The Lagos state government has shutdown the popular retail store, Shoprite, at the ikeja shopping mall, for allegedly violating safety lawsof the state.We gathered that officials of the Lagos State Safety Commission stormed the mall and forcefully shutdown shoprite at 5:00pm on Friday (27th Thursday, 2015).The development left many shoppers confused as people were barred from entering as the doors were under lock and keys.A visit to Shoprite this evening confirmed the ugly incident, as crowd of people who had come to shop for the weekend were disappointed at the sudden turn of event.According to some shoppers, the shutdown may have been as a result of tax evasion by shoprite, while some insisted it's a safety issue.Some also described the action of the government as a possible 'witch-hunt' alleging that Shoprite officials might have declined to bribe the government agency.As at the time of filing this report, top management satff of the store are said to be in a meeting with officials of the Lagos State Safety Commission.
The United Nations and the Federal Government along with development partners have launched the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan for the insurgency-ravaged northeastern part of Nigeria. The Humanitarian Response Plan represents a collective vision for humanitarian action in 2021, and requests US$1 billion to enable partners provide critical services to the 6.4 million most vulnerable people – from a pool of 8.7 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in 2021 in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. According to the UN, a combination of escalating conflict, displacement, and disruption to and loss of livelihoods due to COVID-19 restrictions, could lead to hunger for millions of Nigerians living in the north-east. The plan, therefore, is based on assessed needs and the realistic capacity of the United Nations and non-governmental organization partners to implement required actions. Speaking at the event, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster M...

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