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Fire has razed the popular Alaba International Market located in the Ojo Local Government of Lagos State destroying goods that were worth millions of naira.

Reports gathered that the fire began on Friday morning from a shop where gas cylinders were kept before spreading to other parts of the market. It was also learnt that the traders adopted self-help methods to put out the fire before the arrival of emergency responders.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement on Friday, said the incident had degenerated into a security situation as officials of the agency were unable to gain access to the market.
However, Fire Crew from Ojo, Sari-Iganmu and Ajegunle are being turned back by angry mobs from performing their statutory duty but presently on standby.

The Lagos state government has partnered with the Nigeria police force (NPF) to rebuild 25 barracks that are in deplorable condition in the state.

Speaking on Wednesday at a press briefing in Lagos, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said the initiative of providing befitting accomodation for police officers was initiated by Usman Baba, inspector-general of police.

Adejobi said the barracks listed for redevelopment are Adekunle, Agege, Alausa, Area F, Bar-Beach, Bourdillon, Falomo, federal highway patrol, MTX highway and Ijeh police barracks.

Lagos residents are soon to experience a new mode of commuting courtesy of the state government, Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), and a Chinese bus maker, Yutong Bus Company Limited.
Already, Oando Plc, the parent company of OCEL, has taken delivery of some electric mass transit buses from Yutong for the concept phase of the initiative.

Oando Plc revealed this yesterday in a regulatory filing yesterday at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX).

OCEL said: “In addition to the arrival of these electric buses, OCEL has also taken delivery of the charging stations and spare parts necessary to ensure their effective operation.

Over the next seven years, and through the rollout of over 12,000 buses, this initiative will transition the current combustion mass transit buses to electric, starting with Lagos and eventually across the country.

Lagos residents are soon to experience a new mode of commuting courtesy of the state government, Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), and a Chinese bus maker, Yutong Bus Company Limited.
Already, Oando Plc,the parent company of OCEL, has taken delivery of some electric mass transit buses from Yutong for the concept phase of the initiative.

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced an increase in its DStv and GOtv subscription rates.
The firm announced an upward review of the prices by 17 percent informing customers that the new rates will take effect on May 1,2023.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a contract of N6.3 billion for the maintenance of potholes,others on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

The Lagos State Government has confirmed that there were no fatalities in the recent building collapse in Banana Island, Lagos, which occurred on April 12, 2023.

Supreme Court has ordered the use of old naira notes till 31st December, 2023.

The Supreme Court has ordered the use of old naira notes till 31st December 2023.

Google said Monday it will release a controversial chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT.

Chat GPT is a recently introduced language app that convincingly mimics human writing.

The Central Bank Of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to begin the payment of the new naira notes to customers over the counter.

In a statement signed by the Banks Director, Corporate Communications Osita Nwanisobi, he said it is part of moves to better the plight of Nigerians who are finding it hard to get the new naira notes.

Container falls on a bus filled with passengers at Ojuelegba bridge leaving some dead and many others injured.

President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate Blue Line Rail, Dangote Oil Refinery, Lekki Deep Seaport, Lagos Blue Light Rail, Imota Rice and flag-off the 4th Mainland Bridge.

The inauguration of the Lagos Blue Rail and other iconic projects will hold on Tuesday January 24th, 2023 in Lagos State.

The Department of State Services (DSS) on 3rd January 2023, arrested two suspected masterminds including a commander in the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) over the recent explosion in Kogi state.

In a statement on Wednesday by Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesperson, the suspects were identified as Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru, said to be an ISWAP commander, and the other Saidu Suleiman.

The Marina Blue Line train station taking shape in Lagos state.

The Federal Government has announced that the new naira notes will go into circulation today, Thursday.

This is coming three weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the new N200, N500 and N1,000 bills at a weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in A*o Rock Villa.

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele also disclosed that the old notes would cease to be regarded as legal tender by January 31, 2023.

The Federal Government has announced the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna railway today, 5th December 2022.

This is coming months after the terrorist attack on the train on 28th March 2022.
14 persons were killed and 63 passengers abducted.

The United States Mission has announced expansion of the eligibility period of non-immigrant visa renewals from 24 months to 48 months.

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The Nigerian Cryptocurrency startup has laid-off about 20% of its staff.

According to the company’s statement during an interview with TechCabal.

The layoff isn’t related to the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX instead, it is as a result of unfavorable macroeconomic conditions.

📸Source: Techpoint Africa.

Governor Jide Sanwoolu approves business grant for 100 traders after the traders raise the issues affecting them.

Buhari Unveils New Naira Notes.

International fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, has been jailed for more than 11 years in the United States for his role in a fraud syndicate.

Hushpuppi laundered tens of millions of dollars through online scams and flaunted his luxury lifestyle on social media, the judge said.

In his judgement, the US direct judge also ordered the 40 year old convict to pay $1,732,841 in restitution to two fraud victims.

Recall that he pleaded guilty in April 2021 to one count conspiracy to engage in money laundering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in June 2020 and has remained in United States federal custody since his expulsion from UAE.

Emirates Airlines has announced the indefinite suspension of flights to Nigeria over it’s inability to repatriate funds trapped in the country.

The airline in a statement on Thursday said it has no option but to suspend flights to/from Nigeria 29th October 2022 to mitigate against further loses moving forward.

“Emirates has continued to actively seek a solution for the repatriation of the remainder of its blocked funds in Nigeria”. According to the airline, without the timely repatriation of the funds and the mechanism in place to ensure that future repatriation of Emirates’ funds do not accumulate in any way, the backlog will continue to grow, and the airline simply cannot meet its operational costs nor maintain the commercial viability of its operations in Nigeria.

A major win for Nigeria, as the Chinese and Lagos state government collaborated to construct the said to be the world's most modern deep-sea port.

The completion was announced on Nov 1st, 2022 and designed to handle 1.2 million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units) annually, creating nearly 200,000 jobs in the coming years.

Emotions have been high over the rumored death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of popular music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland.
Details of the circumstances surrounding Ifeanyi’s death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
However, unconfirmed reports hinted that Davido’s first son drowned in a swimming pool at his residence in the Banana Island area of Lagos state.

In a bid to revive him, the three-year-old victim, after being pulled out of the swimming pool, was reportedly rushed to a hospital in the Lekki area of the state, where he was confirmed dead by one of the doctors on duty.

The Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria has said it will commence its seven-day strike in Lagos State Today as it was unable to reach an agreement with the state government.

Some of their demands included an end to all illegal money at garages and parks, an end to alleged harassment of law enforcement agencies and intimidation with guns amongst others.

Task force and RRS must end immediately; “we demand that the Lagos State Government should provide official bus stops in each community to avoid incessant arrests and stress for commuters who complain of having to trek several kilometres back to their bus stops.”

Following his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees their first ultimatum which would be to meet his deadline to introduce a paid verification on Twitter or pack up and leave.

Twitter is currently planning to charge $19.99 for the new Twitter Blue subscription. Employees were told on Sunday to meet a deadline of 7th November to launch the feature or risk loosing their jobs.