By Soni Daniel Nigeria admitted on Thursday that its bilateral cooperation with the People’s Republic of China has produced significant results across various sectors, including trade, investment, infrastructure development, and cultural exchange. Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, made the confirmation while receiving the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Abuja. Tuggar acknowledged China’s impressive…
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Government says it is ready to integrate mini and midi buses (Korope and Danfo) operating on the Lekki-Ajah axis into the state’s Bus Reform Initiative. The Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. The statement…
By Nkiruka Nnorom The latest Henley Passport Index has ranked Nigeria’s passport 94th out of 199 countries, underscoring the country’s persistent challenges in global mobility. The ranking released yesterday shows that holders of Nigerian passports can access just 46 destinations around the globe without a visa. Global mobility is an important measure of soft power…
By Gbenga Oloniniran The General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Babatunde Ajayi, has said the agency will enforce the ban on the sale of cigarettes to minors. This was as the agency unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at improving public engagement, environmental monitoring, and enforcement regulations for 2025. A statement…
By Stephen Angbulu The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Binta Bello, says one of the women rescued from a human traffickers’ den in Iraq, Odunayo Isaac, is now undergoing comprehensive rehabilitation. NAPTIP’s Counselling and Rehabilitation Department and its Intelligence and International Cooperation Unit had commenced rehab for…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni THE Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed at least 619 facilities, including Mosques, Churches, hotels, among others for various environmental infractions in 2024. General Manager of LASEPA, Dr Babatunde Ajayi, disclosed this during a media interactive session in Ikeja, Lagos. Ajayi revealed that noise pollution accounted for 528 of the…
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, said 7,182,909 or 53.8 per cent customers have not been metered. The Commission disclosed this in its third quarter (Q3) of 2024 report, released yesterday, which showed that 6,156,726 or 46.15% customers out of 13,339,635 registered across the nation have been metered. The Commission…
By Dennis Naku The Niger Delta Development Commission has appealed to stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to unite, shun politics and support the efforts of the commission to develop Niger Delta communities. The NDDC Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Boma Iyaye, made this appeal during a stakeholder’s interactive forum on the Borikiri-Okrika Bridge…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Tuesday confirmed the death of one male with three others seriously injured in a multiple accident around Otedola Bridge in Lagos. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this in a statement, said that two of the injured victims were immediately rushed to the hospital….
Errol, father of Elon Musk, has revealed that the billionaire entrepreneur has expressed an interest in purchasing Premier League team Liverpool. Musk, whose net worth is estimated at $418 billion, has recently emerged as a close ally of former U.S. President Donald Trum. Reports suggest that Musk donated approximately $270 million to the Republican Party…
