The Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSCPWB) has commenced the statutory administrative and medical screening programme for intending pilgrims to the yearly pilgrimage to Israel. The orientation and screening exercise is geared towards ensuring that prospective pilgrims are physically, psychologically equipped and fit for the pilgrimage exercise scheduled to hold in the first quarter…
The World Bank on Tuesday finally confirmed the approval of $1.5 billion loan to Nigeria aimed at boosting the country’s efforts in reducing poverty. A statement by the World Bank country director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri said the approved loan facility has a five-year tenure which will run between 2021 and 2024. The institution added…
The Lagos state government has announced the temporary closure of the Nigerian Breweries level crossing from Friday, 18th to Monday, 21st of December, 2020. A statement by the State ministry of transportation said the closure was to enable the continuation of construction works on the tracks of the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project. According to the…
The International Facility Management Association, IFMA, Nigeria Chapter has elected her 11th President, Mr Segun Adebayo, as well as other Council members to serve as the new executive council team for the Association up till 2022. Mr. Adebayo, the former Vice President and pioneer Publicity Secretary of the Association, was elected during the last Annual…
The Federal Government has revealed that Nigerians will now be able to acquire houses built by the government for as low as N2 million, as the housing scheme of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) kicks off. The initiative, according to the FG, is a bold response by the Buhari-led administration to tackle the adverse economic…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that 26 senior officers have so far tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj. Gen. Johnson Irefin who died as a result of respiratory failure secondary to the complications of COVID 19 infection. Army Public Relations officer Sagir Musa, who…
P+ Measurement Services, an independent public relations (PR) measurement and evaluation agency, has revamped its Independent public relations(PR) performance audit reporting services as part of measures aimed at enhancing clients’ efficiency. The newly improved audit reporting template will help the agency broaden and maximise its offerings, by providing inference driven PR measurement and performance audit…
Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi on Sunday disclosed that the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is responding well to home-based care and treatment for COVID-19. This disclosure comes two days after Governor Sanwo-Olu was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 and experiencing symptoms and fatigue typical of a mild case of the disease.…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has joined his Lagos state counterpart in self-isolation. The governor had to go into isolation, as a family member and senior government officials tested positive for COVID-19. El-Rufai, who disclosed the development himself on Saturday in a broadcast shared on his Twitter handle, stated that the measure was necessary as…
Nigeria has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 infection figure since the beginning of the outbreak in late February. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed a new case of 796. Before now, the country had on 1st of July, reported a figure of 790, thereby making last night figure the highest since…