By Hafsah Tilde The culture of putting on shoes and the type and cost is a great deal for many people, especially celebrities and other famous individuals. Shoes have become part of the fashion trends that defines a person and his or her social standing; it is personal identifier. TheContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Sen. Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, has inaugurated a Joint Planning Committee for the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES), to shape national development. Inaugurating the committee on Tuesday in Abuja, Bagudu said the previous summit played vital roles in shaping policies of government acrossContinue Reading
Traffic was disrupted along the Kubwa Expressway on Thursday evening when a tanker offloading petrol caught fire inside a filling station. Fire fighters were, however, on ground to respond to the situation. The incident at Dutse junction on Kubwa Expressway did not claim any life.Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise Duties, has tasked the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on improved security at land borders across the country. The chairman of the committee, Rep. Leke Abejide, made the call during an oversight function at the NCS headquarters on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Babajide Awoyinfa The highly anticipated sophomore album, “HEIS”, released on Thursday by Nigerian Afrobeats sensation, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has sparked a frenzy on social media. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 11-track album, which features hit singles like “Benin Boys”, featuring Shallipopi, hasContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs, has received a lot of good wishes from family, colleagues and fans as he clocked 82 years on Thursday. Jacobs’ wife, Joke Silva, took to Instagram to pray for her husband in celebration of the milestone. She wrote: “82 just like thatContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Shri Balasubramanian, paid him a visit on Wednesday at the State House. He said, in a statement, that he discussed new green industrial partnership opportunities with the administration of PrimeContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has directed that all projects that require additional funding, especially major projects of the Ministry of Works, be reviewed to ensure probity, proficiency and diligence in execution. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while briefing State House correspondents afterContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The United States Centre for Disease Control and partners, on Wednesday unveiled a toolkit for the implementation of a project tagged: “Baby Showers in Congregational Settings”, in Lagos. The project’s unveiling, hosted by the Centre For Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), aims at preventing Mother-to-Child transmission ofContinue Reading
By Adekunle Williams Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, which is before the state House of Assembly, will end blackouts in the state. The state Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Biodun Ogunlewe, gave the assurance at a one-day public hearing on the bill at the assembly complex, on Wednesday.Continue Reading
