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About 70 million active mobile line owners in the country do not have bank accounts, the CEO of eTranzact International Plc., Niyi Toluwalope, has said. Toluwalope, who stated this recently at the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigerian (CAMCAN) 2021 Annual Workshop in Lagos, said that 110 million Nigerians owned 150 million mobile phone lines but […]

The Nigerian Government has threatened to ban travellers and airlines from Canada, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Argentina if they do not take Nigeria off their red list. The countries had included Nigeria among nations restricted over the Omicron COVID variant. The ban imposed on Nigeria and some other African countries has triggered backlash, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the sympathies of the nation to the government and people of the United States following devastating tornadoes that ripped across six states, leaving destruction and death on their trail. “The destruction of whole towns, flattening of houses, schools, hospitals, businesses and other social infrastructure on a scale never seen before […]

The Nigeria Football Federation has terminated the contract of Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr and appointed ex-international, Augustine Eguavoen, currently it’s Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser on an interim basis. Eguavoen’s appointment is with immediate effect, and ends the NFF’s relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three-time African […]

Nigerian billionaire and Executive Chairman of Geregu Power Plant Plc , Femi Otedola, has given N2 million to the Abdulwaheeds who gave birth to quadruplets after their fourth child. This is happening barely two weeks after it was reported that the couple residing in Gwako, a suburb of Gwagwalada area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory […]

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan says governments at all levels need to make information available to the public to stop the spread of fake news. According to NAN, Jonathan said this on Friday at the 10th anniversary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act awards night in Abuja. Represented by Ann Iyonu, the executive director of Goodluck Jonathan […]

Emirates Airline on Friday said it was suspending all its flights between Nigeria and Dubai from December 13. The airline’s decision comes after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) limited its flight activities in Nigeria. The NCAA had accused UAE authorities of not granting equal rights to the sole Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, flying to […]

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has disclosed why the government of the United Kingdom (UK) placed travel ban on Nigeria. In this exclusive  interview with Daily Sun, Laing explained that majority of cases in the UK of the COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC) Omicron were traced to Nigeria and South Africa. Amongst other issues, the British […]

A bill for an Act to amend the Labour Act and ensure the establishment of creches in public and private workplaces has passed the second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill which sought to boost breastfeeding among working-class mothers was sponsored by Rep. Sergius Ogun (PDP-Edo) at plenary on Thursday. Leading the debate, […]

A 40-year-old divorce seeker, Rashidat Ogunniyi, on Thursday, told an Igando Customary Court that her “husband loves his dog more than he loves me.” Mrs Ogunniyi, 40, who is seeking dissolution of her 12-year-old marriage, told the court that her husband, Kazeem, was only concerned about the welfare of his dog. “Kazeem is an irresponsible […]

The Federal Government on Thursday withdrew its approval for Emirates Airlines winter schedule, cutting down the carrier’s daily flights to Abuja to just once a week. It disclosed this in a letter dated December 9, 2021, issued to the Country Manager, Emirates Airlines Nigeria, Victoria Island, Lagos, and signed by the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation […]

The Lagos State government has issued a set of guidelines on social events and gatherings during the festive season amid the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It stated that all social events must be duly registered to obtain event safety clearance from the Lagos State Safety Commission website (www.lasgsafetyreg.com) prior to holding. This was […]

A Nigerian, Temitayo Bello, has bagged his second PhD after completing three different bachelor’s degrees and three different masters’ degrees. Bello bagged his second PhD from the University of Ibadan (UI) having completed a thesis in Energy Law. He had got a Bachelor’s Degree (B.Sc) in Economics, Banking and Finance, and a Bachelor of Law […]

The Lagos State Government has stated that all attendees of social events in the state must now present their vaccination cards. Sanwo-Olu disclosed that all social events in the state must be duly registered to obtain an event safety clearance from the Lagos State Safety Commission website. The governor, who said this on Tuesday in a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos State to inaugurate some projects on Thursday. Moves are already underway to provide heavy security in some parts of the commercial city ahead of the President’s visit, it was also learnt.  Such presidential visits are accompanied by heavy traffic congestion across Lagos.  -Independent