The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has launched a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, as part of strategies to stave off re-emergence of the viral infection. The objective was aimed at vaccinating four million residents in Lagos before the end of the year. The immunisation programme was flagged off at an event held in Lagos. […]

The United States has said travellers into the country from November 8 are to be fully vaccinated and with proof of vaccinated before they are allowed to board flight. A statement from United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, Public Affairs Section on Friday read that: “Beginning on November 8, foreign national air travellers to the […]

Winifred Bosa Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged corporate organisations and Lagosians to partner with the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the 2021 Greater Lagos Fiesta holding in December. He said the partnership between government, corporate organisations and individuals will boost the State’s economy and generate […]

Winifred Bosa The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over ₦880bn of public funds are missing from 367 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible, and the recovery of any missing or […]

Author Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia has been announced as the winner of the $100,000 NLNG Literature Prize for 2021. Ms Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s novel, The Son of the House, was announced the winner at a ceremony Saturday night. Earlier in July, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the NLNG had shortlisted 11 authors, including Ms Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, for this year’s edition of […]

Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has declared gross earnings of N36.18 billion for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021, and a 23 per cent growth of PAT totalling N1.94 billion for the same period. A review of the unaudited results for the 3rd Quarter of 2021 released to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited showed that […]