‘Lagos innovates’ The smart city vision of the state government was discussed extensively at a conference it sponsored during its “Lagos at 50” celebrations in May 2017.Themed “Towards a Smart City: Preparing for the next 50 years of prosperity”, it had as keynote speaker a top thinker on African issues, Oxford professor, Paul Collier. […]
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Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan The National Association of Itsekiri Students (NAIS) has encouraged the former governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan to go to the Senate and do more towards em
A 36-year-old Nigerian man has jumped to his death from his apartment on the ninth floor of a building in Johannesburg, allegedly in an attempt to avoid arrest. There are still conflicting accounts
The Police have arrested two out of the four suspected leaders of the criminal gang that carried out the deadly Offa bank robbery. Kunle Ogunleye aka Arrow, 35, and Michael Adikwu were arrested at separate locations in Kwara State where they allegedly carried out the robbery on April 5, leaving many dead and shocking […]
Pharmaceutical company Novartis, in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Service and the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service, recently organized a blood donation drive where Novartis em
Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew year-on-year to 1.95 percent in the first quarter of 2018. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the performance represents a stronger g
Barack and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service announced on Monday. The former first couple have launched Higher Ground Productions to produce a variety of content for the video streamer, possibly including scripted series, documentaries and features. “One of […]
Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum on Monday announced that stabilising the Niger delta remains a key priority to the Buhari’s administration. Kachikwu at the ongoing sustainabil
The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has short listed 37, 062 candidates for the qualification examination into the Nigeria Police Force . The commission had earlier shortlisted 133,324 applica
A Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Monday ordered that a 35-year old man, identified as Aremu Isiaka be remanded in prison custody for allegedly stealing a Techno 7c tablet phone worth N24,500, belonging to the groom during a wedding reception in Osogbo. The Police prosecutor, Inspector Abiodun Fagboyinbo informed the court […]