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Manufacturers have predicted fresh hikes in the prices of commodities in the market to rise in response to the continued fall of the naira against the United States dollar. On Friday, the naira plunged to N1,420/$ at the parallel window of the foreign exchange market. The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Francis Meshioye, […]
There are strong indications that a shortage of tracking equipment is hindering police investigations into kidnapping incidents in the country. Top sources in the Nigeria Police Force on Sunday told our correspondents that the police had continued to rely on the state-of-the-art tracking device belonging to the Department of State Services resulting in long delays […]
The Lagos State Government has described the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) initiative as a transformative scheme, serving as a catalyst for empowerment that addresses not only immediate needs but creates a pathway for sustained prosperity. This assertion was made by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals, Dr. […]
Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday commenced a fresh food fair at the newly constructed middle-level Agro produce hub, located at Idi-Oro in the Mushin area of the State. The food hub, which was established by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration as one of the direct answers to the question of food […]
As restaurants, fast-foods and eatery outlets across Lagos seek alternatives to the use of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics, recently banned by the state government, agriculturists have suggestedwrapping leaves as substitute. To bridge the potential economic impact of the ban, the experts say wrapping leaves is not only healthy, but a cheap and nutritive alternative […]
Following the ban on the use of styrofoam and single-use plastic by the Lagos State Government, some food vendors in the state have resorted to the use of nylon bags in packing food for their customers. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE reports Local food vendors operating in different parts of Lagos State are in a quandary as the […]
VICTOR AYENI writes about the dark art used by drug traffickers to plant illicit drugs on innocent passengers who are unwittingly used as couriers to convey incriminating items to foreign countries A mild drama ensued on January 16, 2024, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, when an unnamed traveller accosted an airport […]
Agatha Tuotamuno was not born deaf. One Saturday in 1986, two days after her sixth birthday, she felt a tingling sensation in her ear that made her uncomfortable. According to her, it was as though there were tiny stones in her ears and she shook her head tirelessly in an attempt to get it out. […]
Cases of burglary are on the increase in Ijede community in Ikorodu, Lagos. For a long time, residents have become afraid of going to church on Sundays because while in Service, their houses are burgled. Week days are not spared these days. One Sunday, a resident who couldn’t avoid attending Church Service, decided to go […]
Barely three weeks after the Gbagada kidnapping incident went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, insecurity has taken another turn in the Alapere area of Lagos State. Some of the victims shared their encounters with robbers in the Alapere area of the state while receiving medical attention at a Lagos hospital. One of the […]
