The Oba Saheed Elegushi Foundation on Friday gave sanitary supplies to 1,000 high school girls in the Ikate area of Lagos State. The gifts were given away as a part of celebrations for the International Day of the Girl-Child in 2022. The annual event on October 11 aims to bring attention to the issues facing Read More…
Residents have been warned about the risks of plastic pollution of the ocean by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). In a statement released on Friday in Lagos, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LAWMA, made the call. By bagging and containerising their waste, homeowners should help the fight against plastic Read More…
When I first became a mother, I was under the impression that there would be no room for debate on the choices I would make for my child. I can’t believe how incorrect I was, especially in a society where women are not yet fully considered equal to men. When I was trying to get Read More…
After firing her finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, on Friday, British Prime Minister Liz Truss is anticipated to abandon key components of her government’s economic programme in an effort to weather the current market and political instability. Kwarteng said that he quit at Truss’s request and came back late the night before from IMF meetings in Read More…
With help from the Niger Delta Electricity Holding Company (NDPHC), the management of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced plans to add 100 MW of power to the Lekki axis. During Friday’s Stakeholders Town Hall Meeting in Lekki, Lagos, EKEDC Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Dr. Tinuade Sanda made the promise. She said that Read More…
Lucky Osuya, 64, was charged with hemp trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday. The defendant is facing charges at a Federal High Court in Lagos. The charge is labelled FHC/L/590C/2022. According to the NDLEA, the defendant committed the crime on September 18, in the Ikate area of Lagos State. The Read More…
Four individuals who are suspected of stealing reinforcement steel with a value of N5.1 million from their company appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Olaleye Akintola, who is 42 years old and works as a storekeeper, Michael Taiwo, who is 27 years old and works as a driver, Femi Olaoye, who is Read More…
Ikorodu Senior High School won the inaugural edition of the inter-school debate competition for public secondary schools in the Ikorodu Division on Thursday. The competition was organised by Ikorodu Local Government in collaboration with the NGO, Kaodwad and Associates (KA). At Thursday’s grand finale, Ayangburen High School was named first runner-up, and Elepe Community Senior Read More…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has temporarily called off the eight-month-long strike, LM is now able to confirm. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who used to be the president of the union, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. ”The union will issue a statement to Read More…
To correct the mistaken inclusion of Ayuba Wabba and Festus Osifo, Labour Party (LP) has stated it will produce a fresh list of its Campaign Council members. This was announced at the conclusion of LP’s Expanded National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. Abure claims that the party’s Read More…
