Samuel Animashaun Perry, often known as Broda Shaggi, is an actor and skit creator. He has declared that he will not be having a lavish wedding when he decides to tie the knot. The actor emphasized that he enjoys keeping his life private and stated that he is “not a fan of big weddings.” Shaggi…
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit System is a significant development in Lagos State, Nigeria, with both the Blue Line (already operational) and the upcoming Red Line Rail, to be launched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Let’s explore how these rail projects contribute productively to the environment. The Lagos Rail projects will no doubt help in…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday, allayed fear of job losses after the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, recommending the merger of the Federal Government’s ministries and departments. This was as the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, threw his weight behind President Bola Tinubu…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the Ikeja axis of Lagos State to commission the Lagos Red Line rail. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had in December 2023 when he unveiled the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line Ikeja Overpass promised that the rail would be unveiled by Tinubu before the end of the first quarter of…
The naira appreciated marginally against the United States dollar to N1,609 on Wednesday at the official market from N1,615.94 recorded the previous day. This indicates an increase of N6 or 0.37 per cent. The slight improvement came on the heels of series of foreign exchange guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria in recent…
A 13-year-old boy, Kelvin Onyengba, has drowned during a hangout at the Alatise beach in the Ajah area of Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that the incident occurred at about 12:00pm on Tuesday. It was also gathered that the deceased went swimming with five of his friends. A police source told our correspondent that the…
A fatal accident involving two trucks and a bus on Wednesday, around NASFAT along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway killed five people while 10 others were seriously injured. The accident said to have occurred around 9:56 am involved a Daf truck with number plate KUT561ZZ, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number GGE84YF, and another truck without…
President Bola Tinubu will, tomorrow, inaugurate the second metro line system in Lagos, making the state the first sub-national government to have two intra-city train systems. When he performed the groundbreaking of the Red Line Train on April 15, 2021 (after the COVID-19 pandemic), Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu never had a clue how he was being positioned…
The African Export-Import Bank on Wednesday, disclosed that it has become the largest financier of oil and gas projects in Africa. The bank disclosed investing $30bn in industry projects, with Nigeria receiving 60 per cent despite reduced global funding for hydrocarbon ventures in Africa President, Afreximbank, Prof Benedict Oramah, said Africa has to find innovative…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has organised the first quarter health and safety training for sanitation workers in the state, aimed at prioritising their health, safety, and overall well-being in the course of duty. Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, noted that the Authority recognised the health hazards associated with manual sweeping, hence…
