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Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:09:13 +0000
BREAKING: Lagos council boss dies
By Alao Abiodun Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area in Lagos Hon. Olufunmi Rafiu Olatunji is dead. The Nation learnt Olatunji died on Monday night. It was gathered Olatunji had been battling with illness before his death. He will ...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:52:51 +0000
Oil spillage: Court award N82b Akwa Ibom communities
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited and its joint venture partner, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to, within 14 days, pay N81.9 billion to a number of communities in Ibeno L...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:50:22 +0000
How inflation impoverishes Nigerians, by NBS
By John Ofikhenua, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has validated a World Bank’s report which stated that not less than seven million Nigerians were thrown into poverty in 2020 due to the adverse impact of rising inflation. Head, Publi...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:47:41 +0000
Lagos to create manufacturing hubs to boost job creation
By Daniel Essiet Lagos State is driving a plan for multiple manufacturing hubs and generation of opportunities for the youth. Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Lagos State, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke said multiple manufacturing hubs would g...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:47:00 +0000
Council poll: candidate promises good governance
By Halimah Balogun and Zainab Olufemi The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship candidate in Ifako-Ijaiye Local government area of Lagos, Prince Usman Hamzat has promised to ensure good governance if elected. At a community interaction for pol...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:45:39 +0000
Christian group elects officers
The Christian Conscience group has elected a communication expert, Dr Yetunde Akinluyi, as chairman.  She succeeds Chief Enock Ajiboso. Other members elected are: Bishop Wale Adekoya – Vice Chairman, Col Olanrewaju Cole – Director of Fin...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:45:14 +0000
Google votes $6m for start-ups in Nigeria, others
By Lucas Ajanaku Google has unveiled new initiatives to help startups in Nigeria and other African countries get access to capital and best of its resources. The programmes, which include a $3 million Black Founders Fund for African startups and a $3...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:45:03 +0000
Govt urges college to develop policy framework
Lagos State Government has urged the state’s Cooperative College to develop an additional policy framework for the growth of cooperative movement, to further actualise its economic potential. Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperative ...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:44:03 +0000
MTN to invest N640b on broadband expansion
By Lucas Ajanaku MTN Nigeria plans to invest N640 billion, about $1.5 billion, over the next three years to expand broadband access across Nigeria. The multi-billion naira investment plan is in line with the Federal Government’s 2020-2025 Natio...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:44:02 +0000
How to Fix Nigeria symposium begins Thursday
The ‘How to Fix Nigeria’ symposium, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, will begin on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Organised by OYA Media, the symposium series will hold across the six geopolitical zones. The series, which started i...



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