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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested suspected cultists and kidnappers allegedly responsible for chaos in the state. The police also said they had apprehended five suspected kidnappers who allegedly extorted money from their victims. The state Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, while parading over a score of suspected criminals at the command headquarters in […]
Consumers’ wallets are rapidly shrinking as Nigeria’s food inflation rate is on course to hit an all-time high this month due to a combination of rising demand, higher transportation cost and worsening insecurity. BusinessDay analysis of the latest Consumer Price Index report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that food inflation, which constitutes […]
“Downgrade to less expensive products. Cut out subscriptions you’re not using enough…”Liz Claman, host of “The Claman Countdown” at FOX Business News said. “Cut back on the non-necessities and find ways to increase your income,” said Tonya Rapley, author of “The Money Manual.” PUT YOUR MONEY INTO BONDS “…Putting your money into Treasury I Bonds, […]
Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, has stated that electricity bill is becoming burdensome on the hospital management. He revealed plans of the hospital’s management to explore an alternative source of power supply, especially solar power to reduce the bill. The CMD stated this during a press conference to herald […]
A woman identified as Elizabeth Davis, who lost her baby just after delivering prematurely at the Ajeromi General Hospital in the Ajegunle Area of Lagos State, has been detained by the management over her inability to settle her medical bill of N323,000. This is despite the state’s directive to all general hospitals and primary health […]
Petroleum product marketers and other operators in the downstream sector, have denied speculations that pump price of petrol at depot facilities have been adjusted downwards. Also, LEADERSHIP reports that petroleum outlets are still selling at prevailing market prices. Our Correspondent’s check at major depot’s in Lagos indicate that prices have not changed either. A source […]
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man, Ugochukwu Onuoha, to life imprisonment for defiling a five-year-old minor, his neighbour’s daughter. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, held that the prosecution had established beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of defilement against Onuoha. Oshodi said the prosecutrix (survivor) was a child at […]
The managing director of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Tinuade Sanda, has been relieved of her appointment with immediate effect. This is according to a letter signed by the chairman of the DisCo, Dere Otubu. In the letter dated March 21, 2024, titled Implementation of NERC directive on seconded staff, addressed to Sanda, it […]
Telecommunication companies will disconnect more Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers not linked to National Identification Numbers (NIN) on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Nigeria Communications Commission has said. The Director of Public Publicity at the NCC, Reuben Mouka, told The PUNCH on a telephone call that that there would be no changes to the deadline […]
Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Lagos State, says the state is expected to experience abnormal rainfall in 2024 with a total of 1936.2 mm predicted rainfall. Wahab said this at a news conference on 2024 Seasonal Climate Predictions (SCP) and socio-economic implications for Lagos State on Tuesday. Wahab said the average annual rainfall predicted […]
