The Convener, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms, Chief Ayo Opadokun, on Monday commended Lagos state government’s plan to ban Danfo buses from plying roads in the state, Punch reports. Opadokun said that reckless driving by Danfo drivers made life unbearable for everybody on Lagos roads. “They drive without adhering to traffic rules and regulations and they do it so ...

The Guardian reports that the Nigerian economy continues to suffer one of its worst recessions in recent history. Transaction in the Lagos real estate sector have remained slow since last year culminating in a fall in Lagos house prices. According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded negative growth in the first two quarters of ...

As pipeline vandalism continues with reckless abandon in the oil rich Niger-Delta region of the country, an ex- militant leader has come out to give reasons why the problem still persists. AN ex-militant leader, Seiyifa Gbedeke, aka General Cairo, yesterday, said that the major reason for  pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region was that some ex-militant leaders working at ...

The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) says 28 power stations sent out average of 3,134 MW/hour of electricity on Feb. 8, according to the industry’s website’s report in Abuja. The report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, also indicated that the power sector also lost estimated N1, 043,000, 000 on Feb.8 due to constraints of gas ...

Advice around property is a minefield, despite the issues inherent in seeking out help no one should feel that they can’t find decent information and assistance if they need it. These days anyone from accountants, financial planners, buyers’ agents, property mentors and even some developers can have a property advice wing that looks to help investors strategise. Here are 10 ...

This is the third and final part of the ‘BUY NOW PAY LATER’. In this final part of the real estate investment series I will be giving answers to frequently asked real estate investment questions. The first thing area I will be looking into is the question of ‘How long it takes for a BUY NOW PAY LATER investment to ...

The General Manager, Access bank Lagos City Marathon, Yussuf Alli, recently released a communiqué to inform the general public about details on road closures and alternative routes on race day, Saturday, February 11, 2017. The Second edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon takes place on Saturday, February 11, 2017. In view of this, some parts of Lagos will ...

Martins had been cooling his heels in police cell for more than eight hours now and he still couldn’t tell what his offence was. The officers that came to his residence to whisk him away on a Saturday morning he should have spent with his expectant wife were not helping matters either. They left for their duty post immediately they ...

According to Vanguard News, mosques in the northern part of the country may soon be converted to schools… The suggestion by the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, that northern governors should consider converting mosques to schools is a welcome idea that could boost educational opportunities in the region, the Kano State Information, Mohammed Garba, has said. Garba, who ...

On Monday Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said he plans to banish the yellow Lagos mini buses popularly called danfo by the end of this year because they are “not acceptable and befitting for a mega-city”. Do you think this is a step in the right direction? There are quite a number of factors that make Lagos the standout state in ...