Motorists groan over bad state of Mowo-Ikoga Road in Badagry
Motorists plying Mowo – Ikoga Road in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State have expressed serious concern over the bad state of the road. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Badagry, some of the motorists said the deplorable state of the road linking the town to […]
NECA lauds govt, organised labour over suspended strike
Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has lauded the Federal Government and the Organised Labour for the resolution reached to avert the indefinite strike in the country. Mr Smatt Oyerinde, Director-General of NECA gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. The organised labour had threatened […]
Going nostalgic with Fabowale
By Olayinka Oyegbile A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness ~Robert Frost (A review of Lola Fabowale’s Nostalgia and Tears F’orile, Kraftgriots, Ibadan, 2023) Lola Fabowale’s Nostalgia and Tears F’orile, a debut collection of poems makes for easy reading because it treats common issues […]
Court remands doctor for allegedly N6m fraud
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja on Friday ordered that a 34-year-old doctor, Kelvin Royce be remanded in a correction centre for allegedly defrauding his friend of N6 million. The Judge, Ibrahim Rufai, adjourned the matter untill Oct.2 for ruling in the defendant’s bail application made by the defence counsel, Enabosi […]
World Heart Day: FG unveils cardiac emergency response devices
The Federal Government on Friday unveiled the Cardiac Emergency Response Box otherwise known as Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to respond to heart emergencies such as cardiac arrest. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, inaugurated the three devices in Abuja in commemoration of the 2023 World Heart Day. […]
PDP rejects Kaduna tribunal’s judgment
The Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgment of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal affirming the election of Gov. Uba Sani of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it will seek redress at the Court of Appeal. Mr Alberah Catoh, the Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, disclosed […]
FG to reconstruct collapsed Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway bridge, Umahi pledges
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said the Federal Government would begin immediate reconstruction of the collapsed Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway. He said this when he and Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State visited the scene of the collapsed bridge for an on-the-spot assessment as part of his working visit to the state. He […]
Aderonke Ige, CAPPA chief, gets Chevening award
An Associate Director with the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Aderonke Ige, has been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship by the British Government. By this award she to further her studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London for a Master of Science in Development Studies. Ms Ige […]
We’ll uphold late Oba Kosoko’s legacies, Oloja of Lagos declares
The Oloja of Lagos, Prince Abiola Olojo-Kosoko, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to continue to uphold the legacies of his progenitor, the late Morounfolu Eshinlokun, popularly called “Kosoko”. He made the call when officials of the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture paid a visit to his palace in Ereko, Lagos. The traditional […]
Google opens applications for N75m Hustle Academy Fund for Nigerian SMBs
Google on Thursday called for applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a N75 million equity-free fund dedicated to the Nigerian Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). Head, Brand and Reputation, Sub Saharan Africa, Google, Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, said in a statement that the initiative would offer N5,000,000 to 15 Nigerian small business owners. Aderemi-Makinde said […]
