By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government has suspended the General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency. This followed the submission of a preliminary report into the elevator crash at the State General Hospital, Odan on Lagos Island. The elevator crash led to the death of a house officer, Dr Vwaere […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian community in South Africa has commended the country’s national women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress, for winning the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title four conservative times. TheNewsZenith reports that the Nigerian team, at the BK Arena, Kigali in Rwanda, defeated Senegal, 84-74 to win at the weekend. The Nigerian team sets new […]
From Our Correspondent The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform (PCFPTR) says it will ensure ease of tax payment and use for the benefit of Nigerians. Mr Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the PCFPTR, gave the assurance while briefing State House Correspondents on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyedele said that the committee would formulate appropriate […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Doyens in Nigeria’s media industry, on Monday, took turns to eulogise and recount sweet encounters with the first civilian governor of Lagos State, the late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande. They all gathered at the inaugural “Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture” organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors in collaboration with the Lagos […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The family of the first civilian governor of Lagos State, late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande (LKJ), has reinstated the call to rename the state university after him. One of his children, Seyi Jakande, made the appeal during the inaugural series of ” Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture” organised by the Nigerian Guild of […]
At least 10 cars of a passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, on Sunday, killing at least 30 passengers. More than 100 other people also sustained injuries, government and police officials said. While confirming the casualties, Sindh’s Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, said nine cars have been cleared. Shah added that a […]
From Our Correspondent in Kano Kano State Government says it will activate and support 250 cooperative groups across the state to empowerment strategy. Alhaji Jamilu Abbas Kiru, the Special Adviser to Gov. Kabiru Abba Yusuf on Cooperatives, announced this while interacting with some newsmen on Sunday in Kano. Kiru, a former member of the House […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned traders about negative consequences of selling and buying unapproved phones and telecommunications gadgets. The Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the warning at the fifth edition of Market Conversation, recently held at GSM Village in Abuja. Dr Emilia Nwokoro, Deputy Director, […]
From Our Correspondent Former Deputy-Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has eulogised the emergence of Senators Abdullahi Ganduje and Ajibola Basiru as new National Chairman and Secretary of the ruling APC. Omo-Agege, in a congratulatory message to the new party leadership, Omo-Agege describe their emergency as a path to stable polity. Mr Sunny Areh, his Media […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State says his administration is removing all illegal structures and drainages erected on waterways to allow free flow of water to prevent flood. Kabir-Yusuf announced this at the unveiling of programme of actions to mitigate against 2023 rainy season disaster in Kano. Dr Abdullahi Bappa-Bichi, Secretary to […]