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Lagos to Host 2025 AVCA Conference, Venture Capital Summit

April 29, 2024

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The AVCA Conference and Venture Capital Summit in 2025 will take place in Lagos, Nigeria, the organisers have announced. The programme,

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Buhari Thanks Nigerians, Says “No Cause for Worry”

February 21, 2017

Modupe Gbadeyanka

By Modupe Gbadeyanka President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his gratitude to Nigerians for their steadfast prayers for him. Mr Buhari, who most of his

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Famine Looms in Nigeria, 1.4m Kids Risk Death—UNICEF

February 21, 2017

Modupe Gbadeyanka

By Modupe Gbadeyanka An alarm has been raised by the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) concerning a looming famine in Nigeria Somalia, South

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PACAC Committee Activities: Group Invokes FoI Act

February 21, 2017

Modupe Gbadeyanka

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A Civil Society Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has invoked the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011,

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Laure Beaufils Resumes as New British Envoy for Lagos

February 21, 2017

Dipo Olowookere

By Dipo Olowookere The British High Commission in Nigeria has announced the arrival of Laure Beaufils, appointed as British Deputy High Commissioner for Lagos.

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Security Operatives Nab ATM Robber

February 20, 2017

Dipo Olowookere

By Dipo Olowookere Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected ATM robber, Gbenga Babatunde,

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Lagos Sues Lekki Gardens Boss over Collapsed Building

February 20, 2017

Dipo Olowookere

By Dipo Olowookere A criminal suit has been filed by the Lagos State government against the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Ltd, Mr

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UN Declares Famine in Parts of South Sudan

February 20, 2017

Modupe Gbadeyanka

By Modupe Gbadeyanka War and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation in parts of South Sudan where famine was declared

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Land Grabbers Risk 15-Year Jail Term in Oyo

February 20, 2017

Modupe Gbadeyanka

**As Ajimobi Signs Anti-Land Grabbing Law By Modupe Gbadeyanka Forcible seizure of any landed property across Oyo State or an attempt to do so,

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Ajimobi Tasks NPC on Error-free 2018 Census

February 20, 2017

Modupe Gbadeyanka

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Oyo State Governor, Mr Abiola Ajimobi, has enjoined the National Population Commission (NPC) to take note of the peculiar nature of