THE distinctive symbolic festival and the heart of traditionalism in Lagos, Adamu Orisa Play, otherwise known as Eyo masquerade trooped out to the streets of Lagos Island, popularly called Eko (hinterland of Lagos) on Saturday, May 20, 2017 to mark the 50th Anniversary of Lagos State. The state was established on May 27, 1967 and has commenced events marking the celebration of the Golden Jubilee since April 8, 2017.

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Relocation has commended the management of INTELS Nigeria Limited for building and sustaining high standards in its operations.

IN spite of paucity of funds that has affected most of the aviation agencies in Nigeria due to the general recession of the country’s economy, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has been able to keep the country’s airspace safe for flight operations by both domestic and foreign airlines. The recent on time complete calibration of Kaduna Airport navigational aids is a pointer to efforts of NAMA to make Nigeria airspace safe.

To successfully curtail injuries, loss of lives and properties associated with road accidents in Nigeria, road safety experts have canvassed stricter enforcement of laid down rules and regulations.

Another pall of darkness enveloped the Nigerian sports scene following the passing on of Lizzy Onyenwenwa, a former NFF Women Football Secretary and the loss of Samson Omagbemi, a 15 year old son of former Super Falcon player and now coach, Florence Omagbemi

Nigeria Association of Women in Sports (NAWIS), has disassociated itself from the sports ministry officials’ replacement of Rosa Collins with Gloria Obajimi on the board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.

FIFTEEN thousand maize and soy farmers in Katsina and Kaduna States are set to benefit from a five year Business Innovation Facility (BIF)’s systems development programme in collaboration with the West African Soy Industries Limited (WASIL).

Managing Director of Bonntex Nigeria Limited, Chief Boniface Okoye, has slammed the Federal Government and the National Assembly for abandoning the port access road that has become non-motorable.

Alex Iwobi will put his friendship with Ola Aina to one side for at least ninety minutes when Arsenal tackle Chelsea in the Community Shield.

General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe has assured that Nigerian traditional rulers as custodians of Nigerian tradition, history and culture will play prominent role in the strategic for the revival of Nigerian culture under his watch.

Stakeholders in the tourism industry rose in unison for the first time in a long time to express reservation on a proposed bill of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOURS), presently before the National Assembly that seeks to confer on the institute the sole authority to regulate the industry.

ASECTION of shareholders group under the aegis of Nigerian Shareholders Renaissance Association, RESAN, has expressed concern over the recapitalization plans of Lafarge Africa Plc to raise about N140 billion in a Rights Issue and restructure its finances.

GROUP Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has said that infrastructure deficiency at the Nigeria’s seaports would be a hindrance to the recent order by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to government agencies to commence 24 hours port operations.

MORE THAN 500 units of the all-new Ford Ranger have been assembled by Coscharis Motors at the Ford plant in Lagos in the last one year. This was disclosed by Mr. Babarinde Abiona, Group General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communication, Coscharis Group, during the just concluded Journalist Driving skill training by Ford Motors,in Lagos.

IT’S a new dawn for seasoned trainer and Public Relations Specialist, Olamide Adenuga as his hard work has started paying off. He was recently honoured with the “Trail Blaizer award” by the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, in Diaspora, Benin Chapter on May 26.