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The Lagos State Government says there’s no public holiday on Friday, March 8, advising all civil servants to be at their various duty posts. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Bamigbetan decried reports currently circulating on social media platforms suggesting that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had declared Friday as a public holiday to enable residents to prepare for the March 9 Governorship and House of Assembly elections. He restated that all public and private schools in the state were expected to proceed on the 2nd mid-term break on Thursday 7…

Uber, the ‘King’ of ride-hailing apps around the world, seems to be losing the fight,  with so many competitors entering the market around the globe. Uber exited China in 2016, selling its China branch to Didi, its competitor in the region. In Southeast Asia, a similar situation occurred, where Grab acquired Uber’s ride-sharing and food delivery business in 2018. In Europe, Uber is struggling after overcoming regulatory battles in the United Kingdom and entering Russia through a merger with Yandex. It is facing strong competition from Cabify in Spain and BlaBlaCar in France. Similarly, its dominance in the Americas is threatened by several competitors both foreign and local. In sub-Saharan Africa, it’s…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) in a statement on Tuesday, warned that Atiku should not be blackmailed not to take the legal step, adding that the calls prevailing on him not to approach the tribunal were uncalled for. He recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari who was declared the winner of the February 23 election, had challenged his losses in court in the successive presidential elections of 2003, 2007 and 2011. Falana, however, stated that the failure of successive administrations to reform the electoral process, had created insurmountable legal obstacles for election petitioners. “The campaign that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar should…

Prophet Joshua Iginla, the Senior Pastor and Leader of Champions Royal Assembly has announced the end of his marriage with his wife. He cited infidelity on both sides as the major catalyst of the divorce. According to him, his now former wife had cheated on him some time ago and he covered it up. He confessed to cheating on her sometime after that but said she took to attacking him and spreading news and rumors about him. We deduce from his speech that both acts of infidelity occurred years ago, this is because he said the marriage has been under…

The Rarest Commodity is leadership without Ego.

Axel Zein promotes a new way we manage businesses today: think of business as a sport. In sports, the team is decisive; the team with the best players usually wins. And sports are fun. So what qualifies a manager to be the perfect coach for his team? Who is doing the work in a normal company? It is not the CEO, not the managers but the engineers, the guys on the shop floor and the sales reps. They are the players on the ield. A manager is supposed to be their coach. But we are not educated to be coaches.…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said foreign trade recorded the fourth consecutive rise from N16.29 trillion in 2015 to N32.26 trillion in 2018. The NBS said this in its “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics for Fourth Quarter of 2018” posted on its website. The bureau said foreign trade in 2015 was N16.29 trillion, N17.34 trillion in 2016, N23.16 trillion in 2017 and it rose to N32.26 trillion in 2018. The bureau said the volume of total merchandise trade in 2018 was the highest recorded since 2014, almost doubling pre-recession levels. Meanwhile, the bureau said during the fourth quarter…

Canadian authorities have cleared the way for a hearing to extradite Huawei’s chief financial officer to the United States. Justice officials in Canada on Friday issued an authority for the case involving Meng Wanzhou to proceed, setting the stage for another court appearance Wednesday. The announcement had been expected. Meng was arrested last December in Canada at the request of the United States, which claimed she helped the Chinese telecom company circumvent US sanctions in Iran. She was released in Canada on bail of 10 million Canadian dollars ($7.5 million US). She will appear in court again Wednesday in Vancouver,…

Speaking during the victory dinner organized by his wife at the State House Conference Center on Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari promised to engage more women and youths in his second tenure. He said he recognizes the significant role they played during his campaign and the election proper. According to him, his victory shows the confidence of Nigerians in his promise to consolidate on the change that his government embarked upon, as idealized by the next level campaign. He promised to use the next four years to conclude what he had started. Miss Buhari expressed delight at the overwhelming confidence reposed in President Buhari…

One of the major crude oil transportation channels used for export has been shut down. This is a big blow to Nigeria’s crude exports. The Nembe Creek Trunk Line, which is 100 kilometers long and has a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day. The Line evacuates crude to the Bonny Crude Oil Terminal. Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company, the operator of the trunk line, said on Sunday that a suspected explosion occurred on Saturday within the vicinity of Nembe Creek Well 7, behind Mile 1 Community in Bayelsa State, near the Nembe field logistics base. The company said despite…