Prospective property buyers and uptakers in Lagos State have been warned of buying buildings without Planning Permits as such would be subject to enforcement by the regulatory authority. The warning was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako in Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday. The Commissioner…
Day: August 19, 2020
Nigeria High Commission Shuts Down Office In Canada
The Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, has closed down their office indefinitely due to none-compliance to Covid-19 protocols. This development followed the abuse of a system it put in place to attend to a limited number of persons due to COVID-19 protocols, the Commission said on it’s website. “The High Commission of the Federal…
ASUU Calls President Buhari To Pay Accumulated Salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the President Buhari to pay the arrears of withheld salaries of its members before discussing the outstanding issues of 2019 Memorandum of Action. The President of the association, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the call in a conference in Abuja on Wednesday. ”Five months salaries of ASUU…
BREAKING: Fire Guts Ooni Of Ife’s Palace
The Ile-Oodua Palace of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi in Oyo State has been reportedly gutted by fire on Wednesday. According to reports gathered, the timely intervention of the fire service men stopped the spread of the fire.
BREAKING: President Buhari Presides Over NEC Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 13th weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Aso Villa. The meeting took off at exactly 10 am, and was attended by the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo. Including the Head of Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, and other ministers joined virtually from their various offices. Six…
BREAKING: Mali President Resigns
The coup which led the arrest of the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, has forced him to resign. Keita said Wednesday he had stepped down to avoid “bloodshed” after he was detained in a military coup, whose leaders pledged new elections.
UN Chief Demands ‘Immediate Release’ Of Mali President, Prime Minister
United Nations head Antonio Guterres demanded “the immediate and unconditional release” of Mali’s president and members of his government Tuesday after they were seized by rebel soldiers. “The secretary-general strongly condemns these actions and calls for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in Mali,” a spokesman for Guterres said in a…