Day: January 22, 2024

Declare Me Wanted, Nigerian Seeking Asylum Abroad Begs Police

In a bizarre twist on asylum applications, a Nigerian man seeking refuge abroad has caused a stir by requesting the police to declare him wanted. The incident, narrated on Saturday by Lagos State Police Command spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin on X, bring to the fore the desperation of some to flee their home country. According […]

Lagos orders trado-medical practitioners to register their businesses or face sanctions

The Lagos State Government has vowed to impose sanctions on traditional medical practitioners operating in the state if they fail to register their premises with Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB). The LSTMB Registrar, Babatunde Adele, made this known in a statement on Sunday, ordering all traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practitioners, to regularise their […]

Rivers man wanted by EFCC over N50m scam nabbed at hideout in Lagos

Police operatives in Rivers have apprehended one Joel MBA Okodi, a suspect who has been on the wanted list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the past four years in the Ajegunle area of Lagos. Joel MBA Okodi, commonly known as ‘Chief,’ was residing at No. 21, Abak Road, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom […]

Filth: Lagos shuts two popular markets

The Lagos State Government has sealed Oke-Afa market, Isolo, and Katangua market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations, including sundry unhygienic practices around the markets, which constitute grave environmental infractions. This information  is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Folashade Kadiri, Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). LAWMA said that the […]

Fire breaks out in 14-storey Mandilas building in Lagos (Photos)

A massive fire broke out in a warehouse in the 14-storey Mandilas Building, Broad Street on Lagos Island area of Lagos on Sunday with goods worth multi-million destroyed. The fire broke out from the building in the afternoon, but operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene around 1:15pm. […]

Lagos rents soar by 91% in five years

Rents in Lagos have surged by 91.32 percent over the past five years, posing a challenge to residents seeking affordable housing, The PUNCH’s findings have revealed. It was according to data obtained from prices sourced from prop-tech, propertypro.ng and estate agents in different locations. The weighted average of the percentage increase for each location was […]

Foreign medical, school bills gulped $1.58bn in six months – CBN

Nigerians spent $1.58bn on health tourism, foreign education, and other personal matters in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. The data from the apex bank’s Balance of Payment compilation spanning the first six months of 2023 showed that Nigerians spent $245.68m on overseas health-related issues, $896.09m on foreign education, and […]

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