Despite recent developments succeeding the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC), an international regulator for media measurement and evaluation is organizing its annual AMEC Measurement Month in November 2020. The event brings together over 160 members of the association in 86 different countries of the…
After being discharged from hospital yesterday, Argentina legend, Diego Maradona was taken to a recovery clinic where he will be treated for alcohol dependency. The former Napoli and Boca Juniors player had emergency surgery eight days ago for a subdural haematoma, a blood clot on the brain. The legend was admitted to a La Plata…
Leaders across the country have joined the government and people of Kaduna State in mourning a former civilian Governor of the state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, who passed-on on Wednesday. Alhaji Balarabe Musa, the first Executive Governor of Kaduna State was said to have died of heart attack in the early hours of Wednesday at age…
Abia State Governor, Mr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has said criminals who carried out the last month coordinated attacks on public assets and private businesses in Lagos State orchestrated the violence to hurt the whole country. The Governor who spoke on Wednesday during his visit to Lagos to commiserate with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the attacks condemned…
Persons living in Lagos State can now register for their residency as the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency’s (LASRRA) announced the reopening of its stations across the metropolis on Wednesday. All the LASRRA registration stations will reopen in phases after they were closed by the state government to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has rewarded the winners of the rendition of the October 1st National Pledge in Pidgin English in celebration of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The four patriotic Nigerians, who emerged as the winners are Idowu Ilesanmi (Lagos); Christiana Chukwu (Lagos); Onovo Chukwuebuka (Edo) and Paul Eze (Abuja)…
The Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde has debunked claims alleging that Governors of South Western States are in support of the Social Media Bill. The governor who debunked the claims during the inauguration of the Oyo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality, Violation of Rights of Citizens and Unlawful Killings, said the…
The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni on Monday debunked the claim contained in a viral video on social media alleging that some “faceless” street sweepers are being owed three months’ salaries by the agency. Odumboni stated emphatically that the allegation is totally untrue and fabricated, stressing that no…
Rounds of applause has continued to greet the approvals by President Mohammadu Buhari, of award of contracts for the construction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri (Eastern) rail line, a deep seaport in Bonny and an industrial park in Port Harcourt, as analysts posit that the city may have been tipped as an emerging commercial hub for…
The Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced plans to abolish the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007) Act in the state. The law provides for the payment of pension and other entitlements to former governors and their deputies. Abolishment of the Payment of Pension Law 2007 will mean the stoppage of…