The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has commenced the screening of 308 aspirants gunning for the state’s House of Assembly. The exercise will be held between November 11 and 13, ahead of the party’s primaries into the 40 seats in the House. Based on the figures obtained by the magazine from…
Rotary Club To Renovate Public Schools In Igando
In order to empower children to become active participants in the transformation of their societies and to provide them with a conducive atmosphere of learning, the Rotary Club, Igando-Egan, Lagos has decided to renovate all public schools in the area. Ori Adeyemo, President of the Rotary club Igando-Egan, disclosed this on Sunday, November 10 at…
‘No American Involved in Military Helicopter Crash’- US Embassy
The American Embassy in Nigeria has dismissed claims that some American soldiers were involved in the Nigerian Military helicopter crash that was reported on Monday, November 11, 2014. “No American was involved in the Yola helicopter crash as reported on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by some Nigerian news outlets,” the American Embassy said in a…
U.S Condemns Terror Attacks in Nigeria
The United States embassy in Nigeria has condemned the incessant attacks on defenseless citizens in the past week in the country. In a press statement issued on Monday by the U.S embassy in Nigeria, the U.S government condemned in strong terms the spate of attacks in the country in recent days. The condemnation comes on…
TELL’s Conference on Tertiary Education Begins
In a quest to seek long term and sustainable solution to challenges confronting Nigeria’s higher education, a two-day conference of higher education stakeholders involving the government, educational institutions and industries has opened at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Monday. The conference put together by the National Higher Education Forum, NHEF a nongovernmental…
Health Workers Issue 2-day Ultimatum
The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, a coalition of health care professional associations in Nigeria, has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike action within the next two days if the Federal Government fails to implement previous agreements. JOHESU in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting in Abuja and signed by its…
EFCC Begins 10-Days Proficiency Training
As part of efforts to equip its officers and other stakeholders in the financial sector with skills to live up to its mandate, the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has began a 10-day training workshop for its staff. EFCC is embarking on the training in…
Ebola: WHO Issues New Protocol on Burials
In order to ensure safe and dignified burial for people who die of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the World Health Organization has released new protocols to be adopted in the burial process. The new protocol consists of 12 steps that burial teams should follow in order to ensure safe and dignified burials, and also…
Ten Policemen Killed In Afghan Explosions
Several bomb blasts have struck three Afghan cities, including the capital Kabul, leaving at least 10 policemen dead on Monday. In Kabul, a magnetic bomb planted in a flowerbed near a university killed seven policemen and wounded three people, while in eastern Logar province a suicide bomber blew himself up at the provincial police headquarters.…
2015: “INEC Plans To Disenfranchise Lagos Residents” -APC
The National leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC of plotting to disenfranchise residents of Lagos State ahead of the 2015 general election. In a press statement issued by Ahmed Bola Tinubu, former governor of the state and APC’s national leader, the party said aside some loopholes…