The novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ by Nigerian writer, CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE, has been voted the best book to have won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history. ADICHIE’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, which won the prize in 2007, was chosen in a public vote from a list of all 25 winners. The…
The Director General of the Budget Office of the Federal Government, BEN AKABUEZE, has denied saying that the government is broke and cannot afford to pay salaries. AKABUEZE says concerns by some agencies of government about the payment of salaries is nothing to worry about. AKABUEZE, who made the clarification on a television programme, said the initial…
Nigeria and other West African countries that are facing the problem terrorism will soon feel some relief. This is because members of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS have offered to help tack terrorist groups in West Africa. The Global Coalition intends to apply lessons learned from the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria to other…
Members of the University of Lagos community of have welcomed the return of Professor OLUWATOYIN OGUNDIPE as Vice Chancellor of UNILAG. Lasgidi FM’s CHUKWUEMEKA OBIOMA visited UNILAG to share the views of some of the workers on the decision of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI. DADA IDOWU, who is an Administrative Officer of the UNILAG Senate, said the decision…
Governor GODWIN OBASEKI of Edo State and his Deputy, PHILLIP SHUAIBU, have been sworn in for a second term in office. Governor OBASEKI and Deputy Governor SHUAIBU, took their oaths of office and allegiance during a ceremony at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in the state capital, Benin City, Thursday, November 12, 2020. The first to take the…
In the meantime; residents of Lagos State who are yet to register with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency now have an opportunity to do so. This is because the state government has approved the reopening of twenty residents’ registration stations across the state. LASRRA General Manager, IBILOLA KASUNMU, made this known during a briefing in Ikeja…