Housing Infrastructure Nigeria

Fashola presses directors on practical methods of land administration and management

Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), the Minister of Works and Housing, has encouraged Directors of Lands at the Federal and State levels to give answers to problems impeding land management and administration nationally. At the 27th Conference of Directors of Lands in the Federal, States, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), which is taking place in Abuja on Read More…

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Metro Politics Top Story

Lagos 2023: PDP’s gubernatorial candidate reveals strategy as INEC lifts states’ campaign prohibition

Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as “Jandor,” the PDP gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State, released a seven-point plan of action for the state on Wednesday. The programme, tagged “WEALTHY”, comprises Works, Housing & Road Infrastructure; Education; Aquaculture & Ease of Doing Business; Law, Order & Security; Tourism, Transport & Traffic Management; Health & Environment; and Read More…

Emergency Relief Nigeria

FG approves emergency preparedness and response strategy to lessen national flood impact

Plans for emergency management have been established by the federal government to lessen the flood’s countrywide effects. Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Sani-Gwarzo remarked following the emergency meeting in Abuja with key Read More…

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Health Mental Health Metro

LASG seeks partnership for addition of mental healthcare in insurance scheme – Commissioner

Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says that the state government is working to build partnerships that will allow the health insurance programme to cover mental health services. The commissioner announced this at a lecture and book launch held by the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba on Tuesday in Lagos. Dr. Tolu Ajomale, who Read More…

Business Economy Infrastructure Investment Top Story

Lagos to become Africa’s model mega city by 2052 – Sanwo-Olu

The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that there is a plan to make Lagos the model megacity for all of Africa by 2052. At the 9th Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit, which took place on Victoria Island on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu revealed this. He said that the government had put in a lot of work Read More…

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Football Sports

As Juventus lose, Manchester City advances to the UEFA Champions League round of 16

Even though they were restricted to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Manchester City has advanced to the next round of the UEFA Champions League. However, they were without Erling Haaland, missed a penalty, and Sergio Gomez was sent off. Sevilla did not win the other group game, which they drew 1-1 at Borussia Read More…

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Health Human Rights Nigeria Top Story

Girl-child: Increase in the cases of fathers raping their daughters – Tallen

Pauline Tallen, the minister for women’s affairs, condemned the growing number of rape and other acts of violence committed against young girls by their fathers and other members of society on Tuesday. In recognition of the International Day of the Girl-Child (IDGC) in 2022, Tallen made this statement at the State of the Nigerian Girls Read More…

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Aviation Business Infrastructure Top Story

Sanwo-Olu gets FG’s approval to construct Lekki Airport

Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, handed the proposed Lekki-Epe International Airport’s official Letter of Approval to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday. At the 9th Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit, which was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Sirika delivered the letter to the governor on behalf of the Federal Government. Read More…