Lagos train crash: How we learnt of accident, by NRC MD
The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Thursday gave an account of the brief he got on the accident involving a train and a bus earlier in the day. The NRC train was involved in an accident with a Lagos State Government staff bus on the rail track in Sogunle area […]
Cashless policy: Matawalle empowers 300 PoS operators with N70m
The Zamfara government has disbursed N70 million to empower 300 Point-of-Sale (PoS) operators to fast track implementation of the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Commissioner for Commerce and Industries, Alhaji Yazeed Danfulani stated this while distributing PoS machines to 300 youth and women on Wednesday in Gusau. He said the […]
Akeredolu decries rejection of old Naira notes by traders
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday decried the rejection of old naira notes by traders and business owners in the state. In a statewide broadcast in Akure, the governor said the rejection of the old naira notes was a flagrant disobedience of the law. He explained that rejecting the old N200, N500 […]
Two die in train, bus collision in Lagos, says NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said two bodies have been recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, told journalists in Lagos that the deceased were members of staff of the […]
IWD SPECIAL: Creating Safe Digital Spaces for Women
By Sefa Ikpa and Zikora Ibeh International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 and is a day to commemorate the achievements of women and advocates for gender equality. This year’s theme focuses on innovation and digital technology for gender equality, recognizing the rising influences of technology, and the important role it plays in […]
Police confirm one dead in Lagos market inferno
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 65-year-old security guard (names withheld), in the Akere Motor Spare Parts Market, in Lagos. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the command confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the fire incident occurred at about 3:00 a.m. The […]
BREAKING: Gunmen torch Imo Assembly candidate’s country home
The country home of Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Imo State House of Assembly, Ifeanyi Ozoemena, has been torch by gunmen. The candidate who confirmed the arson said that his house and that of his father in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state were razed by the gunmen. He said, “My house […]
Int’l Women’s Day: Organisation calls for end to gender inequality
The Society for Family Health (SFH) has called for actions to end the direct and indirect ways that gender inequality prevents women of all ages from realising their human right to health. The Non-Governmental Organisation’s (NGO) Managing Director, Mr Omokhudu Idogho, made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja in a message to commemorate the […]
VAT for Q4 2022 stood at N697.38bn — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) stood at N697.38 billion in Q4 2022. This is according to the VAT Q4 2022 Report released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report shows a growth rate of 11.51 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N625.39 billion in Q3 […]
APC National woman leader advocates more women in FEC
Mrs Betta Edu, the National Woman Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has called for inclusion of more women in the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Edu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar while commemorating the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD). The […]
