LASG acquires expansive land for trailer park to check Apapa gridlock (Vanguard)
Lagos State Government has acquired a large land at Ojo for the construction of a trailer park to tackle gridlock in Apapa and other areas caused by indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the construction would ease traffic significantly. Read more
Lagosians in last-minute rush as voter registration comes to an end (Punch)
Lagos residents trooped to registration centres across the state on Friday in a last-minute rush to beat the deadline as the Continuous Voter Registration drew to a close, ahead of the 2019 general elections. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission had said that it would suspend the exercise on August 31, until after the 2019 elections. Read more
Lagos set to celebrate World Coconut Day in Badagry (Vanguard)
The Lagos State Government in collaboration with the African Coconut Heritage Initiatives is set to host the 7th edition of the Coconut Heritage Festival tagged ‘AGUNKEFEST’ in commemoration of the 2018 World Coconut Day as listed in the State’s calendar of cultural events released earlier in the year. Read more
APC elders urge Oni to withdraw suit against Fayemi (Vanguard)
The All Progressives Congress Elders’ Forum in Ekiti State has appealed to former Governor Segun Oni to withdraw the suit challenging the eligibility of the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for the July 14 governorship election.The APC elders came out with the position at a meeting held in Igbara Odo, Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area. Read more
Balarabe Musa steps down as PRP chairman (Daily Trust)
National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Alhaji Balarabe Musa has announced his intention to step down as national chairman of the party. Musa made the announcement at the 54th National Executive Committee, NEC, and meeting of the party in Kaduna on Friday. He is expected to step down officially tomorrow (Saturday) at the congress of the party. Read more
Nigeria saves $800m from local production of rice (blackseagrain)
Nigeria’s Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has said that the Federal Government saved about $800 million by encouraging local production of rice in the country.Mr. Niyi Akenzua, the Executive Director, Finance and Risk Management of BoA, said ahead of the “Meet the Farmers Conference” (MTFC) 2018 scheduled for October 10, that the initiative of the government to diversify the economy with special focus on agriculture was commendable. Read more
Kola Aluko And Atlantic Energy: Beyond Headlines And Scandals (Leadership)
Nigeria has a population of more than 180 million people and is expected to reach 263 million in another 12 years. This makes Nigeria the fastest growing population in the top ten most populous countries in the world. Even though Nigeria’s gross domestic product of about $500 billion makes it the largest economy in Africa, economic growth has been less than stellar and real development has failed to reflect in major sectors. For example, energy consumption of 156 kilowatt hours per capita is one of the lowest globally. Despite having the largest proved gas reserves in Africa of 180 trillion cubic feet (tcf), production is inadequate to satisfy the government’s power generation targets. Read More
Washington unites to honour former senator John McCain (Itv)
A memorial service has taken place in Washington to honour late senator John McCain. The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the US capital over four decades, is lying in state under the Capitol Rotunda until his funeral service on Saturday. Mr McCain’s casket arrived at the Capitol on Friday morning as his family watched from the steps. It then took centre stage as family, friends, politicians and other guests gathered in the vast Rotunda to pay tribute to him. Read more
The 43 most staggering lines from Donald Trump’s Indiana speech (CNN)
As officials in Washington prepared to honor the late Sen. John McCain, President Donald Trump headed to Evansville, Indiana, to headline a campaign rally for GOP Senate nominee Mike Braun. If you thought Trump might honor McCain’s passing or adjust his fiery campaign rhetoric in any way, you thought wrong! (Trump never mentioned McCain by name in the speech.) Read more
Remembering Princess Diana 21 years after (Punch)
It’s the 21st anniversary of Princess Diana’s death! Lady Di died in a car crash in Paris exactly on August 31, 1997. Paris fire fighter, Xavier Gourmelon, one of the first members of the emergency services to arrive at the scene of the deadly crash of the Mercedes that Princess Diana was riding in, has recalled the last words she said before she died. “The car was in a mess and we just dealt with it like any road accident. Read more
Real Madrid, Barcelona turn focus to staying perfect in La Liga (Punch)
After learning who they must face in this season’s Champions League group stage, holders Real Madrid and rivals Barcelona sink their teeth into Liga opponents this weekend as the only sides to have won their first two games. Routine wins over Getafe and Girona have ensured that Real, whose main Champions League threat in a mild Group A is Roma, did not suffer an early wobble as they embark on the post-Zinedine Zidane era with coach Julen Lopetegui. Read more
Arsenal players banned from high-sugar fruit drinks –Coach (Punch)
Unai Emery has banned his Arsenal players from high-sugar fruit drinks as he steps up his overhaul of the Premier League club in the post-Arsene Wenger era. Emery has asked Arsenal’s canteen staff to remove non-freshly squeezed juices from the club’s London Colney training base. Read more
Why the 5G rush in Africa is an insincere telco gimmick (Techpoint)
In your wildest dreams, have you ever imagined downloading HD movies in seconds? Well, theoretically it is possible with 5G. If you can imagine an internet connectivity speed nearly — or more than — 100 times the speed of 4G, you have 5G. Worldwide rollout is expected in 2020, but before then there has been a couple of tests and even deployments here and there. Read more