It was a dreadful sight on Saturday evening, when a three-storey building under renovation by Keystone Bank, suddenly collapsed at Palmgrove, along Ikorodu Road, killing a 35-year-old labourer, Ezekiel Ajibola. Reports have it that the incident occurred at about 7.20 pm. Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, also confirmed the […]
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A Commonwealth gathering has called for an end to gender inequality by 2030 so every girl can have the same opportunities as boys. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland joined a gathering of leaders, celebrities, academics and activists in London to discuss ways to accelerate the progress. Despite decades of activism and […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the Nigerian government for the swift measures taken to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Director-General of the United Nations health agency, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, recognised the government’s effort in a tweet on Saturday. He also thanked the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) for […]
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Governors of the Southern region, under the aegis of the BRACED Commission, have put in place machinery that would see to the establishment of a regional security outfit. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this Thursday after a closed-door meeting with the Governors in Asaba, Delta state capital. He said the decision was necessary […]
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The commissioner of health in Lagos state, Akin Abayomi has disclosed that there are now three suspected cases of coronavirus in the state. Mr. Abayomi said this at a press briefing on Thursday, stating that the patients are currently at the Infectious Disease Hospital in the Yaba area of the state. The commissioner said the […]
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The VISION of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to be the leading Maritime Administration in Africa advancing Nigeria’s Global Maritime goals while on the other its omission is to achieve and sustain safe, secure shipping, cleaner, oceans and enhanced maritime capacity in line with global best practices towards Nigeria’s economic development. The […]
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NOVA Merchant Bank Limited has released its audited results for the financial year ended December 31st, 2019, recording impressive performances across its major financial lines. Specifically, the Bank declared a profit after tax of N1.65 billion for the 2019 financial year representing an impressive 44% growth compared to N1.15bn recorded at the end of the 2018 financial […]
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Odion Ighalo ruined Wayne Rooney’s hopes of leading Derby to an FA Cup upset against Manchester United as the Nigeria striker’s double sealed a 3-0 win in the fifth round on Thursday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were always in control at Pride Park and Luke Shaw opened the scoring before Ighalo took over to dash […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, says lecturers not enrolled for the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) will not get their February salary. Speaking at the opening of a management retreat in Kano on Thursday, the minister said about 55 percent members of the Academic Staff Union […]
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A deep-sea scientific mission to uncharted depths in the Maldives and Seychelles will gather valuable data to support the Commonwealth Blue Charter on ocean action and train local scientists. The newest Commonwealth member country, Maldives, has joined Seychelles to launch a major joint scientific expedition to investigate unexplored depths of the Indian Ocean. The ground-breaking […]
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