GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State has been given a seven ultimatum to lift his recent ban on motorcycle and tricycle taxis known in local parlance as Okadas and Kekes or get dragged to court and face mass action protest.
(1) Yesterday, a fringe northern socio cultural group launched an outfit called Shege-Ka-Fasa in Kaduna. Floated as a response to Amotekun, this new association has nothing to do with confronting criminals, providing security, offering intelligence on the activities of kidnappers or providing security. It is simply a response to a perceived ethnic threat
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has launched his government's new Nigerian Visa Policy (NVP) 2020 which breaks down the country’s visa categories into 79 classes from the current six as part of a drive to woo international investors.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is contemplating bringing Odion Ighalo back out of international retirement following his recent high profile move to English Premier League side Manchester United.
GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and President Muhammadu Buhari have scheduled a meeting for later today to thrash out the dynamics of the regional security outfit Amotekun that has been launched in southwest Nigeria.
TENSION is mounting in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's Isiama Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State as soldiers have invaded the locality awaiting him should Mr Kanu arrival for his parents' funeral.
SUPER Eagles centreback Leon Balogun has joined English Championship side Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season in a bid to get more playing time due to his current inaction at Brighton Athletic.
(1) First and foremost, I would have staggered the ban, introducing new routes to it on a quarterly basis over the next two years. That way, people will be gradually moved into alternative employment
(2) Mobility technology companies like Gokada, ORide and Max.ng would be exempt from the ban. They pose no security risk whatsoever. If anything the states owes them as they have invested something like $100m into the Lagos economy
NIGERIA'S federal government has dragged 70,000 farmers from Kebbi State to court for failing to repay the loans they received under a special N17bn ($46.8m) Anchor Borrower Programme funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
EDO State government officials have entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom to introduce video-conferencing in courtrooms to make it easier for people to testify in cases of human trafficking as part of a move to stamp out the menace.
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State has been given a seven ultimatum to lift his recent ban on motorcycle and tricycle taxis known in local parlance as Okadas and Kekes or get dragged to court and face mass action protest.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has launched his government's new Nigerian Visa Policy (NVP) 2020 which breaks down the country’s visa categories into 79 classes from the current six as part of a drive to woo international investors.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is contemplating bringing Odion Ighalo back out of international retirement following his recent high profile move to English Premier League side Manchester United.
GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and President Muhammadu Buhari have scheduled a meeting for later today to thrash out the dynamics of the regional security outfit Amotekun that has been launched in southwest Nigeria.
TENSION is mounting in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's Isiama Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State as soldiers have invaded the locality awaiting him should Mr Kanu arrival for his parents' funeral.
SUPER Eagles centreback Leon Balogun has joined English Championship side Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season in a bid to get more playing time due to his current inaction at Brighton Athletic.
NIGERIA'S federal government has dragged 70,000 farmers from Kebbi State to court for failing to repay the loans they received under a special N17bn ($46.8m) Anchor Borrower Programme funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
EDO State government officials have entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom to introduce video-conferencing in courtrooms to make it easier for people to testify in cases of human trafficking as part of a move to stamp out the menace.
