Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on Monday, as it worked on restoring the services after being hit by one of its longest outages. The disruption, which hit Facebook’s platforms minutes before noon, comes a day after a whistleblower accused the firm of repeatedly prioritizing Read More…
In picture above: Members of the Yansakai vigilante group surrender more than 500 guns to the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, as part of efforts to accept the peace process of the state government in Gusau, on December 3, 2019. At a ceremony before Zamfara Governor Bello Matawale, hundreds of the fighters unloaded sacks full Read More…
The death has been announced of Chief Ladi Williams, son of late legal luminary, Chief FRA Williams due to COVID-19 complications. According to media reports, despite already being vaccinated, Chief Williams passed away at about 3 am at St Nicholas isolation hospital from Covid-19 complications. His death was confirmed by his younger brother, Chief Kayode Read More…
The Lagos State Public Service has enjoyed the expertise and professionalism of Mrs Adesumbo Idiat Abolarin for 26 years. She started as a Grade Level 1 Finance Officer at the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission in December 1994 and rose to the position of Auditor General for local government in March 2018 before her Read More…
As Nigeria marks another birthday, we mourn with the families of victims who have supped with raw terror as some ring of inevitability begins to form around the serial violence enveloping the country on all sides. We are all potential victims. For once, this scourge, no matter its illogic, obeys the federal character principle. Death Read More…
Retired AVM Sikiru Smith who was kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, has regained his freedom, the police said in Lagos on Saturday. Police spokesman in Lagos State, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He did not mention where Smith was released; where he is currently or Read More…
In picture above: Cyclists in Kampala, Uganda, during COVID-19 lockdowns. Photo by Kikomeko Jackson/The City Fix The Lagos State Government wants to make Lagos roads friendlier to pedestrians and cyclists. Towards this end, it has inaugurated a Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Committee to drive the existing Non-Motorised Transport Policy (NMTP) towards a conducive and enabling environment Read More…
Producers, distributors and consumers of plastic bottled drinks have been warned by the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), of the harmful health effects of exposing drinks in plastic bottles to direct sunlight. Addressing participants at a stakeholders’ parley tagged: “Exposure of Plastic Bottle Drinks to Sunlight: Effects on Consumers Health”, and held in Alausa Read More…
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has urged stakeholders, especially Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), to support the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), saying that the necessary will must be mustered to completely stamp out the menace of rape, especially against women and girls. Speaking at the Stakeholders’ Consultative Read More…
Over 400 health workers have been employed and 1500 engaged by the Lagos State Government to fill existing vacancies in State-owned secondary health facilities between the last quarter of Y2020 and the second quarter of Y2021. The Chairman, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr. Atinuke Onayiga, disclosed this today after reviewing the report of the Read More…