Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance

Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance

In a bid to restore sanity and cleanliness to the streets of Lagos, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 12 miscreants following surveillance operations in several areas of Lagos state. The move comes after concerned citizens reported the menace and nuisance caused by miscreants and destitute. This was made known by the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Friday. Wahab […]

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Fire guts Lagos govt staff quarters

Fire gutted part of a three-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters in Odunsanmi Street, off Wempco Road in the Ogba area of the state. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Oke-Osanyintolu said that LASEMA received distress calls through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency lines at about 2.39 am. He said that the agency activated […]

August 30, 2024 14

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US data boosts Asian, European markets

Asian and European markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street, boosted by a strong round of United State data that reassured investors over the health of the world’s top economy, while focus turns to the release of key inflation figures. With the much-hyped earnings report from bellwether chip titan, Nvidia, now in the rearview mirror, traders are once again able to concentrate on economic matters and the […]

August 30, 2024 6

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NNPC set to hand over Warri, Kaduna refineries to private operators

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it is seeking to engage reputable and credible Operations and Maintenance companies to operate and maintain the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company.

August 30, 2024 5

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ICYMI: FG gives traders one month to crash prices

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has given a one-month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, said this at a one-day stakeholders engagement on exploitative pricing on Thursday in Abuja. According to Bello, the commission will begin enforcement after the moratorium. He said that the meeting […]

August 30, 2024 5

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I just had a failed kidney transplant, says TG Omori

Award-winning cinematography and music producer, ThankGod Omori popularly known as TG Omori, has revealed that he had a failed kidney transplant after his brother donated to him to improve his kidney-related ailment. Omori revealed this on Wednesday, shortly after disclosing that he was going through hell and that Nigerians should pray for him. He wrote, “One year after my kidney crashed, I just had a failed transplant at St Nicolas […]

August 30, 2024 7

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Christ Embassy Takes Free Medical Care Outreach, Eye Surgery to Waru Community targets 1,000 People

Christ Embassy Takes Free Medical Care Outreach, Eye Surgery to Waru Community targets 1,000 People By Our Reporter Christ Embassy Abuja Zone 1 in collaboration with ‘‘Loveworld MedicAid Vision 10, 000,’’ has provided free eye surgery for 1,000 people in Waru Community, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The groundbreaking ceremony, which was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 27th and 28th at Waru Primary Health Center, aimed at […]

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IG orders arrest of cops’ killers during Abuja Shi’ite procession

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday, ordered operatives to track down and arrest the sponsors and killers of the policemen involved in the recent procession by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, commonly known as the Shi’ite. On Sunday, the Police reported that Shi’ite members attacked its personnel during their procession, resulting in the death of two police officers, with three others unconscious in hospital. The Shi’ite group, […]

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FG to shut errant filling stations as petrol hits N1,000/litre

Many filling stations operated by independent oil marketers have now fixed the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at between N900 and N1,000/litre. Owners of these stations seem not to care about the cost of the product at retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. Petrol prices at NNPC stations range from N568 to N617/litre. This often leads to queues at the stations. As Nigerians […]

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