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Nigeria, Brazil set to operationalize direct flights under BASA arrangements

Market people kick against government plan to demolish popular market Owode - Onirin on Ikorodu road.

The Lagos State Goverment has announced plans to ban circulation of Single Use Plastics, such as pet bottles, sachet water, among others from January 2025 across the state. Recall that the state government had in January 2024 banned the use of styrofoam in all government establishments and across the metropolis in general, following increasing prevalence of plastic waste and its negative effect...

Your kidneys are vital to your overall health, filtering waste and excess fluids from your body. However, certain every day habits can harm these essential organs. Your kidneys might not have a voice, but if they did, they'd beg you to stop doing the following harmful activities. Habits to Avoid for Kidney Health 1. Consuming Too Much Salt A high-sodium diet can cause your kidneys to work o...

Wema Bank is the longest surviving indigenous bank in Nigeria. The bank was founded 77 years ago by Late Chief Mattew Adekoya Agbonmagbe Okupe. It didn't start as a bank at first though. Chief Mattew started out as a famous government-approved money lender before he established the bank. He started the bank in May 1945 after his business expanded beyond the status of a cottage money lender....

Gboyega Akosile @gboyegaakosile Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Niger State counterpart, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Produce-For-Lagos initiative. The Produce-For-Lagos initiative is a long term strategic partnership between Niger and Lagos States, where Niger will produce food items (Paddy, Tubers, Legumes, Grains etc) and L...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that the over 40 million telephone lines barred after failing to link to the National Identity Numbers face the risk of being forfeited soon. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with PUNCH Online in an interview. According to him, the telephone lines barred by their telecommunication oper...

as Reps move to raise fine from N100 to N100,000 The House of Representatives is moving to increase the fine for the defacing of Nigerian flag from N100 to N100,000. The House on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill to amend the Flag and Coats of Arms Act. The bill, introduced by Sada Soli, was debated and passed for second reading by the lawmakers. It would be recalled that the...

The Lagos State Safety Commission and Lagos State Environmal Protection Agency, LASEPA, have resolved to enforce indoor smoking at Night clubs, bars and lounges across the state. In a joint statements issued by Director General, Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola and General Manager, LASEPA, Dr. Tunde Ajayi, at a safety workshop organised for the hospitality sector(Night clubs, bars and lounges...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, insisted that he was not desperate to be Nigeria’s President, but that he desired the country to work. Obi spoke in Abuja while reacting to his award as the ‘Leadership Politician of the Year 2023’ at the annual Leadership Conference and Awards. “I am not desperate to be president, I a...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, announced an increment in scholarships and bursaries for students of Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions. He said his administration would pay N225,000 and N60,000 as scholarships and bursaries to indigene students, as against the existing N200,000 and N50,000 respectively. The governor also announced scholarships for the less pri...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the visa restriction on Nigerian travellers after a two-year diplomatic row. UAE Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, and the Nigerian government in a statement said their agreement shows a “shared commitment to strengthening ties, enhancing cultural exchanges, and fostering opportunities for economic and social collaboration.” Following meeting...

Binance will stop all transactions and trading in Nigeria's local currency after March 8 amid a country-wide crackdown on crypto exchanges that have been blamed by authorities for feeding a black market for foreign exchange. It will stop supporting withdrawals after Friday and any remaining balances in Nigerian Naira will be automatically converted into Tether - a stablecoin whose value is pegg...

In what looked like a competitive gesture, the 23-year-old Kano-based commercial Tricyclist, Awwalu Salisu, who returned a cash of N15million left in his tricycle by a Chadian businessman in 2023, has been offered a scholarship upto PhD level of education to the tune of N250million. Awwalu was celebrated by LEADERSHIP Media Group on Tuesday at its annual conference and awards ceremony as the wi...