The Federal Government has said that it aims at training 35,000 Lagos State residents who registered for its Project T-MAX (TVET Maximisation) initiative on various vocational skills. The pilot project is part of the Federal Government’s vow to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. Lagos is one of the seven states for Read More…
Month: September 2022
PDP primary: Supreme Court upholds Adeleke’s election, dismisses Babayemi’s suit
The July 16 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship primary election that produced the Osun Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, as its candidate was upheld by the Supreme Court, on Thursday. In a judgment delivered by Justice Amina Augie, one of the five-member panel said that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit after counsel for the plaintiff, Adebayo Read More…
CNS Cup: States push for silverware as competition enters quarterfinals
The Kwara contingent maintained their impressive run at the ongoing 19th edition of the Chief of Naval Staff Cup as they defeated their counterpart from Osun 3-0 on Wednesday to set up a quarter-final clash with Ekiti State. Despite defeating Kano boys 3-0, the lads from Bauchi failed to reach the next round of the Read More…
FG puts NFF electoral process on hold over court order
The Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) elections scheduled to hold in Benin, tomorrow, 30 September, might not hold. This is because the Federal Government said in a statement yesterday that while it is still studying the court processes, the stakeholders in the polls should obey the court order halting the electoral process. In a statement signed Read More…
LAGESC engages Badagry market men and women on sanitation, seeks compliance
Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, has made a passionate appeal to market leaders within Badagry Division to prevail on their members to ensure total compliance with the State’s Environmental Law especially as it relates to proper waste disposal, clearing of drainages and maintaining holistic cleanliness in the markets. Dr. Omobolaji Gaji, Permanent Secretary, Office Read More…
Nigeria to eradicate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030
The Federal Government on Wednesday reaffirmed its promise to ensure the eradication of dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. Mustapha Baba-Shehuri, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, stated this at the inauguration of the nationwide free anti-rabies vaccination exercise in Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State. The exercise tagged: “Nationwide Free Vaccination Read More…
Lagos govt warns RTEAN members against disrupting peace
Sola Giwa, Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, in a statement on Wednesday warned members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) not to upset the peace and tranquillity being enjoyed in Lagos state. He issued the warning after a brawl broke out in some parts of the state, following a protest Read More…
Breast Cancer: LASG warns women against late detection, irregular checks
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State has advised women to make their health a priority by regularly checking their cancer status. Represented by Dr. Eniayewun Ademuyiwa, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Sanwo-Olu gave the advice at the 57th Annual Scientific Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) on Read More…
Bill for protection of domestic workers scales 2nd senate reading
A bill sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani (APC-Niger) which seeks to regulate the employment of domestic workers and other informal sector employees has on Wednesday scaled second reading at the Senate. Sani while presenting the bill, said that it also sought to authorise the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to monitor privately owned agencies that Read More…
Judge acquits 3 AIICO staff accused of N1.5bn fraud
Three staff members of the American International Insurance Company Limited, (AIICO), who had been accused of N1.5billion fraud on Wednesday were acquitted by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences court. Justice Taiwo, in a ruling on a no-case submission filed by the defendants; Onome Harriet, Olajumoke Akano, Olabode Ogunlere and Lanre Fabunmi, the Former Read More…