A public survey by UNFPA for a 2023 report has found that the most commonly held opinion in India, as well as in Brazil, Egypt and Nigeria, is that the population in each country “is too large and fertility rates were too high.” The projected Nigerian population today stands at 221 million. Due to the Read More…
Day: 19 April 2023
Driver dies, BRT bus burns in collision with danfo bus at Ogudu
Ifako Bridge outer third mainland, Ogudu, Lagos, was the scene of a vehicle fire that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service had to put out. A commercial 14-seater Volkswagen bus and a BRT bus were involved in an accident that resulted in a fire on Wednesday at 9:33 a.m., prompting the deployment of firefighters Read More…
Novelty Match: SS Timothy & Titus CWO beat’s CMO 2-0
By Patricia Ekeruche The Catholic Women Organisation of Saints Timothy and Titus Catholic Church, Isheri Osun, a suburb of Lagos State, on Saturday defeated their male counterpart in the Catholic Men Organisation (CMO) by two goals to nothing. The novelty match which took place at the church field was organized as part of activities to Read More…
Lagos partners UNIDO on circular economy
To further promote and expand the value chain in the circular economy, the Lagos State Government has partnered with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). These remarks were made by Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), at a workshop on the circular economy held on Tuesday in Read More…
Adamawa governor wins controversial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ended a ruling party candidate’s attempt to become the nation’s first elected female governor on Tuesday by announcing the incumbent in northeastern Adamawa state as the winner of a contested governorship race. Two days prior to Ahmadu Fintiri’s victory, INEC had pronounced Aisha Dahiru, the candidate of the ruling Read More…
Lagos activists implore Sanwo-Olu to stop land grabbers
Under the banner of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), human rights advocates have asked Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and security personnel to make stopping the threat of land grabbing a top priority. The campaigners appealed for government intervention to stop land grabbers’ persistent harassment, criminal trespass, and violent behaviour after highlighting Read More…
IWS affirms women’s empowerment
The International Women’s Society (IWS) has vowed to keep empowering the nation’s underprivileged citizens, especially women and children. Izabella Abia-Okon, the president of IWS, made this statement on Tuesday in Lagos during the association’s April meeting and cultural exchange programme in partnership with the Nigerian-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. Abia-Okon claims that IWS opened a skills Read More…