Some Nigerian youths have called on the Federal Government to create more employment for them. The young people made the call in an interview with Lasgidi FM’s CHUKWUEMEKA OBIOMA on the occasion of this year’s International Youth Day. They said most Nigerian youths who are unemployed should be engaged in order to help them to stay…
The crisis rocking the University of Lagos has worsened and it is currently uncertainty who is directly in charge of the management of the institution. This followed the outcome of a meeting of the Governing Council of the institution, which was held in Abuja on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Report say the UNILAG Governing Council, led by…
Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU of Lagos State has advised residents to take the fight against the new coronavirus more seriously. Governor SANWO-OLU made the call following the death of the Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area in Lagos, BABATUNDE OKE. The Governor expressed sadness over OKE’s sudden death and advised Lagosians to see the incident as a…
Some two hundred Nigerians who are serving prison terms in Saudi Arabia are expected to be brought home soon. The transfer of the Nigerian prisoners is being done under the Federal Government’s arrangement for the repatriation of Nigerians trapped overseas due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The Chairman of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA, who confirmed the…
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Nigeria has increased by four hundred and fifty-three. The new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control yesterday in fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. NCDC said Lagos recorded one hundred and thirteen new cases, followed by Abuja, with seventy-two. As at Wednesday, August 12,…
The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has unveiled a Smart Meter Initiative to address the problem of electricity in the state. Governor BABAJIDE OLUSOLA SANWO-OLU, who was present at the launch of the scheme, said increased access to electricity is a major goal of his administration. Governor SANWO-OLU said electricity was very important in…