By Ayomide Oriade In every sphere of human endeavor, the year 2020 alone has served up events and happenings that would have conveniently filled for three or four years combined. On a global scale, Covid-19 brought economic activities to a halt for weeks. Even the strongest economies of the world …
Read More »Investment and Retirement: The Nigerian Story (A conversational Series)
Anchoria Asset Management had its second edition of the Financial Fitness Chat on LinkedIn yesterday 14th of October, 2020. The topic of the chat session- Investment and Retirement: The Nigerian Story, provided participators with a one-on-one assessment and answers to questions pertaining to retirement and long term investment plats. The Financial …
Read More »Lagos Govt To Close Adekunle-Adeniji Section of Third Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the total closure of the Adekunle to Adeniji section of the Third Mainland Bridge for repair works. The state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who disclosed this in a statement, said the total closure of the section of the bridge would be …
Read More »#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Announces Scholarship For Children Of Slain Police Officers
•Considers Insurance For Serving Officers, As Govt Promises To Rebuild Burnt Police Stations Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu today met with police officers serving in Lagos at the Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja, with a promise to provide scholarship for children of police officers who lost their lives in …
Read More »Police arrest 79 suspected looters in Abuja
Following the rate of looting and vandalization in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), by hoodlums, the FCT police command has arrested 79 suspects, it was learnt on Wednesday. FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma who disclosed this when he accompanied the FCT Minister, Muhammed Bello to inspected companies, warehouses and …
Read More »CACOVID commences distribution of Palliatives to state Govts in June
…Targets 10 million poor families in 774 LG Members of the private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has enjoined Nigerian who are involved in the wanton destruction of Public and Private properties and even looting of the warehouses where the palliatives are kept to immediately desist from such act, …
Read More »BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala elected WTO DG
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as the final candidate for the much-coveted role. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat how South Korea’s trade minister at …
Read More »Nigerian govt declares Thursday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 29, a public holiday across Nigeria. A statement signed by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Mohammed Manga said the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced the holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. The Minister who also posted the statement on his verified Facebook page, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad for …
Read More »#EndSARS: Nigerian Army opens up, says ‘Lagos govt invited us to intervene’
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest. The Army further disassociated itself from “a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that civilian protesters were massacred by soldiers at Lekki Toll Plaza”. According to a statement issued …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu approves full reopening of markets in Lagos
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the full reopening of markets in the state. The Lagos Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement made available by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Gawat …
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