No Increment In Price Of Petrol – Minister, Timipre Sylva

Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has said there will be no increment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) until the conclusion of consultation with Organised Labour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sylva who gave the assurance while addressing newsmen in Lagos on Friday was reacting to…

Okonjo-Iweala WTO Coronation Holds Today

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be confirmed today as the first woman and first African leader of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, WTO, AFP reports. The WTO has called a special general council meeting at which the former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank veteran is expected to be formally selected as the global trade body’s…

Lekki Tollgate: CP To Give Account Of What Happened – Lagos Govt

The Lagos State Government will question the Commissioner of Police on the events at the venue for the planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protests on Saturday. Moyosore Onigbanjo, the State Commissioner for Justice, disclosed this when he made an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “We cannot afford the sort of vandalism we saw before,” Onigbanjo said. “We…

BREAKING: Nigerian Army Appoints New Spokesman

Brig. General Mohammed M. Yerima is the new spokesman for the Nigerian army, according to reports. He will now serve as new Director of Army Public Relation. Though there is no official statement on the appointment yet impeccable military sources confirmed to The Nation that Brig. Gen. Yerima will take over from Brig. General Sagir…

Lagos: Sanwo-Olu Appoints 17 Permanent Secretaries [Full list]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of 17 Permanent Secretaries. In a statement on Thursday, Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola said the appointments took effect immediately. Sanwo-Olu expressed confidence that the new officials had the qualities, competence and experiences required to deliver. They are Mustafa Akinwunmi, Consultant Special, Lagos State University Teaching…

Tottenham Beat Brentford To Reach Carabao Cup Final After Son Seals Win

Son Heung-min had no time for the romance of the Brentford story. The Championship club had never played a major semi-final in their 132-year history but they thought they had a springboard to victory midway through the second half. Ivan Toney had headed home from point-blank range for what he thought was the goal to cancel out…