Billionaire business man, accountant and industrialist, Molade Okoya-Thomas is dead. He died on Monday morning at 79. The news of his death was announced by the Nigerian Table Tennis Federation. The business man, who was born in Lagos on June 8, 1935, was recognised as the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo and Odofin…
YABATECH Declares 22-day Holiday for Elections
The Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has directed its full-time and part-time students to proceed on a 22-day holiday to enable them to exercise their civic rights during next month’s general elections. This was disclosed in a bulletin issued by Charles Oni, Head, Public Relations Unit of the college. According to the bulletin, the holiday…
UNILAG Lifts Ban On Student Unionism
The authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has lifted the 10-year long ban on student unionism in the institution. Rahmon Bello, Vice Chancellor, UNILAG, announced this during the institution’s 2014/2015 matriculation ceremony which held on January 23 at the university’s multipurpose hall. The students union of UNILAG was banned 10 years ago following a…
Ambode Unveils Plan For Lagos
Akinwunmi Ambode, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos has said his plans to turn around the fortunes of the state positively would be hinged on four strategic developmental goals, which he identified as economic development, infrastructural development, social development and the improvement of security. A release signed by Steve Ayorinde,…
Agbaje, Ambode Disagree Over Lagos Tax System
Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos State have disagreed over how the state’s tax collection process should be run. Speaking at a forum organised by the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, with the focus, “Private Sector Interactive…
Bird Flu Hits 7 States
Following the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza,commonly referred to as bird flu in some parts of the country, Akinwunmi Adesina, minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,has stressed that the outbreak has not in any way made Nigeria, a bird flu epidemic country,as the disease has only hit seven states in the country, namely, Kano, Lagos,…
Bird flu: Lagos On High Alert After Outbreak
The Lagos State Government has alerted members of the public on the resurgence of bird flu in the state. Gbolahan Lawal, Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, said the disease was imported into the state from the Northern part of the country and was traced to a farm at Badore, in Eti-Osa Local Government and Zoological…
Ambode Promises To Run Accountable Government
Ahead of the February general elections in Nigeria, Akinwumi Ambode, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos State has promised to run an accountable government if elected. Ambode said his tenure as governor of the state will operate an economy with opportunities through good governance and selfless service to the citizens of…
NBA Remembers Gani Fawehinmi
The 11th Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture/symposium which also doubles as Fawehinmism and the 2nd Nigeria Bar Association, NBA Ikeja Gani Fawehinmi Integrity Award, holds today at the Oranmiyan Hall, Airport Hotel, Lagos. In a mass array of deep coloured suits, lawyers from all around Nigeria have gathered to celebrate the iconic legal practitioner, Late…
Lagos INEC Gets 5,995 Smart Card Readers
The Lagos office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has received a total of 5,995 smart cards and the first batch of 5,000 ballot boxes in preparation for the forthcoming general elections. This was announced today at the Commission’s office in Lagos by Akin Orebiyi, the new resident electoral commissioner of INEC in Lagos.…
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