Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has called for increased love and more understanding among Nigerians irrespective of their religious affiliations for a peaceful co-existence and growth of the country. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday, December 11, 2016 to celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet…
Category: National/Politics
Senator Abe Okay With Conduct of Election in Rivers South East
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the legislative re-run elections, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has commended the conduct of the state and national assembly re-run elections in Rivers South East Senatorial District particularly in Gokana Local Government Area. Speaking to newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Ward 16 Unit 10 Bera in…
Top 5 Christmas Gifts For Nigerian Parents
It’s Christmas, the season to shop for presents. And of course, you definitely want to include your parents on the list when you go shopping. But then…when the holiday season comes rolling around, there’s a good chance the parents on your shopping list need just about everything from household items to kitchen gadgets and more.…
4 Reasons Government Needs To Improve Data Gathering System
Nigeria has never had a reliable or workable data system if you go down memory lane. The importance of data can’t be overemphasised. There are innumerable and complex factors preventing the country from having one. Government bureaucracy, politics, corruption, sabotage, and obvious incompetence, they have courted to ensure stall the process of a good data…
Global Interns Designs ‘A Leadership Through Internship’ Workshop For Millennials
Global Interns, a student centred organization connecting college and high school interns to work experiences has designed an engaging and life changing millennial squad workshop. The ‘Leadership Through Internship’ workshop with well-crafted sessions will create an understanding of Internship as a pathway to leadership whilst showcasing how Millennial have redefined leadership in the global workplace.…
GTBank, British Council Unveil First Outdoor Sculpture by Yinka Shonibare in Lagos
Africa’s foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has partnered the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, to sponsor the installation of the Wind Sculpture VI by renowned British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare MBE in Ndubuisi Kanu Park, Ikeja, Lagos. The installation of the Wind Sculpture VI will be the…
5 Tips For Those Planning To Travel To The East This Christmas By Road
Natives of Eastern Nigeria who live outside their region are always keen about the Christmas season as it is the one time they travel back home to observe several ceremonies and reconnect with their extended families. They almost always embark on their journey home by road via luxurious buses and shuttles, and due to increasing…
Godwin Uzoji Wins 9th National Art Competition
Homelessness, Despair and Hope, a work that elucidates the issues that surround the condition of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by using the Tent as a metaphor for those who have lost their physical boundaries by the share brut of force, was adjudged the overall winner of this year’s National Art Competition held at the…
Nigerian Breweries Donates Library Facility To Lagos School
Nigerian Breweries Plc on Tuesday donated a fully furnished school library to Randle Avenue Primary School, in the Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos. While commissioning the project, Mr. Nicolaas Vervelde, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Breweries Plc, who was represented by Mr. Kufre Ekanem, the Company’s Corporate Affairs Adviser, explained that the initiative…
5 Ways To Have December To Remember With Family In Your Hometown
December is a time when many Nigerians leave their abode in the city and hit the road to travel to their hometown. A hometown that is remote and a place that they visit once a year. Although some Nigerians don’t look forward to such an unaccustomed live in the countryside, you can make it a…