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LCCI Worries as FG Imposes Excise Duty On Soap, others
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed worries over plans to impose excise duty on basic consumer goods. The Federal Government recently commenced the…
Osakwe Gives Reasons for Delay in signing African free trade deal
The Director-General of National Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) and Chief Negotiator, Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe has given reasons for the delay in signing African free trade deal. The…
UNICEF, Zamfara Govt. Enroll 4,099 Girls In Schools
Girls (G4G) initiative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced in August 2017, had succeeded in enrolling 4,099 girls in schools. Mr Tayo Fatinikun, Executive…
French President Macron visits Afrika Shrine Today
The French leader, Emmanuel Macron, will today visit the Afrika Shrine, a nightclub in Lagos founded by Nigerian music legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the state government has announced.…
Nine Persons Burnt To Death, 54 Vehicles Affected In Lagos Tanker Explosion
No fewer than nine persons were burnt beyond recognition with 54 vehicles torched in a fuel tanker explosion on Thursday at Otedola Bridge, near the old toll gate,…
UTME result: 25% of 1.6m candidates score above 200–Registrar
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said that out of 1, 603, 181 candidates who sat for the 2018…
199 Lives lost in 4 Major Building Collapses …NBRRI
Four major building collapses that occurred in the country between 2014 and 2016 claimed 199 lives, the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute has said. This was…
Lekki Free Zone, Africa’s Next Investment Destination says Ambode
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has disclosed that sustained flow of investments to the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) showed that the state’s free economic zone “is the…
Buhari Felicitates With FRSC At 30
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with the management and staff of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as the organisation celebrates 30 years of its establishment. The President…
Terrorism financing must be curbed’ … PMB
President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the need to curb the flow of terrorism financing. Buhari stated this while speaking at the meeting of the African Union Peace…