THE Nigerian College of Optometrists has urged the Federal Government to enact a law to make it mandatory for all applications for driver’s license to be accompanied by a good vision certificate issued from a certified optometry clinic as a way of curtailing the rate of auto crashes in the country.

Former Minister of National Planning, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to get ready to account for the deaths of about 400 members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria also known as Shiites and the Indigenous People of Biafra killed under his administration.

Former Germany world cup finalist Oliver Kahn has backed Marc-Andre ter Stegen to fill Manuel Neuer’s gloves perfectly in the event that the first choice goalkeeper fails to regain full fitness before the world cup kicks off in June next year.

A cross section of lawmakers on Tuesday reacted to the 2018 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to a Joint Session of the National Assembly in Abuja.

German football chiefs want to reorganise refereeing in the Bundesliga after the head of their fledgeling video refereeing (VAR) system was sacked amidst accusations of bias.

Deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday slammed the European Union for backing what he termed Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s “coup d’etat”.

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday received 84 Libya returnees in Benin City.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that his administration will stop at nothing to provide the very best of education for every child at all levels, in the State in line with its all inclusive policy.

With just two days to the kick-off of the maiden edition of Alaghodaro Investment Summit, organisers have said the session on manufacturing at the event will crystalise ongoing plans to re-invent Edo State as the manufacturing hub in Southern Nigeria.

The market capitalisation of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by N29 billion on Tuesday following rekindled investors’ confidence.

At the just concluded 2017 edition of the Lagos Fashion and Design week held in Lagos, Tecno Mobile X-rayed the impact of smartphones on the African fashion business. While discussing the fashion business and its potential in contributing to the growth of the economy in a mobile-driven world at the forum that had the participation of professionals from all walks of the fashion industry, Attai Oguche, Deputy Marketing Manager, PR, Sponsorships and Offline Events, Tecno Mobile Nigeria told the gathering that, “Fashion and mobile technology is a marriage made in heaven and with TECNO Mobile, a brand that is constantly offering smartphones with high-end cameras, great designs along with an unrivalled mobile experience, everyone in the fashion value chain is certain to standout”.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command , Imohimi Edgal, yesterday, said that the command would partner with the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA , with a view to finding a lasting solution to the traffic congestion along the Oshodi/ Apapa expressway and other major roads in Lagos.

A British man convicted of killing his adopted 18-month-old baby just two weeks after formally adopting her was jailed Tuesday for a minimum of 18 years.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja presented about N8.612 trillion as the 2018 Appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, saying the projected expenditure would drive rapid economic recovery.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for collaboration of the three arms of government to resolve issues of arbitration to further advance ease of doing business in Nigeria.