The Lagos State Government has reiterated its call on residents to avail themselves of the free COVID-19 testing services offered at approved public laboratories across the State. A statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Strategy listed the four locations as Lagos State Bio-Bank (Located inside the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba); Lagos University Teaching…
As government secured the released of 333 kidnapped boys of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State yesterday, the President has commended the security personnel, Katsina and Zamfara State governments for their spirit of partnership. President Muhammadu Buhari described their safe return as a big relief to their families, the entire country and international community.…
The business of gaming and lottery is surely thriving in the city of Lagos as the state’s Lotteries Board disclosed that it had surpassed its target for 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget had set a target for the agency but at the moment, it has recorded…
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday secured the jailing of two lawyers, Sogo Akinola and Feranmi Akinluyi for their involvement in fraudulent activities. The two lawyers were convicted and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.…
Nigeria is surely currently experiencing its own share of second wave of the pandemic as the country recorded on Thursday reported 1,145 new cases of COVID-19. This is the highest ever infection recorded in one day since the pandemic was first recorded in Nigeria in late February. Even when the country was on a total…
Since Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecommunications operators in the country two weeks to block all SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN) by the 31st of December 2020, we decide to discuss how to link your NIN with your SIM to avoid being blocked while entering a new…
The trial of a self-styled herbalist, Alfa Jamiu Isiaka, who allegedly impersonated the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina and a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru, to defraud a South Korean National, Keun Sig Kim to the tune of N30million, resumed on…
The Federal Government said it has licensed 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct the enrollment of the National Identity Number (NIN) across the country. A statement by the Head Corporate Commission of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke revealed that the license for the 173 Agents and 30 State Governments/Public Sector…
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy to extend the deadline for disconnecting of any SIM card not registered with the National Identity Number (NIN) by network operators to 10 weeks. The House lauds the intention of the NCC but wants the process to…
Leadway Assurance’s position as one of Nigeria’s most valuable and employee-sensitive organisations received a boost at the 2020 edition of the Best Workplaces Award Ceremony organised by the influential Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) where the Insurance icon was crowned as a winner in the Silver Category. The Great Place to Work awards ceremony…