The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that the federal government will sanction power distribution companies (DisCos) that fail to supply 20 hours of electricity to customers in the Band A category. This is contained in a post made by Adelabu on Tuesday in his official X (formerly Twitter) account. The Minister said this…
Nigeria beat South Africa 1-0 on aggregate to reach the Summer Olympics. Rasheedat Ajibade scored from the spot in the first leg of the qualifiers in Abuja on Friday. That goal was enough for the Super Falcons to pick one of Africa’s tickets for the women’s football event of the Paris Olympics as the second…
A fire incident that occurred at the popular Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island, has gutted 14 buildings. Consequently, Lagos State government has directed that commercial activities in Dosunmu Street and its immediate environs in Lagos be suspended till further notice. The state government commended its agencies for containing the fire which started in the early…
The Lagos State Government has directed the suspension of commercial activities at Dosumu Street and its environ. The closure was as a result of a fire incident which engulfed four buildings in the area leading to collapse of buildings. Special Adviser to the state Governor on Central Business Distress, CBD, Mrs. Bola Olumegbon Lawal, announced…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of a disease of unknown origin in Sokoto state. The director general of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, said so far, a total of 164 suspected cases have been identified in six (6) wards of Isa local government area in the following…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa Plc(UBA), has showed an impressive leap in gross earnings, growing from N853.2 billion recorded at the end of 2022 to close at N2.08tn at December 31, 2023. The banks audited financial results for the full year ended December 2023 indicated that UBA’s gross profit rise represents a strong…
More than 100 people have died in Mali because of an extreme heatwave that hit the country last month, reports say, according to the BBC. Gabriel-Toure Hospital in the capital, Bamako, received 102 heat-affected patients who died upon arrival, RFI reported. Last week the southwestern town of Kayes recorded a temperature high of 48.5 degrees…
Police Command Zone 2, Onikan Lagos has uncovered an illegal wine production and distribution company in Muibi Olawumi Close, off Ayetoto/Itẹle Road, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.A couple responsible for the illegal wine production company have been arrested and are being interrogated by a detective attached to Zone 2 Raider Section, led by…
Ahead of the Muslim Eid el-Fitr celebrations, the police arrested 303 suspects in raids carried out on black spots in Lagos on Saturday. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Monday. Hundeyin said that after screening those arrested, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Adegoke Fayoade, directed that the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered N30 billion in the ongoing investigation of Betta Edu, suspended minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation and Halima Shehu, former chief executive officer of the national social investment programme authority, NSIPA. The anti-graft agency also disclosed that it has placed 50 bank accounts…
