AFCON qualifiers: Final Group matches for Tuesday as Nigeria tackles Lesotho in Lagos
The final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L in the qualifiers for the 2022 African Nations Cup (AFCON) take place on Tuesday.
25-year-old man docked for assaulting police Inspector
A 25-year-old man, Opeyemi Abolarin who allegedly head–butted a police inspector and caused him injury on his left eye, on Monday appeared in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for assault. The defendant, the son of a police officer, is charged with two counts of breach of peace and assault. He pleaded not […]
FG to eliminate malaria prevalence from 27% to zero%
The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) says it will reduce malaria prevalence from 23 per cent to zero per cent through action and review of Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilisation guidelines (ACSM).
Nigerians’ appetite for bitcoins grows despite ban
When Nigerian office worker Chigoziri Okeke bought cryptocurrency for the first time in 2016, he was only looking to make an online payment. But the 10 percent gain on his wallet’s balance after a few days fired up the 27-year-old’s interest. Now, the Lagos resident has more than $50,000 worth of different cryptocurrencies. “After my initial […]
Nigeria vs Lesotho: Lagos to shut Teslim Balogun Stadium roads for 12 hours, Tuesday
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to shut all vehicular movement around the Teslim Balogun Stadium from 10.00am to 10.00pm on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 for the live football match between the Super Eagles and Lesotho. In a statement by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, the closure was necessary […]
Market forces should determine gas prices – DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has advocated that market forces should be allowed to determine gas prices to guarantee the security of supply and demand of the commodity.
