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It is clear that President Tinubu is not yet one year in office. It is also clear that he met gargantuan economic problems and challenges when he assumed office. It is also clear that those challenges and economic difficulties are systemic and system wide, as such not even a genius will overcome them in four […]
The Lagos State Government has released notification for the planned total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works. A statement from the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi late Monday, said the total closure Third Mainland Bridge which is to allow the contractor execute a major aspect of the ongoing repair […]
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has insisted that it was not part of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and would not participate in any process that, ab initio, it was not a party to. Meanwhile, the Congress also told President Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, order the […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has restrained telecom operators in the country from deactivating or barring any line or sim whose user did not link to the National Identification Number, NIN. Trial judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, restrained the telecom operators from taking such action on February 22, 2024, while ruling on an application […]
ABUJA — Protests yesterday , grounded parts of Edo, Lagos, Osun and other states of the country as citizens kicked against economic hardship and called on President Bola Tinubu to address the problem of hunger in Nigeria. The protests were organised by the Joint Action Front, JAF, the umbrella body of pro-workers civil society groups. […]
Drinkable water, a very important lubrication for the body system, has gone through many prices in the past few years, as Nigerians grapple to meet up with the increasing high cost of living. Now, a bag of sachet water that was sold for N50 naira is now N500 in some areas. Those who purchase water […]
Determined to combat the incidence of Substandard and Falsified medicines in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has engaged stakeholders in the pharmaceutical products supply chain in its resolve to put an end to the menace and effectively safeguard the health of Nigerians. Meanwhile, the Agency has debunked the […]
The Nigeria Customs Service has described as unfortunate the stampede at its office in Yaba, Lagos, during the sale of 25kg bags of rice to Lagos residents that led to the death of some seven persons. Our correspondent learnt that people were trampled to death as a mass of people thronged the venue of the […]
The Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of The Source magazine, Comfort Obi, in this article, narrates how Nigeria’s chaotic health system, typified by the rot in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, led to the death of a United States-based Nigerian, Mr Olaleye Adenibuyan On January 24, 2024, Nigeria lost a patriotic citizen. It […]
The Presidency again on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress not to embark on its two-day nationwide protest against the rising cost of living in the country. Also, the police warned against disruption of commercial activities during the protest. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, and the police […]
