archiveAugust 2021

 The Lagos State Government has released a list of 183 centres approved to provide Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to citizens in the second phase of the national vaccination campaign.The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known through his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency...

As the third wave of the COVID-19 continues to ravage the country, killing more than 500 people in Lagos and over 1000 Nigerians in the past weeks, popular comedian and writer, Ali Baba has urged his followers to take caution. Ali Baba who himself contracted the virus during its second...

  The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will disburse a sum of N292.66 billion to select public universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. According to the 2021 disbursement plans, TETFund will give N906 million to one university each from the six geo-political zones, while N628 million will...

  The Army says it will engage retired Senior military officers to enhance and overcome the security challenges faced by the country.Gen. Leo Iraboh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), made the disclosure at a a one-day interactive session with retired senior military officers from the North East zone, held at...

There has again been a flurry of activities, such as the release of campaign style promotional videos, banners in the Social Media and even the deployment of political posters in some parts of the country, including the FCT and Kano, insinuating that the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has...

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc today celebrates 60 years of enabling Africa’s largest economy as a leading integrated market infrastructure group in Africa. The Group officially commenced operations on 25 August 1961, as the Lagos Stock Exchange, after it was founded on 15 September 1960. In commemorating the Diamond jubilee milestone,...

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday called for a wholistic approach from the various security agencies toward solving security challenges in the country. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA) Operations Planning Cadre programme with theme: “Enhancing Multi-Agency Cooperation In Contemporary...

  The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state now stand at 70,729.Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, on Tuesday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Aug. 22. He said that 2,009 tests were conducted...

The family of late Sen. Biyi Durojaiye, a second Republic Senator and former Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged Nigerians to get COVID-19 vaccination. Mr Abimbola Durojaiye, first and eldest son of the family, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos,...

  The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), has implored Rivers and Federal Governments to amicably resolve the issue of VAT collection, to protect taxpayers and provide certainty to businesses. Mr Ahmed Kumshe, the Registrar and Chief Executive of ICAN, gave the advice on Tuesday in reaction to the...