The Guardian reports that the Burma Street Residents’ Association in Apapa area of Lagos State has appealed to the governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to take decisive measures against the menace of articulated vehicles and trucks causing chaotic traffic in the area. According to The Guardian, the worried residents and aggrieved business operators in the area lamented that until something urgent is ...
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Dangote shuts down Tomato Factory over Forex Scarcity
Dangote Group has announced the shutting down of its new tomato paste plant in Nigeria due to a shortage of dollars needed to import raw materials. New Telegraph reports that a Senior Executive Officer in Dangote Group, Edwin Devakumar, told an online news agency in an interview yesterday, this was the second such closure in months. Last year, the management ...
Read More »Expert calls on Govt on building more maternal, child centres
The president, National Association of Resident Doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Afolabi Akinkunmi has raised an alarm over the impact of economic recession on maternal health, saying many expectant mothers at the point of delivery do not have access to needed health care. New Telegraph reports that to this end, Dr Akinkunmi called on the three tiers ...
Read More »To Build Your House In Good Time, Sell Your Wife Fast!
Personally, I am of the opinion that if a young married man is nursing thoughts of building his own house, and hopes to do it at an age when youthfulness is still visible on him and not when he is old, he will need to meaningfully sell his wife the dream. It is worthy to note that a wife is ...
Read More »Work resumes on Ibadan-Abeokuta Road
The Nation reports that hundreds of Ibadan residents yesterday expressed delight on the resumption of work on the Ibadan-Abeokuta Expressway, which was abandoned four years ago. They said the resumption of work was a huge relief to them and called on the Federal Government to dualise the road, The Nation reports. Workers and heavy equipment belonging to an indigenous construction ...
Read More »Badagry residents lament poor infrastructure
The Nation reports that residents of Badagry have decried the epileptic electricity supply and deplorable roads. They urged government to increase its developmental projects in the area. At a sensitisation programme organised by the Public Advice Centre, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Secretary to the Royal Council and Baale of Yafin, Chief Abiodun Patinvoh called for construction of fences in ...
Read More »Oga Martins & His Kettle of Fishes 4.0 – Episode 14
Martins had just finished an awesome presentation to the board of directors of Realty Point Limited on how to improve sales. His second presentation had saved his job which was hitherto on the line. Asides that, Thelma with the help of Martins was bringing in numerous mouth-watering deals to the company that was already putting a smile on the faces ...
Read More »Wema Bank Launches Solar Powered Mobile Branch
Reports show that Wema Bank Plc has inaugurated a new mobile branch “Wema Bank on Wheels” that will be accessible in all parts of the country. According to New Telegraph, the new truck where normal branch services are offered is also fitted with two automated teller machines (ATM), and is powered by solar energy, a feature that won it IBU ...
Read More »Julius Berger says 2 years is needed to fix Abuja airport without closure
The Managing Director, Julius Berger, Mr. Wolfgang Goetsch, has revealed that the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, could be fixed without closing down the airport. However, the company said the work would take more than two years. NAN reports that Goetsch made this known in his submission before the Senate on Tuesday at plenary. According to him, ...
Read More »KEDCO Assures Residents of Better Service Delivery
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has assured customers in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States, its franchised areas of better service delivery in this year. According to the New Telegraph, the regional Managers of Kano Central and Kano Industrial Region, Abubakar Jimeta and Awwalu Yushau Muhammad respectively gave the assurance in Kano based on the 2017 Business Plan of Kano Electricity ...
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