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#EndSARS: Young People in Nigeria Are Using Social Media to Drive Nationwide Protests Against Police Brutality

  (Akindare Okunola) The hashtag #ENDSARS first went viral in Nigeria in 2017 after several alleged victims published social media posts about extortion, harassment, and kidnapping at the hands of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a division of the Nigerian police force created in the early 90s. At the time ...

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Weststar takes delivery of additional units of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans

  Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributors of Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in Nigeria, has taken delivery of more units of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans. The arrival of additional units of the flagship model of Mercedes-Benz Vans, according to Weststar, is in response to the growing and diverse needs ...

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Lagos ranks #97 out of 100 best cities to drive world-wide – Report

(Olaolu Olusina with Agency Report) A new report has listed Lagos as one of the worst cities to drive in the world as the study ranks the  commercial nerve centre of Nigeria #97 out of 100 best cities to drive world-wide.   The 2019 Driving Cities Index, released Thursday, in ...

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When Coscharis Ford hosted ‘The Next Titan’ contestants in Lagos

  Coscharis Motors, local distributor of Ford Motors in Nigeria, Friday, played host to contestants of the ongoing entrepreneurial reality TV show, The Next Titan, who paid a courtesy call on the local  dealership at their Ford office in Victoria Island, Lagos. Welcoming the contestants on behalf of the company, ...

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Why Nigerian Assembly Plants Can’t Compete Globally – Expert

….As stakeholders fault auto policy implementation A senior lecturer at the Covenant University, Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria, Dr. Oscar Odiboh, has faulted the operations of automobile assembly plants in the country. The don, who is also an automotive communication specialist, said they lack the required standard to compete globally. Odiboh stated ...

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Lagos Flags off Work on Oshodi-Airport Road

The Lagos State Government on Monday flagged off the building of a 10-lane Oshodi-International Airport Road, with a pledge to complete the project within the next 15 months. The state Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Mr. Adebowale Akinsanya, said at the ceremony that the project was in line with the ...

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Nigerian Diaspora to Launch Campaign against Irregular Migration in Lagos

An information campaign to raise public awareness of the dangers of irregular migration will kick off at the Centre for Management Development (CMD) in Lagos on September 12.  Initiated by African-German Information Center (AGIC), Hamburg, and The African Courier Verlag, Berlin, with the support of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Foreign ...

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