Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the Lagos PDP candidate for governor, has reassured Ndigbo in Lagos State of his commitment to forming an inclusive government and ending all forms of harassment against them in public places. This was expressed by Adediran on Monday during a conversation with Ndigbo leaders in the palace of Eze Ndigbo of Read More…
Bakers who use potassium bromate as an enhancer are advised not to do so by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), who claim that it is harmful to human health. This warning is coming after operatives of NAFDAC raided and arrested suspects in connection with various fraudulent activities arising from Read More…
In an effort to stop cervical cancer from becoming the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has started a five-day free cervical cancer screening programme for women. Dr. Kenneth Nworie, a corp member and the outreach’s organiser, stated that the programme, which aims to reach 500 women, Read More…
Because the impact of public funding distributed to several states from the centre is scarcely seen in rural areas, where a significant portion of Nigerians who live in poverty reside, state governments have a significant role to play in eliminating multidimensional poverty in their respective jurisdictions. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju Read More…
A 30-year-old man was detained by members of the Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for allegedly carrying out an armed robbery in the Ketu neighbourhood of Lagos. This is stated in a statement that was published on its official Twitter account on Thursday. The culprit, a resident of 21, Taiwo Street, off Chinatown Ogudu, was Read More…
Blessing Mejulu, 50, was accused of drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Two counts of alleged trafficking in Cannabis sativa and methamphetamine are brought against the suspect. According to the prosecutor, Mr. Lambert Nor, the offence was committed on November 13 at Read More…
Food security and the expansion of made in Nigeria products, according to the Federal Government, are two of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) administration’s lasting legacies that have been widely understated. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, made this statement on Thursday in Abuja at the ninth instalment of the “PMB Administration. Read More…
The National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, located in Okota, Isolo, Lagos State, has been approved for second reading by the House of Representatives. The bill’s passing will make courses in entrepreneurship, innovation, and development studies available to Nigerians in general as well as the residents of Okota and Isolo in Lagos State and its Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, received the “Tourism Amazon” of the year 2022 award from the Association of Tourism and Travel Writers of Nigeria (ATTWON) on Wednesday. She and the other recipients of the award received it in Lagos at the ATTWON quarterly tourism parliament and awards ceremony. Read More…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Mr. Fola Tinubu, Managing Director of Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system in Lagos State, organised a road show in support of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate. When speaking on Wednesday during the group’s road show’s second batch in the vicinity Read More…
