Train crushes teenager to death in Lagos
It was wailing and cursing yesterday morning at Iju, a suburb of Lagos, when an unidentified young girl, who had gone to buy petrol, was crushed to death by a moving train at Fagba rail-crossing.
Which way for tourism?
WHAT did you say?“I have been thinking. Nigeria is richly blessed with several tourism potentials and holds strong investment capabilities which can be harnessed to stimulate our economy and diversify our revenues… The mountains, the rivers, the forests and deserts define different landscapes in the country. The nature is in its natural state – unaffected by man’s industrial activities. Explore the nature further, you will find wildlife meets fun. Monuments and sculptures also usher you into the cities. And memorable pieces of art and structures are all story-laden. The rich tapestry of the culture and traditional occupations of a significant number of Nigeria’s peoples are profound and impressive. Indeed, we are the laughter of the world’s happiest people.”
Senator tasks Nigerians on tourism
THE Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Isiaka Adeleke has advised Nigerians and governments at different levels to embrace local tourism to boost the economy of the country.
Nigerians expecting more credible elections from you, Senate tells INEC
THE Senate yesterday told the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that the world was expecting more credible elections from it.
50% of hotel operational cost in Nigeria goes into diesel — Mr. Otagba
THE Country Director of Elmeyor Premier Hotel group, Mr. Kenneth Otagba, has called on the government at different levels to remove the several bottlenecks confronting the hospitality sub sector of the tourism industry if they are sincere about diversification of the country’s economy.
No query from AGF on forex sale —CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, said it has not received any query from the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, on sale of foreign exchange, contrary to media reports
South Africa’s wrestle with its past and future
TURMOIL. That is South Africa’s state of mind. The manifestation of this, is violence at all levels; from the streets and campuses, through xenophobic attacks to last week’s battles in the hallow chambers of Parliament. The country is caught between Post-Apartheid Reforms that have in a quarter of a century, failed to deliver promised change, and implementation of the core principles of the 1955 Freedom Charter, a document which has been largely, side-stepped.
Nigeria’s total debt profile $57.39bn – DMO boss
The Debt Management Office, DMO, said yesterday that the nation’s total debt profile currently stood at $57.39 billion.
Fitch revises outlook ratings of banks
World’s leading economy and corporate rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has revised the Outlook on Nigerian’s four leading banks to ‘Negative’ from ‘Stable’.
Health workers protest corruption in the sector
Health workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, yesterday staged a rally in Lagos to protest what they described as “endemic corruption” in the health sector even as they threatened to embark on an indefinite strike by February 27 over the state of the health system.
Wema Bank ED joins Lagos economic team
Moruf Oseni, the Executive Director in charge of North and Retail Directorate at Wema Bank Plc has been appointed as a member of the Lagos State Economic Advisory Committee whose primary role is to offer advice to the government
