LAGOS State government has established an Anti-Okada Squad to assist the police in enforcing the recent ban on motorcycle taxis across six local government areas under its renewed clampdown on crime.
Over recent years, the motorcycle taxi, popularly known as Okada has become a common feature on Lagos roads as the city's...
NIGERIA'S spending on motorcycle imports ballooned by 22% during the first quarter of 2022 compared with the last three months of 2021 as a total of N74.6bn ($180m) was spent on purchases up from N61.25bn the previous quarter.
According to figures just published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), quarter-on-quarter...
LEADERS of the Hausa community in Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwoolu to review his recent ban on Okada commercial motorcycles in six local government areas as the move would deny their members of their livelihood.
Last week, Governor Sanwoolu extended the ban on Okadas to Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos...
NIGERIA'S Chinese community has donated food items to low-income earners and orphanages in Lagos as part of its contribution to the less well-off in the country during the festive period.
Eric Ni, the chairman of the Chinese Industrial and Commercial Enterprises Association and Huaxing Arts Troupe Nigeria, who led the group...
AMERICAN fast-food chain Romeo’s Pizza and Coldberry Ice Cream has expanded into the Nigerian market with the opening of a store in Lagos as part of its ambitious global expansion plan.
Opening its first outlet in the Surulere area of Lagos with subsequent ones to unfold, Romeo’s Pizza is a franchise of the parent group...
WINNERS Chapel founder Bishop David Oyedepo has waded into the ongoing debate about hijab wearing in Kwara State advising Muslim parents to withdraw their children from Christian schools if they are not happy with the guidelines they operate under.
Over the last week, there has been an almighty row in Kwara State as...
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(1) They did it by adopting a simple formula of gathering the best brains around them. They had a National Economic Council (NEC) which Gowon chaired and Awolowo served as its vice chairman
(2) Other members of the NEC included Joseph Tarka, Anthony Enahoro, Aminu Kano, Abubakar Waziri, etc. They formulated...
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