Says kidnappings disturbing, pathetic, sad Yoruba anti-secessionist group protests against agitation A renowned Historian, Prof. Bolanle Awe, yesterday, cautioned against breaking up the country, saying the country will not be respected in the comity of nations once broken. The former Commissioner for Education in the Old Oyo State also lamented that kidnapping of school boys […]
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Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take action against those notorious for killing Nigerians. Obi said this on Thursday in a statement on his official Twitter handle where he lamented the issues in Nigeria, saying they ought not to be bothering the country today. According to him, “For many years, […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended its “Naira 4 dollar scheme” earlier scheduled to end on May 8, 2021 indefinitely. It disclosed this in a circular to all Deposit Money Banks, International Money Transfer Operators and the general public titled ‘Re: Introduction of the CBN’s “Naira 4 dollar scheme” for diaspora remittances ‘ on […]
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LASRAA registers 5m Lagosians, targets 60 registration centres Lagos State Government has warned telecoms operators against illegal land digging for fibre cable laying. Rather, the state said operators should key into the ongoing fibre laying project the state is handling across the 20 local government areas and all the local council development areas. Lagos State […]
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected Federal Government’s plan of downward review of salaries and emoluments of workers. President of Congress, Ayuba Wabba, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, decried the statement credited to Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, that the Federal Government was working to reduce the high cost of […]
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ATBU goes into dairy products, pure water business FUOYE runs pre-degree, JUPEB and part-time programmes Varsities in Bayelsa may resort to tuition increase to stay afloat Rivers varsity, UNIPORT delve into entrepreneurial businesses While it is a generally held view that education is grossly underfunded in Nigeria, the coronavirus pandemic appears to have taken a huge […]
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Hope on delivery of the much-expected Lekki Deep Sea Port looks brighter as the construction of the $1.6 billion project reaches about 50 percent completion. The construction company said it has completed its 1,909m long core of the main breakwater while work on the quay wall and landside infrastructure has reached an advanced stage. The […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship hopeful in Anambra State in the November 6 election, Lady Chidi Onyemelukwe, has said she is in the race to serve the state, if voted as governor Onyemelukwe, who is daughter of the late former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, told journalists in Awka yesterday that the experience gained under […]
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