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There has been outcry by affected residents as the government undertakes what it called a move to restore sanity. The Lagos State government had pointed out that the affected structures were being demolished because they contravened the state’s laws. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in the state, Tokunbo Wahab, had said more…

Nigerians have been alerted against ATM switch scam syndicates who have devised fraudulent methods of dispossessing innocent citizens Automated Teller Machine cards. The alert was raised in a statement on Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Dele Oyewale, saying that the commission has…

About 1,500 motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ impounded during enforcement of the ban on their operation in the ten local councils and 15 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) were crushed yesterday by Lagos State government. Speaking during the exercise, the state commissioner for transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, reiterated the…

The naira at the weekend slightly recovered against the dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the country’s official exchange rate window. The naira recovered to N794.89/$1, after a two day slump in the official market as at last Friday. According to Data from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees…