SERAP Gets Court’s Nod To Compel Fashola To Name Corrupt Contractors

Nigeria Will Not Progress Without Borrowing-Fashola

  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted approval to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, in its suit seeking “an order for leave to apply for an order of mandamus” compelling the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola(SAN) to disclose the names of  “corrupt contractors,” who allegedly collected money for … Read more

Lewandowski Slams Bayern Munich Tactics After 3-1 Loss To Liverpool

Bayern striker, Robert Lewandowski, has criticised Niko Kovac’s tactics, after they were sent crashing out of the Champions League at the hands of Liverpool on Wednesday evening. Lewandowski feels their approach in the 3-1 defeat was negative. The reigning Bundesliga champions also struggled to score at Anfield in the first leg. “Of course, we knew … Read more

UPDATE: Mourinho Speaks On Zidane Taking Real Madrid’s Job

Mourinho Warns Eriksen Amid Man Utd Transfer interest

Jose Mourinho has said Zinedine Zidane is the perfect Manager for Real Madrid. Mourinho, who was sacked by Manchester United in December, had been in talks with Madrid president, Florentino Perez, regarding a return to the Santiago Bernabeu. But key figures in Madrid’s hierarchy were against Mourinho’s return, while senior players in the dressing room, … Read more

Champions League: Maradona Hails Cristiano Ronaldo

Football icon, Diego Maradona has hailed Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo as a “sorcerer.” Maradona stated this after the magical Juventus star fulfilled his pre-match prediction by scoring a hat-trick against Spanish side, Atletico Madrid. Juventus share price shot up by 20% after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday to pay back another chunk of … Read more

HIPEC Surgery In Cancer Treatment

What is HIPEC Surgery ? In spite of various late advances in chemotherapy, the general shot of chemotherapy being healing is still low, and the reactions are troublesome for the patient to persevere. Be that as it may, when these malignant growths are kept to the peritoneal pit, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) turns into a … Read more

Senators, Reps-elect Get Certificates of Return Today

  Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed speculations that it had altered its earlier plan to present Certificates of Return to newly-elected federal lawmakers, saying the event will go on today as scheduled. There were reports that the event had been shifted to March 23, but when contacted, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, … Read more

FG Working Hard to Reverse Terrible Mismanagement of Economy —Buhari

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  President Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, that the Federal Government was doing its best to correct and reverse the terrible mismanagement the country had experienced in previous administrations in the country. President Buhari, who stated this when he received a delegation of non-career ambassadors, who were at State House, Abuja, to congratulate him on his … Read more

NNPC, Chevron Sign Gas Agreement With Dangote

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, have signed a gas sale and aggregation agreement GSAA, with Dangote Fertiliser Limited, DFL, with Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria Limited as aggregator. NNPC and CNL are obligated to supply 70mmScf/d of natural gas to Dangote Fertiliser to start up the newly-built fertiliser plant. … Read more

Access Bank, Others Unite Against HIV Stigma, Discrimination

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As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2019 Zero Discrimination Day against Persons Living With HIV/ AIDS, PLWHA, the Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS, NIBUCAA in collaboration with HACEY Initiatives, has highlighted the urgent need to take action against laws which exclude persons living with HIV/AIDS from essential services or subject … Read more

FG Orders NNPC, NPDC to Take Over Shell’s Assets in Ogoni

The Federal Government, yesterday, revoked the operating license granted Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, for Oil Mining Lease 11, in Ogoni land and transferred the operatorship of the assets to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and its upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC. In a letter dated, March 1, 2019, with Reference … Read more

Buhari Sympathizes With Families And Victims of Lagos Collapse Building

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  President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, sympathized with the families of victims. The President in the statement charged the Lagos State government to do all that was needful, to avoid future recurrence of such tragic developments. He said: “It touches one to lose precious … Read more

Lagos Doctors Urge Sanwo-Olu to Resuscitate 37 Non-Functional Health Care Centres

  The Medilag 90 Group, made up of the 1990 medical and dental graduates of University of Lagos, College of Medicine, have urged the Lagos State governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to resuscitate 37 non-functional Primary Health and Dental Care Centers in the state when sworn in. They made the demand in a press statement congratulating … Read more

Our Expectations From Sanwo-Olu, Others— Lagos Residents

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  Some Lagos residents has urged the governor-elect in the state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and incoming lawmakers to make welfare of the people their priority when they assume office. They spoke in separate interviews in Lagos. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared Sanwo-Olu winner of the March 9 governorship election and … Read more

Lagos to Foot Hospital Bill of Victims of Building Collapse— Ambode

Akinwunmi Ambode

  Ambode on Wednesday visited the scene of a three-storey building which collapsed in Ita Faaji area of Lagos Island, where he commiserated with families of victims who lost their lives, most of whom are children. Governor Ambode, who got to the scene of the incident at about 2:42p.m., described the incident as unfortunate, however, … Read more