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A late-night gas explosion caused damage to some sections of the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos State on Saturday, December 30, 2023. Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were kept busy battling to put out the resultant raging fire. Reports, including by The PUNCH and Vanguard, said …

Gani Adams and Akeredolu The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams, has reacted to the demise of the Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, describing it as a huge personal loss. Adams, who commiserated with the governor’s bereaved family in a statement on Thursday by his Special Assistant …

  The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, has confirmed the arrest of a soldier for allegedly killing a truck driver at a checkpoint along Maiduguri – Dikwa- Gamboru road. The incident occurred because of   a misunderstanding between the soldier and the truck driver at the checkpoint. The …

VFD Group Plc, a company described as the ‘Berkshire Hathaway of Nigeria’ has received regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to undertake rights issues, the company has said. VFD said it is offering 63,342,455 shares of 50 kobo each at N197.33 per share to existing shareholders. Rights issues …

Nigerians have continued to show their stellar intelligence and continue to make waves globally in different areas of academics. Recently at the University of Queensland graduation ceremonies, Abdulrasaq Ogunyale stood out tall, graduating with distinction in Master of Peace and Conflict Studies achieving a unique feat of cumulative GPA of …

 Rotimi Akeredolu   Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who has been battling a serious ailment, is dead. The 67 year-old two-term governor died in Germany last night at about 10 pm, where he was hospitalised. His cause of death was linked with leukaemia. Akeredolu, a senior advocate of Nigeria was first sworn in …

•NRC begins free train ride today, NLC, TUC say govt confused, demand wage award •Katsina, Gombe, Plateau, Delta transporters, others claim ignorance of subsidy The Federal Government on Wednesday announced 50 per cent reduction in transportation costs along 22 interstate routes during the Yuletide season. The Minister of Solid Minerals …

EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged civil society organisations, CSOs, in the South East on proper collaboration with the Commission especially in spreading anti-corruption messages at the grassroots. He gave this charge on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 …

  Mrs Patience Oniha, Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO)   Nigeria’s total public debt stock hit N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars) as of Sept. 30, according to a statement by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday in Abuja. The DMO said that the amount represented the domestic …

President Bola Tinubu The National Association of Nigerian Students has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 Yuletide season transport discount. The President of NANS, Mr. Pedro Obi, gave the commendation in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu while appreciating Tinubu’s commitment to the welfare of Nigerians. The Federal …