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The Lagos State Government has assured the public an activation of feeding programme in public primary and secondary schools. This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Afolabi Abiodun at a ministerial press briefing on Monday at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. “Mr Governor has […]
At least 82 people have been burnt to death and properties valued at N25.37 billion destroyed in series of fire incidents in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in the last one year. Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Gbenga Oyerinde disclosed this on Monday at a ministerial news conference in Alausa, Ikeja. He also disclosed that […]
ASABA — Nigerians have voiced anger over outrageous charges Point of Sale, PoS, operators take to withdraw money from their bank accounts. Citizens who spoke to Vanguard weekend expressed concern that PoS operators are gradually taking over the Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, services from banks across the country. Many resorted to PoS operators when they found after […]
Two students of the Lagos State University were hit by stray bullets outside the school campus at a popular students’ residential area called PPL late Monday. While the names of the students are yet to be known, likewise the identity of the shooter(s), it was reported that the victims were hit when they went to […]
Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City found the rate of colorectal cancers grew 500 percent among children ages 10 to 14 and 333 percent among teens aged 15 to 19. “Colorectal cancer is no longer considered just a disease of the elderly population. It means that there is a trend. We don’t know what […]
….Tells FG to break down whatever amount it wants to pay …Says it expects govt to be serious By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — Organised Labour has told the Federal Government to perish any thought of offering N100,000 as the new minimum wage. It also asked the government to be serious with negotiations on the issue […]
Nigerians no longer worry over what the state of the nation will look like tomorrow. Everyone is now focused on how to survive in the failing economy. It is no longer news that people’s purchasing powers have continued to decrease, as prices of goods and services continue to rise, unabated. The continuous rise has affected […]
Manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods, FMCG are in dire agony over the continued rise in unsold goods in their warehouses, a development which would lead to a further significant decline in output level in the sector.The continued rise in unsold goods is caused by two factors namely the rising cost of living and the declining […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to stop the implementation of 0.5 percent cybersecurity charges on electronic transactions. This was disclosed in a circular to all commercial, merchant, non-interest, payment service banks, other financial institutions, mobile money operators and payment service providers. The circular was jointly signed by Chibuzor Efobi, […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home affairs, Ibrahim Layode has described the State as a home to people from across Nigeria and Beyond. He said this at the annual ministerial press briefing on Wednesday at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. “We pride ourselves in saying that what divides and creates security breaches in […]
