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Former UK PM, Boris Johnson, set to deliver Anyiam-Osigwe lecture
Former UK Prime Minister and Member of Parliament, Boris Johnson, will address the 16th session of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe annual lecture series. The former UK leader will address the august gathering in Lagos on March 27, 2023 coming after the last edition that was addressed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari While announcing the 2023 event, Acting Coordinator-General of Osigwe…
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Obasa stops political walk over Lagos train accident
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday suspended a political walk across Agege following a train accident that happened in the Ikeja area of the state earlier in the day. The Speaker met the thousands of youth, men and women as they walked towards the Pen Cinema area of Agege on his way…
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Afenifere’s endorsement of Labour Party governorship candidate, a charade-Lagos APC
All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos chapter, has described the endorsement of the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, by the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere as a ‘charade’. APC, in a statement issued on Thursday by its state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Seye Oladejo, stated that the endorsement was done by ‘attention seeking and politically irrelevant group of people’,…
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Seplat Energy refutes racism allegations against its CEO
Seplat Energy Plc on Wednesday denied racism allegations made against its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roger Brown. The company in a statement on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) claimed that the allegations were orchestrated and clearly calculated to spread false information. A report revealed that the Nigerian government had revoked the work permit, Visa and Residence Permit of the…
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UPDATE: Two die as train crushes BRT bus in Lagos
A passenger train on Thursday crushed a Lagos State government owned BRT staff bus at PWD junction, Ikeja. The train was coming from Agege and met the BRT vehicle with the Lagos State government workers on board crossing the rail to link Ikeja GRA. Permanent Secretary Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed that two people died…
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Thugs attack voters at Ebute Metta
Voters at a polling unit at the junction of Falodun Street/Irepodun Street, Makoko/Ebute Metta Area of Lagos Mainland have allegedly been attacked by some thugs. The thugs, it was learnt, threatened to harm and kill anyone who did not vote a particular political party. One of the voters in the area told journalists that her phone was snatched to see what…
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Equities market adds N6bn in market cap as 20 stocks appreciate
The equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Wednesday closed higher as the capitalisation gained N6 billion. Consequently, the NGX All Share Index (ASI) rose by 11.35 basis points or 0.02 per cent to close at 54,507.66 basis points. Accordingly, investors gained N6 billion in value as market capitalisation went up to N29.689 trillion. Market breadth closed positive…
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Akeredolu swears-in new CJ, 4 high court judges
…inaugurates members of Ondo Judicial Service Commission Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has sworn-in Hon. Justice Ayedun Olusegun Odusola as the 12th Chief Judge of the state. Hon. Justice Odusola had served as the Acting Chief Judge until his recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC) and subsequent appointment by the governor and approval by the state House of…
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Equities market appreciates by N44bn on last trading day in January
Closing the first month of the year, the equites market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Tuesday closed higher as the capitalisation gained N44 billion. Consequently, the NGX All Share Index (ASI) rose by 80.84 basis points or 0.15 per cent to close at 53,238.67 basis points. Accordingly, investors gained N44 billion in value as market capitalisation went up…
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Fuel Scarcity: Buhari sets up committee to tackle supply, distribution of petroleum products
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a 14-man steering committee on petroleum products supply and distribution management. The steering committee will be chaired by the President and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resource Timipre Sylva as the alternate chairman. Sylva, in a statement by his media aide, Horatius Egua, said the committee would, among other things, ensure…
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