NEWS

Lagos now officially an oil producing state’ Gov. Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday declared that Lagos has officially joined the League of Oil Producing States in Nigeria following the discovery of crude oil by Tunde Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited in Badagry, Lagos. Governor Ambode who made the declaration when the management of the company led by the Group Managing Director, Mr. Tunde Folawiyo paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja, commended the firm for their doggedness to achieve the feat after 25 years of hard work, saying that by the provision of Section 162 Sub-Section 2 o

NEWS

No money to mobilize Batch A stream 2 Corp members’ – NYSC boss says

The Director General of the National Youth Service Co‎rp NYSC Brig.-Gen. Sulyman Kazaure says the commission is presently at a loss as they have no funds to mobilize thousands of prospective corps members in the Batch A Stream 2 to camp this Friday‎ May 20th. Kazaure said this while speaking with members of the Senate Committee on Sports in Abuja today May 16th. (more…)

NEWS

Tomato Scarcity: Heat Wave Destroyed Tomato Farms

Chief Executive Officer, Erisco Foods Lagos, Eric Umeofia told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that heat wave caused by the effects of climate change had destroyed tomato farms belonging to processors in the northern parts of the country. Umeofia appealed to Federal Government to assist tomato processors with foreign exchange for the importation of heat-resistant tomato seedlings. (more…)