By NAN 26 October 2022 | 1:48 pm The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) office in Yaba, Lagos was on Wednesday cordoned off following a morning fire in the premises. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) office in Yaba, Lagos was on Wednesday cordoned off following a morning fire on the premises. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the scene around 11.00 a.m. after the fire was put out, reports that entry into the building was restricted to visitors, except for express permission given to a few. NAN learnt that the fire started on the second floor, but details of its cause still remained sketchy. The council’s, Acting Head, Public Affairs, Mrs Moyosola Adesina, said in a statement that all important documents and records were intact and no life was lost. She said that the fire occurred in the early hours and was swiftly put under control by a combined team of firefighters. A source who would not want his name in print said that members of the management were inspecting the affected area. Latest NOW Pope Francis warned seminarians in Rome of the dangers of online pornography, in a transcript published by the Vatican Wednesday, calling soft porn a temptation that “weakens the priestly heart”. 1 hour ago The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has cautioned motorists obstructing the free flow of traffic while queuing up for fuel at different filling stations to desist. The General Manager of LASTMA Bolaji Oreagba said this in a statement on Wednesday while deploying more officers of the authority on monitoring of traffic around filling stations… 1 hour ago Bobby Madley will referee a Premier League match for the first time in four years on Saturday after losing his job over a controversial video in 2018. Madley was sacked by the refereeing body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) after sending a video mocking a disabled person to a friend. He returned to English… 1 hour ago Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the process of resolving the Ogoni crises by exonerating the Environmentalist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and eight Ogoni activists executed on November 10, 1995. The President, Fegalo Nsuke, in a statement, explained that this has become imperative ahead of the… 1 hour ago The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has started deducting taxes at transaction points of online betting.
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