The first batch of Lagos State Pilgrims that participated in the just-concluded 2025 Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has returned home. The 423 pilgrims, comprising 179 males and 244 females, touched down in Lagos on Tuesday via a Flynas Airbus XY9014. Chairman of the Working Committee and[Read More…]
The Aké Arts and Books Festival has kicked off with a bang, bringing together literature lovers, artists, and creatives from across Africa and beyond. At the heart of this vibrant celebration is Sterling Bank, which has served as a dedicated headline sponsor for eight consecutive years, playing a key[Read More…]
The Lagos State Government has announced a 15-month traffic diversion for the construction of the new transport interchange terminal at the Mile Two area of the state. The state commissioner for transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the diversion would enable the integration of[Read More…]
5,000 people to benefit from UBOMI medical outreach by PISTIS Foundation in Lagos Non-Governmental Organisation, Pistis Foundation is set to provide free medical and surgical outreach for 5,000 people through its health project; UBOMI Medical Outreach in Lagos. Ubomi medical outreach is a free medical program held annually[Read More…]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has pegged fuel it lifted from the Dangote refinery in September to be sold to the public at N950 in Lagos and above N1,000 per litre in the north. In a statement released on Monday by the NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye,[Read More…]
Fidelity Bank Plc Donates Maternity Kits to Pregnant Women in Lagos Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, has donated maternity kits to pregnant women in Aiyetoro, Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State. This donation is part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)[Read More…]
#EndBadGovernance protesters to hold Congress at Ojota to deliberate Tinubu’s address, Monday The #EndBadGovernance protesters will on Monday August 4 deliberate on the nationwide address of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a democratically held Congress in Ojota. Tinubu had addressed protesters on Sunday, urging organisers to suspend the street action[Read More…]
AfreximBank, BoI, Wema, Others to Sponsor Africa Leather Fair In Lagos As all is set for the Lagos Leather Fair (LLF) 2024, organisers said they have secured sponsorship deals with prestigious organisations, including AfreximBank, Bank of Industry (BoI), Wema Bank, Leadway Assurance, Remita, and Ananse.com, for the event. Lagos[Read More…]
Lagos vows to enforce monthly rental policy The Lagos State government through its Special Adviser to the governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, has said that the state’s monthly rental scheme will be enforced before the end of 2024 or early next year. Odunuga-Bakare who stated this during a press[Read More…]
L-R: Former Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan; Former Group CEO, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Ade Ayeyemi; Former Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BoI), Evelyn Oputu; Managing Director/Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal and President, Africa Fintech Network, Dr. Segun Aina, during the Ecobank Adire Experience in Lagos at[Read More…]
