Lagos: EKO Club Atlanta flags of medical rescue mission 

HealthNewsNigeriaLagos: EKO Club Atlanta flags of medical rescue mission 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Eko Club Atlanta (ECA) has given notice that its medical rescue mission will commence in Lagos State from April 24th to April 29th, 2023. Hon Deji Ajiboye, ECA President, while speaking at a press conference in Lagos yesterday at the headquarters of Lagos State Parks and Garages, to flag off  the programme, said that the  medical mission is aimed at providing free medical services for citizens in Lagos and its surrounding communities. Ajiboye...

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Nigerian Copyright Commission Intensifies Fight Against Piracy

NewsNigeriaNigerian Copyright Commission Intensifies Fight Against Piracy

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2023

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) said it is intensifying the fight against piracy as the world marks World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD) on April 23. The theme for this year is ‘Indigenous Languages’, which underscores the need to recognize linguistic diversity and the importance of preserving, promoting, and encouraging the use of indigenous languages in literature and other creative works. Dr. John Asein, Director-General of NCC in a statement while calling for collaboration between...

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FG Inaugurates National Steering Committee On Food Systems Transformation

AgricultureNewsNigeriaFG Inaugurates National Steering Committee On Food Systems Transformation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2023

For the smooth implementation of the food systems transformation pathway in Nigeria, the Federal Government has inaugurated a national steering committee for the purpose. Performing the ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, said the committee is expected to transform the nation’s food systems for the sustainable development of the country. “As the coordinating Ministry, we have constituted a multisectoral and multi-stakeholder implementation Task Team including all...

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Internet Users In Nigeria Grew To 154.8 Million In 2022 FQ-NBS

LifestyleNewsNigeriaInternet Users In Nigeria Grew To 154.8 Million In 2022 FQ-NBS

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2023

The National Bureau of Statistics has released a report that shows Nigeria’s internet users grew to 154.8 million in the Fourth Quarter of 2022. According to the report, the increase represented 9.07 percent from 141,971,560 in Q4 of 2021. The latest data also said the number of active voice subscribers in Q4 2022 rose to “222,571,568 from the 195,463,898 reported in Q4 2021, indicating a growth rate of 13.87 percent.” According to the agency, Lagos...

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Over 600,000 Children Yet to Be Immunized Against Childhood Killer In Three States

LifestyleNewsNigeriaOver 600,000 Children Yet to Be Immunized Against Childhood Killer In Three States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 22, 2023

No fewer than 600,000 children Are Yet To Be Immunized Against Childhood Killer Diseases In  Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Kano Field Office, Rahama Farah disclosed this Thursday at a media briefing on the UNICEF State of the World Children’s (SOWC) 2023: Immunization and Zero Dose situation in Kano Field Office states. The UNICEF Chief said Kano had the highest number with over 300,000 children of the figure (55%)....

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Muslims Urge To Imbibe The Spirit Of Love, Forgiveness

LifestyleNewsNigeriaReligionMuslims Urge To Imbibe The Spirit Of Love, Forgiveness

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 22, 2023

Muslims in Nigeria have joined their counterparts across the globe to celebrate the 2023 Eid-El Fitr Sallah celebration, following the sighting of a new moon of Shawwal, thus bringing the end of fasting in the month of Ramadan. The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday, authorized Muslims in Nigeria to observe the celebration, Friday 21st, April 2023. The sermons by...

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Twitter Blue: Osibanjo, Tinubu, Davido others lose verification badges on Twitter

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTwitter Blue: Osibanjo, Tinubu, Davido others lose verification badges on Twitter

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 21, 2023

Twitter has officially removed the blue badge from legacy verified profiles. All celebrities and other high-profile figures will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue for $8 monthly to be verified again. Following his acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, Elon Musk revamped the verification process on the micro-blogging platform by announcing an optional paid verification plan that unlocks additional features for users. Twitter had given verified users till April 1, 2023, to sign up for...

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Spyro buys two houses five months after dropping ‘Who is Your Guy?’

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaSpyro buys two houses five months after dropping ‘Who is Your Guy?’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 21, 2023

Oludipe David, better known as Spyro, has splashed millions on two properties in Lagos. The excited artist shared the good news with his fans on Instagram yesterday. According to him, he bought one house for himself and the other for his undisclosed business partner. He wrote: “From zero to owning a property…ah! I #countmyblessings big time. I didn’t just buy for myself, I bought the opposite unit for my business partner too. God has been...

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International body condemns the attack on Igbos in Lagos

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInternational body condemns the attack on Igbos in Lagos

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 21, 2023

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has frowned upon the post-election attacks on the Igbos of the South East region in Lagos State by state-sponsored agents. It is to be recalled that during the presidential election, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a former governor of Lagos State and the eventual winner of the election, lost the state to Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, a former...

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Two women killed in Anambra road crash

NewsNigeriaRegionsTwo women killed in Anambra road crash

PilotnewsApril 20, 2023

A road accident occurred at Tempo, 300 metres away from Odumodu junction, along the Nteje-Onitsha Expressway, Anambra State, late on Tuesday. It was a lone crash, involving a commercial Toyota Sienna with registration number: LND502YE belonging to Young Shall Grow Motors. According to eyewitnesses, the driver, who was on speed, lost control of the vehicle which somersaulted after hitting a pedestrian crossing the expressway, and crashed. It was gathered that seven persons were involved in...

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