Metro
28 Apr 2023
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, remanded a driver, Jackson Ndubuisi, in the custody of Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS), for alleged impersonation and fraud.
28 Apr 2023
Major roads and some houses were flooded and some properties destroyed in Lagos, yesterday, after a downpour, which lasted for hours.The rain, which started at about 9:30a.m., in many parts of the state caught many residents and passengers unaware...
28 Apr 2023
An employee of The Guardian Newspaper, Magnus Ugwubujor, was, on Sunday night, attacked and robbed of his belongings including his phone and cash at Oshodi Oke, Lagos by hoodlums.
28 Apr 2023
Two women miners have lost their lives, while three others sustained injuries when an open-pit mine collapsed on them at Bar Kudu village in Bogoro Local Council of Bauchi State.
28 Apr 2023
Pampers Private School, a renowned educational institution, proudly commemorates its Founders' day on April 28th, 2023, marking a remarkable 40 years of delivering exceptional education to children in Lagos and beyond.
27 Apr 2023
The University of Lagos, (UNILAG) through its relationship with the United States government on the Fulbright International Educational Exchange Programme, has produced over 37 Fulbright scholars. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, said this on Thursday at the 18th Annual Conference of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria (FAAN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
27 Apr 2023
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with a technical partner, Project GIANT, on Thursday in Kaduna, called on traders of Kawo and Sheik Gumi markets to embrace eNaira as an alternative means of financial transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was part of the efforts by the apex bank to…
27 Apr 2023
The Premier Stockfish Importers Association of Nigeria says the future of stockfish industry will remain bleak following the continuous ban of stockfish from accessing foreign exchange. The Chairman of the association, Mr Gregory Ilobinso, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Central…
27 Apr 2023
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday warned Nigerians against the use of NATURCOLD which it described as a killer cough syrup. The management of NAFDAC notified the public that the Ministry of Public Health in Cameroon has issued an alert regarding the suspected substandard cough syrup. NAFDAC said…
27 Apr 2023
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, on Thursday, ordered the immediate deployment of Commissioners of police to various commands across the nation. Baba earlier approved the posting of the Commissioners to various State Commands by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The IGP after his order tasked the Senior Police Officers to proceed…
27 Apr 2023
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi, a son of Former Kogi State Governor, Shuaibu Abubakar and three others have demanded immediate cancellation of the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the selection of the party's candidate in the forthcoming governorship election. Meanwhile, the plaintiffs in an interview with journalists…
27 Apr 2023
Mr Funsho Elulade, General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) on Wednesday said a new Law was on the way to make substandard construction impossible in the state. Elulade said this at the fourth Edition of the Builders’ Business Workshop organised by the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) in Ikeja. The combined physical/virtual workshop…