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7 hours ago
West Africa’s best golfers have been lined up to battle for the Custodian Classic’s N20 million purse on March 28 at Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Lagos.   
1 day ago
The Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) says it is aware of recent negative media reports regarding the company and some members of staff relating to ‘ghost workers’. In a statement made available to The Guardian, the company said: “As EKEDP is committed to maintaining the highest ethical business practices, the Board of Directors took immediate…
3 days ago
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned to June 2, 2024, hearing in the suit filed by the Management Council of Lagos Country Club, against the Registered Trustees of the club, over plans to inaugurate an Interim Management Board.
3 days ago
As part of efforts towards improving the health and well-being of widows and their offspring in extension, Rose of Sharon Foundation (RoSF) in partnership with CHECK Medicals, held a one-day comprehensive medical outreach for the women in Lagos.
13 Mar
A firm, Lifemate, has launched a new trend in home customisation to cater for the needs of Nigerians who desire best of international furniture design and comfort at affordable price. 
12 Mar
A conference designed to help boost the availability of quality medicines in Nigeria will take place in Lagos in March. The free-to-attend Pharma West Africa Conference is set to highlight the opportunities as well as challenges that face the pharmaceutical industry and medicines supply chain in the region. The event is part of a major…
6 Mar
A recent data submitted by locals has shown that to feed a family of four in Lagos for a month on essentials like rice, milk, eggs, and fruits would cost roughly N137,855.
6 Mar
One person died on Tuesday in a multiple-vehicle road accident around the Shitta area of Lagos State.
5 Mar
In continuation of the ongoing repair works on the Third Mainland Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works, the Island-Iyana Oworo bound lane will be closed to vehicular traffic from 12:00 am on Wednesday, March 6th, until 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.
4 Mar
The Lagos State Government issued a four-day relocation notice to squatters on the coastal road in Lekki on Sunday, warning of enforcement if not vacated.
29 Feb
The Lagos state government loses over N4 trillion annually to traffic congestion, according to reports. This was made known on Thursday in a statement issued by presidential media aide Dada Olusegun. "Reports out there say Lagos state loses over N4 trillion annually to traffic congestion as thousands of productive hours are lost in “go slow”…
29 Feb
Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) said it sealed a Jumia outlet located on Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba, on Thursday for illegally discharging raw sewage into the environment. The state commissioner of the environment and water, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Wahab said the Jumia facility used a submersible pump to…

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The national president of the Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT), Mrs. Bosede Florence Ikhanoba, emphasized that paying taxes is a responsibility that citizens must fulfill. She also said that tax payment is based on an individual's income level, with different rates applying to individuals and businesses. Ikhanoba made these remarks during the SWIT National…
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A court in eastern England on Tuesday became the first in the country to jail someone for a new cyber-flashing offence, sentencing a convicted sex offender to 66 weeks in prison. A judge at Southend Crown Court handed Nicholas Hawkes, 39, the jail term after he previously admitted to the newly designated offence at an…
35 mins ago
The National Industrial Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State adjourned to the 20th of June,2024 for further mention in a suit filed by the alleged illegal removal of the Rector of Plateau State Polytechnic, Dr. John Dawam. Joined in the suit are the Governor of Plateau State, Plateau State Government, Attorney General, and Commissioner for…
35 mins ago
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments to mandate companies to inscribe “Made in Nigeria” on all goods manufactured in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Joseph Nwobasi (APGA-Ebonyi) during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. The House said the ministry should work with the…
41 mins ago
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has warned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stop peddling lies over alleged padding of the N3.7 trillion worth in the 2024 budget. TMSG Chairman, Jesutega Onokpasa, remarked that it was not surprising that the former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dabbling into all sorts…
46 mins ago
Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefed President Bola Tinubu on the ongoing following the gruesome murder of 16 soldiers in the Okuoma community of the State. Speaking to newsmen after he met behind closed doors with the President, the governor said that the situation is under…
53 mins ago
Scores of protesters were at the National Assembly complex in Abuja urging the Senator Godswill Akpabio led National Assembly to reject the re-appointment of Dr Vincent Isegbe as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS). Jointly led by Comrades Danesi Momoh and Igwe Ude-umanta, the group maintained that a reversal of Isegbe's…
56 mins ago
A Prosecution Witness, PW6, has revealed how the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, diverted money to her private school, Surestart School Ltd. The witness in the ongoing N2 billion fraud trial of Ita made this disclosure to Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting…
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday refused to grant bail to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the terrorism charges against him. Justice Binta Nyako declined to grant Kanu bail on the ground that the earlier application he filed had been refused. The court held that the only…
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R&B icon R Kelly has launched an appeal to overturn his 30-year racketeering sentence, issued in 2022. The musician was convicted of racketeering and trafficking after a high-profile trial in New York in 2021, culminating years of accusations against him throughout his career. Although he was absent from the appeal, his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean contends…