Lagos Breaks Singapore’s Record; Puts Nigeria On World Record
Lagos State on Thursday put Nigeria on the world record by celebrating the 60th Independence Anniversary with 60,000 cupcakes. The state produced the largest anniversary logo in the world, made with cupcakes mosaic. The initiative by the Lagos State Government in conjunction with Fly Africa aimed to put Nigeria in the Guinness Book of World […]
NIS Introduces New Visa Policies For UK, US, 147 Others
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced a new visa regime for citizens of the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, and 147 other countries. The service said that the new regime, which consists of transit, business (single), business (multiple), tourism, visiting (single), visiting (multiple), journalist, cleric, medical tourism, religious, study tour, […]
Lagos CP Detains Inspector Who Brutalised Photo-Journalist
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for immediate detention and orderly room trial of one Inspector Adadu Innocent attached to PMF 22 Ikeja, for hitting with a stick and injuring Kayode Jaiyeola, a Photo-journalist with The Punch. The incident occurred on Thursday during #RevolutionNow protest in Maryland area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria […]
Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project Will Be Completed By December – FG
The $1.6bn Lagos-Ibadan railway project will be completed in December this year or early January 2021, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced on Thursday. Amaechi, who disclosed this during a live television programme that also had the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, in attendance virtually, said he would work with Fashola and […]
Ronaldo, Messi To Clash In Champions League
Football fans are assured of two matches in which Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, eternal rivals, will clash in the new season. This followed the conclusion of the UEFA Champions League draw that put Ronaldo’s Juventus and Messi’s Barcelona in Group G. Read Also: UEFA To allow Spectators Back Into Matches Other teams in the […]
Canada Denying Nigerians Visas Unfairly – Envoy
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, Adeyinka Asekun, says the country is unfairly denying a lot of Nigerians visas, including students. Asekun said many Nigerians were eager to study in Canada but were denied the opportunity. He spoke on Thursday at a webinar on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary organised by the mission. Read Also: Nigeria’s High […]
Trump’s Coronavirus Hits US Stocks, Oil Prices
United States’ stock futures and oil prices fell on Friday after President Donald Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for the coronavirus, weeks ahead of elections. Futures for the S&P 500 slid 1.21% by early afternoon in Asia, while Treasury yields also fell. Brent crude slipped on the news and was down […]
Rep Adejumo Wants Awolowo Declared National Hero
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ajao Adejumo, has called on Nigerians to support the bill for an Act to declare Chief Obafemi Awolowo a national hero. Adejumo made the call in a statement while felicitating with Nigerians on the occasion of the 60th Independence anniversary of the country. The legislator who represents […]
China Teacher Handed Death Sentence For Poisoning Children
A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead. A court in the central Chinese province of Henan said Wang Yun put sodium nitrite into porridge being prepared for her colleague’s students, sickening 25. The attack […]
UEFA To allow Spectators Back Into Matches
UEFA will allow spectators back into matches in the Champions League and its other club and international competitions “at a maximum of 30 percent” of capacity, European football’s governing body announced on Thursday. Up until now, all matches in the Champions League, Europa League and Nations League have been played behind closed doors because of […]
Sudan To Strike Peace With Rebels After Decades Of War
Sudan’s government and rebels are to sign a landmark peace deal Saturday in a bid to end decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died — a historic achievement if it holds. Ending Sudan’s internal conflicts has been a top priority of the transition government in power since last year’s ouster of longtime […]
Facebook Nixes Trump Ads As Electoral Tensions Rise
Facebook said it removed campaign ads for President Donald Trump which appeared to stoke fear by claiming that his Democratic rival Joe Biden would pose threats by allowing more immigration. The move late Wednesday marked the latest by the leading social network seeking to curb misinformation while seeking to steer clear of political involvement. The […]