...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
The Lagos State Government through the state Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed off a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, and six other establishments over noise pollution. LASEPA also sealed Dominion City Church, Red Bar, Farm City, The Odyssey Apartments, Acuma Event Centre and Fortunes Shortlet Apartment. Recall that the agency […]
Few days after the commencement of the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), prospective applicants have expressed frustration over their inability to link their telephone lines with their National Identification Number (NIN) or ‘incorrect’ information contained in their NIN details. To address issues of malpractice and impersonation during examination, the […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the recent publication claiming that paracetamol drugs in Nigeria are under-dosed is fake. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Adeyeye said that the publication was a disservice […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it had arrested a son and adopted daughter of Mr. John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, for allegedly stealing the ailing actor’s N50m being proceeds of donations to cater to the thespian’s ailing health. The Force, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Alagbon, in Ikoyi, […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday tackled President Bola Tinubu over the economic hardship in the country, which it said was worsening. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, who faulted Tinubu’s economic reforms at the 21st Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja, warned the President against heeding the advice of the World Bank and International […]
The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has urged the citizens to shun the abuse of the Nigeria Police Force emergency numbers. Olumuyiwa disclosed this in an interview on Miliki 101.3 radio station, Lagos, when asked if the emergency numbers for every state command was still active for response. He affirmed the numbers were all functioning, but […]
AFEX has projected that the prices of maize and paddy rice will rise by 25 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, in Nigeria this year. The forecast was contained in the report which was released on Wednesday in Lagos. In 2023, maize prices fluctuated greatly, reaching a peak of N550,000/mt in Q3 and closing […]
Simple, it is cheaper. Food is cheaper in your village. So why is the same bag of gari more expensive in my city than in the village? There are many factors, but two come to mind. So, what if those farmers in every village in Nigeria could “export” their output to the towns cheaper and […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that the duplication of National Identification Numbers is responsible for the new wave of complaints from subscribers who have had their SIMs barred despite linking them to their NINs. This, according to NCC, is due to the activity of third-party agents who duplicate NINs for unsuspecting telecom subscribers. […]
The United States has established an ‘American Corner’ in the Lekki area of Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos. ‘American Corners’ serve as regional resource centres for information and programs highlighting American culture, history, current events, and government. According to a statement on the US government official website, www.state.gov, the country’s Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, […]
