Euro MPs Set Seal On Brexit In Emotional Vote
Britain’s departure from the European Union was set in law Wednesday, amid emotional scenes, as the bloc’s parliament voted to ratify the divorce papers. After half a century of sometimes awkward membership and three years of tense withdrawal talks, the UK will leave the EU at midnight Brussels time (2300 GMT) on Friday. MEPs voted […]
Berlin’s Panda Twins Ready For Public Debut
Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charmed local media on Wednesday, a day before their debut in front of the general public. Five-month-old males Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan, whose names mean “long-awaited dream” and “dream come true”, were seen climbing over boulders as they explored their enclosure, watched by their mother […]
Palestinians Protest Against Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan
The Israeli army announced an increased presence in the West Bank and near Gaza Wednesday evening, as US President Donald Trump’s controversial peace plan sparked outrage among Palestinians. The plan, seen as overwhelmingly supportive of Israeli goals and drafted with no Palestinian input, gives the Jewish state a US green light to annex key parts […]
Trump Attacks Bolton As Trial Enters New Phase
President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday at John Bolton, a potentially damaging witness at his Senate impeachment trial, amid White House efforts to block publication of an explosive book by the former national security advisor. The fight over whether Bolton should testify intensified as Trump’s trial entered a new phase with senators who hold […]
Liverpool Sink West Ham To Go 19 Points Clear
Liverpool moved an incredible 19 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secured a 2-0 win at West Ham on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side have turned the title race into a procession and the runaway leaders saw off struggling West Ham to make it a remarkable 23 […]
Man City Hold Off Man Utd To Reach League Cup Final
Manchester City booked their place in a third successive League Cup final, but made hard work of disposing of Manchester United 3-2 on aggregate after losing the second leg of their semi-final 1-0 at home on Wednesday. City enjoyed the vast majority of the chances but could not find a way past the inspired David […]
LASG: We Did Not License Anybody To Operate Motorbikes
Earlier today, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, appeared on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily show and argued that no company was ever licensed to operate motorcycle(s), popularly known as Okada, as a business in the state. This argument was in defense of the Lagos State Government’s decision to ban motorbikes in 15 local government areas, including major commercial centres. Commenting further on this, Omotosho stated that all the […]
Transportation: Lagos Bans Okadas And Tricycles
Few days ago, the Lagos State Government announced a ban on the operations of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada and tricycles popularly called Keke Napep preventing them from plying certain routes within the state. The ban comes as the state begins total enforcement of the Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018. The ban includes motorcycle hailing tech ventures such […]
FG Records ₦1.14 Trillion Budget Deficit In Three Months
The Federal Government (FG) ran a deficit budget of ₦1.14 trillion in Q4 2019 compared to the ₦479.62 billion recorded in Q3 of 2019. The Q4 2019 Economic Report released by the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed that the government earned ₦938.72 billion and expended ₦2.07 trillion within 3 months leading to a deficit of N1.14 trillion. The […]
MTN Plans To Invest Additional $1.6 Billion In Nigeria
Leading telecoms services provider, MTN Group Limited, said it plans to invest an additional $1.6 billion to strengthen the infrastructure of its Nigerian subsidiary. The company’s group Chairman, Mcebisi Jonas, stated this on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy call to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. As Nairametrics previously reported, President Buhari had urged MTN to key into Nigeria’s digital economy strategy. It was in response to this that the MTN boss said: “We are fully aligned with […]
GTBank, Stanbic, Zenith, Others Lead Stocks Trade
Stanbic IBTC Bank, Zenith Bank, UBA, Fidelity Bank and GTBank led the actively traded stocks on the floor of the stock market on Tuesday. The bourse, however, traded bearish again as the all-share index dipped by 0.59% to close at 29,378.63 index points. Recording trades in 250.93 million units of shares valued at N4.83 billion […]
Toyota, Honda Recall Over 6m Cars Over Airbag Malfunction
Toyota and Honda are to recall over six million vehicles worldwide due to the danger they pose for drivers. The automakers discovered there’s a problem with their vehicles’ airbags. The recall, however, affects Toyota the most. What’s the airbags’ problem? According to a report, the airbags in the vehicles won’t inflate on collision impact as required. It was disclosed […]