The Lagos State Government has announced plans to dedicate the last week of September every year as “Yoruba Week” to celebrate the Yoruba culture.
In a press statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele Ebhomele, the move is to preserve and promote the rich Yoruba cultural heritage.
The decision was conveyed to the Lagos Stat...
As acute petrol supply challenges enter its second week, independent marketers have explained that issues that led to the scarcity of the product would take another two weeks to be fully resolved.
Checks around Abuja on Sunday showed that most stations were out of stock with very few major marketers dispensing the product in Abuja city centre. At the suburbs, the few stations opened to motorist...
A recent increase in electricity tariff was introduced. If you don't manage your consumption, prepare to spend alot.
Here are some ways to manage consumption, which could lower your potential bills.
1. Get rid of those incandescent bulbs of 60 watts, 100 watts. Buy energy saving bulbs of 5 watts, 10 watts
2. Be vigilante when pumping water so you off the pump as soon as the tank is full o...
Saudi Arabia has said it will open a shop in Riyadh selling alcohol to a select band of non-Muslim expats, the first to open in more than 70 years.
The clientele will be limited to diplomatic staff, who have for years imported booze in sealed official packages known as diplomatic pouches.
Saudi officials said the shop would counter "the illicit trade of alcohol".
Prohibition has been law...
Filling Stations Slash Petrol Pump Price As Naira Appreciates to 7-Month High Against US Dollar
Some filling stations have decided to adjust their petrol pump prices downwards amid the appreciation of the naira against the US dollar.
This development could potentially lead to reduced transportation costs and alleviate inflationary pressures on households.
The Nigerian currency is currentl...
Educate me, how do I know the band I am on. I am obviously not on band A, because we hardly have light for 2 hours daily here. Is there a code or website for checking one's band category?
In light of the recent tragic incidents of drowning in State, the Lagos State Government is issuing an urgent advisory to all public facilities, including beaches and swimming pools, to adhere strictly to the Lagos State Swimming Pool Regulations of 2021. This measure is to ensure the safety of all residents and visitors engaging in aquatic activities.
The Director General, Safety Commission,Mr...
Members of staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have disclosed they are living in constant fear over the ongoing sacking since the appointment of Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the Governor.
The CBN workers who spoke with Daily Trust said no department can be spared in the continued sacking ravaging the apex bank.
The country's apex bank staff said this in reaction to disengagement of another 5...
Across the world, various countries enjoy a multitude of public holidays, each reflecting their cultural, religious, and historical diversity.
Public holidays, also known as national holidays, are specific days in a year set aside by law for non-working purposes.
These days commemorate significant historical events, religious observances, or adhere to a particular calendar system.
However...
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
PRESS STATEMENT
The Federal Government has approved Thursday 11th April, 2024 as an additional public holiday to celebrate this year's Eid -El-Fitr.
The Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, while congratulating the muslim Ummah for a successful completion of a month of spiritual rejuvenation, reiterates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's (GCFR) firm comm...
Achina Community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State may not be blessed with vast land mass like its neighbors, but that is the least of the worries of members of the community.
A major challenge also contributing to the shrinking of the inadequate land space, is the menace of erosion, which has eaten deep into the people’s lands, vacated homesteads, and separated families from the...
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Aishetu Ndayako.
The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan....
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has continued with the disengagement of staff in furtherance of its ongoing restructuring as it sacked a fresh batch of 40 staff mostly from the development finance department (DFD).
Because the sack letters were released late Friday, details of those affected are sketchy but our reporter learnt that Musa Zgabawa Bulus, an Assistant Director of the CBN, heading...
The Nigerian Navy said its men have arrested 14 persons for their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering in the Elem Krakama community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Also, the Navy said an illegal oil refining site with a capacity to produce over 9.6 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil popularity called diesel per day was uncovered.
The Navy added that in an operatio...