Says activities cause gridlock By Bose Adelaja Following persistent gridlock in some parts of Lagos occasioned by the activities of street trading and hawkers, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), has vowed to step up its operations by ensuring total clampdown on street traders. The Corps Marshal of the Agency, CP Akinpelu Gbemisola (rtd) stated […]

The New Practice, TNP, a Lagos -based firm,  has announced the acquisition of Adebiyi Tax & Legal (ATL), Nigeria’s foremost tax litigation practice, with effect from March 1, 2020. In addition to its impressive track record of resolving tax disputes on behalf of its numerous clients, which include multinationals and local blue-chips, ATL has obtained […]

Senegal on Wednesday announced two new cases of coronavirus bringing the country’s tally to four. A statement from the Health Ministry said the two cases had been confirmed by the Institut Pasteur de Dakar. One of the new patients is connected with the second confirmed case. The 68-year-old French national is the wife of the […]

Chinese government has on Wednesday approved the use of Arthritis drug for Coronavirus treatment.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday arraigned the suspended Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Mounir Gwarzo, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo. He was arraigned alongside a Principal Manager, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Jamila Muhammad. Gwarzo and Muhammad were arraigned before Justice […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said poor maintenance of articulated vehicles and inadequate drivers’ training were among reasons responsible for increase in truck-related accidents. Mr Samuel Obayemi, Zonal Commanding Officer, RS2 Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun States, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, following the spate of truck accidents […]

Manchester City’s owners are reportedly in ‘advanced discussions’ to take over Ligue 2 side Nancy. L’Equipe (via Sport Witness) claims a significant increase in TV rights in French football has increased interest in the country’s football clubs, with Nancy among a few sides approached by investors. The report claims Manchester City’s owners would leave new […]

Move to revive BRACED commission By Festus Ahon – Asaba Governors of the South-South geo-political zone, have resolved to set up a local security outfit like Amotekun of the South West to complement the effort of the police and other security agencies in the task of policing the region. READ ALSO: We can’t force South-South govs […]

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), says that only foreign Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) that have complied with set requirements will be allowed to operate in Nigeria. Mr Osita Aboloma, SON Director-General disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at its Management Systems Certification (MSC) Clients’ forum. SON MSC began certification in 1994 in order to […]

In coronavirus-hit Iran, healthcare workers are not just treating patients — doctors and nurses are also lifting spirits with light-hearted dance performances that have spread massively on social media. In a series of short video clips, medical staff dressed in surgical masks and protective medical clothing can be seen dancing in symbolic defiance of the […]

The Governors’ Mandate Network has commended the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for promptly granting approval for the enhancement of security in the state. The Media Network, through its Chairman, Osaro Onaiwu, noted that the peculiarities of the Security situation in the oil-rich state meant that utmost urgency, seriously, ought to be given to security […]

As Bulkachuwa bows out at 70 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Thursday, called for the immediate appointment of more Justices for the Court of Appeal, noting that some Divisions of the Court do not have the quorum of five Justices for the constitution of a full panel. The NBA, […]

Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, on Thursday said that about 5000 pregnant women would receive free birth kits in the state this year. Speaking on activities of Office of the First Lady of Ondo State in the past three years, Mrs Akeredolu said that the SOLAYO Birth Kits had arrived and set […]

Fairway Condominium Development Ltd in conjunction with Punuka Consulting Inc., will hold a seminar on March 6, 2020 in Lagos and March 9, 2020 in Abuja, to present a great investment opportunity to Nigerians on the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship By Investment, CBI, Programme. A statement by the organiser, said “The seminars, which are […]

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would not run in October’s election, ending months of speculation over whether he would seek a third term. October’s election is a major challenge for the Ivory Coast after its 2010-2011 ballot ended in violence between political rivals that killed 3,000 people. “I would like to […]