The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to facilitating the free movement of products and persons among member countries by supporting the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organisation’s activities (ALCO). In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, said this while receiving ALCO’s Read More…
The Lagos State Government has begun planning for at least 1,200 employees to leave the public sector between January and July 2023. This was said on Saturday during the 23rd Retirement Benefit Documentation Seminar for upcoming retirees in Lagos by Mr. Babalola Obilana, Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC). According to Obilana, the seminar was Read More…
After rejecting a bribe of $200,000, CSP Daniel Amah has been given a special promotion to the position of Assistant Commissioner of Police by the Police Service Commission (PSC) (ACP). This was revealed in a statement issued by the Commission’s spokeswoman, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, on Friday in Abuja. According to Ogugua, the police officer was Read More…
The memory of Kenule Beeson Saro Wiwa, a late Nigerian environmental campaigner, was invoked by the Oilwatch organisation on Friday during COP27 in Egypt, 27 years after his execution, bringing his legacy to life once more. The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nigeria; Earthlife Johannesburg, Johannesburg; CAPPA, Africa; Kabetkache Women Development Center, Nigeria; and Read More…
Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the wife of the governor of Lagos State, said on Friday that children should always try to be ambassadors of peace, unity, and shared values. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice while entertaining children from several states at the Government House in Marina, Lagos. The programme was one of several events planned for the Read More…
Justice Kazeem Alogba, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, unveiled the Bail Information Management System (BIMS) on Tuesday at the Ikeja High Court. Alogba said that the system would cut down on the time it takes to find and confirm defendants and sureties, which would make prisons less crowded. The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that N200 million had been put aside by the government to support local medical research. At the current 2022 Annual International Conference on Health Advances, Innovation, and Research (ICHAIR), hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Abayomi made his presence known Read More…
The “Microfinance Bank of the Year” for 2022 has been awarded to LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited (LAPO MfB), a prestigious microfinance organisation in Nigeria. LAPO MfB received the award at the 10th Businessday Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards ceremony, which was recently held in Lagos. Oluremi Akande, Head of Communications and Branding, said Read More…
An explosion at the popular Ogbo Ogwu International Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 12 more hurt, according to a witness and an official. Emeka Umeagbalasi, the leader of the CSO, Intersociety, and a witness to the incident reported that the explosion took place in a Read More…
BAYELSA State was for weeks submerged by floods which damaged or washed away bridges and roads, homes and farms, power transformers, and hospitals, and displaced 99 per cent of its over 2.5 million people. Some deaths were recorded with the living clinging to life while the buried could not safely remain in their abode as Read More…
