Trucks causing gridlock at Berger yard in Apapa, Lagos ` Photo: Sunday Akinlolu The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Friday said that it will continue the clearance exercise on major roads after alleviating the gridlock along the Apapa-Tincan corridor. This is according to a statement issued on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the […]
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Heap of refuse in Ladipo Market Photos: Eniola Daniel The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin, for several environmental offences including, reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non payment of waste bills, among others In a statement, he said the market would remain […]
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Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Customs exceeds revenues target, hits N343bn in two months The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said that the service has exceeded the revenue target for the months of July and August, declared that the NCS generated ₦343 billion in two months. It also said that the service had forged stronger alliances and […]
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Street hawking Lagos State government has announced a total ban of street trading, hawking, building illegal structure on drainage systems, and displaying of wares on walkways across the state. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab disclosed this on his X handle. According to Wahab, the move is part of the renewed effort to […]
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Yahaya Bello and Dino Melaye As the clock ticks on the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, the post-primary crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is getting messier as the internal mechanism to resolve the impasse has not produced positive results. Deepening the crisis were the decisions of Senator Smart Adeyemi and […]
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To approach minister, NCC for implementation Telecommunications operators are considering jettisoning uniform tariffs, especially on voice services in the country. The implication of the move, if implemented, is that subscribers would be charged differently for telephony services depending on their locations. The telcos under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria […]
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Members of Adila Acrobatic Display Band perform at the Eagles Square in Abuja, Nigeria. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Be it in the spheres of politics, economy and security, or in education, healthcare and infrastructure, Nigerians are dispirited that the so-called giant of Africa and its first-world potential has not achieved the dreams of […]
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Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after he Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members […]
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● Says Nigerian workers have shown enough patience and understanding [Press Release] The leadership of the Labour Party is in support of any legitimate means to be deployed by Nigerian workers to press for better remunerations. The party, therefore, fully supports the resolution of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to […]
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– This comes amid controversies an protests by students of the university against astronomical increase in their school fees. Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), have raised the alarm that the institution is charging each student the sum of N525,000 for a bed space at the university’s hostels. This comes amid controversies and protests […]
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