ENDSARS: Stay home or avoid Ikeja, LASTMA tells Lagosians
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has advised Lagosians to stay home while the #SARSMUSTEND protests last, or avoid certain routes if they must go out.
NIN Enrolment: Pantami sets 500% target for NIMC
…says NIN’ll soon be mandatory for accessing govt. services By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has challenged the National Identity Management, NIMC to ensure a 500% increase in the number of monthly Citizens’ Digital Identity Enrolments- up from the current 500,000 monthly enrolments to 2.5million monthly […]
Enough of police brutality — OPC
….Demands compensation for victims Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, has expressed support for an end to police brutality, while calling for justice against erring officers, as well as compensation to be paid to victims and their families. It lamented that the force, under President Muhammadu Buhari, had failed to shield the brutal character it exhibited under […]
Siemens, partners set for energy transformation to achieve UN sustainable goal
By Peter Egwuatu Siemens Energy and partners have concluded arrangement to advance energy transformation agenda in view of the long term impacts of coronavirus, COVID-19 in order to sustain the United Nation, UN sustainable Goal 7. In a statement from Siemens Energy, it stated: “With the long-term impacts of Covid-19 and a fundamental shift in […]
Women brought us food twice daily in the kidnappers den – released victim
WARRI: 11 kidnapped victims released Tuesday night said women brought food for them twice daily at where they were held hostage by their abductors for one week.
#EndSARS: Gov Emmanuel lauded for addressing protesters
Governor Udom Emmanuel has been applauded for his genial approach towards resolving crises as displayed as he addressed the #endSARS protesters in Uyo.
Blunt Spain need scoring solution to rule again on world stage
Spain coach Luis Enrique has a month to sort out the nation’s goalscoring problems if they are to reach the Nations League Final Four. That was the verdict on Wednesday after the team managed just one goal in three games in this international break. “Without goals we are going nowhere,” was the Marca headline the […]
Debating ethnic composition of political seats is a misplaced priority – Sanusi
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Muhammad Sanusi II, has called on the Federal Government to channel its focus on implementing the core vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goal, rather than current ethnic composition of political seats. While celebrating Nigeria on its 60th anniversary, Sanusi II,who also was the […]
IMF estimates growth contraction of 3% for sub-saharan Africa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a 4.4% decline in growth in 2020 as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced recession and experiences its worst collapse in nearly a century. By comparison, the international economy contracted by a far smaller 0.1% after the devastating financial crisis of 2008. The IMF’s forecast for […]
Okowa mourns as J.P. Clark dies at 85
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has sent profound condolences to family of renowned poet and playwright, Prof. John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo who passed on Tuesday.
The late professor reportedly died at a Lagos hospital. He was 85.
Chilean police brace for first anniversary of deadly protests that saw over 30 people dead
Police in Chile are stepping up security ahead of the first anniversary Friday of major protests against the country’s conservative government, which saw over 30 people dead. Officials plan to bring in some 40,000 police officers Friday to keep the peace, the El Mercurio newspaper reported Tuesday, citing police general Ricardo Yanez. Chile was rocked […]
