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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State on Thursday said that his administration had paid over N25 billion into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) of retirees of the state since he came on board 18 months ago. Sanwo-olu, represented by Mrs Olubunmi Fabanwo, Chairman, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, said this at the 81st Retirement Bond Read More…
Turnout of visitors at the 2020 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) improved on Thursday as it entered its seventh day. the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Exhibitors at the Tafawa Balewa Square venue attributed the development to the rush-hour syndrome as the 10-day event begins to draw to a close. Mrs Read More…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness on Wednesday said that he did not receive any petition on money laundering against a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. Mr Adebayo Adeniyi, an EFCC investigator, testified as the first prosecution witness at the resumed trial of Ikuforiji before a Federal Read More…
The Lagos State Agro-Processing Productivity, Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project and the Africa Leadership Forum (ALF) are collaborating to train 250 beneficiaries on accessing second level financing. Mrs Oluranti Sageo-Oviebo, State Project Coordinator, APPEALS, said this on Wednesday in Lagos, during the graduation of the first batch of 50 beneficiaries under the aquaculture, Read More…
The Executive Secretary of Lagos State Law Reform Commission, Mrs. Ade Adeyemo has restated that it is an offense to use residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres or burial sites in order to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases in the State. Speaking on the activities, achievements and impact of the Lagos State Law Reform Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a bill to establish the Lagos State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission and for connected purposes. The house passed the bill on Tuesday after the third reading and a consequent voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa then directed the Clerk, Mr Olalekan Onafeko, to Read More…
Brother grapples with loss after Nigeria protest deaths It was after midnight in Lagos on Oct. 21 when Elisha Sunday said he got a call from his brother Victor’s phone: a stranger told him Victor had been shot dead by soldiers at Lekki Toll Gate. After a sleepless night, he said he went out to Read More…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Monday announced the commencement of rail service operations on the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard gauge train. The Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Oche explained that the newly introduced service provided fully air-conditioned train services in different categories. He said that the Lagos-Ibadan standard Read More…
More than 4,630 appeals and 6,207 motions were pending before the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal as at Dec. 1. The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, gave the figures on Monday at the opening of the court’s first Working Retreat and Annual Conference of Justices of the Court of Read More…
It was a beautiful and joyful time on Sunday, 29th November 2020 at Church of the Brethren, Magodo, where Sesor Empowerment Foundation had its thanksgiving service to celebrate 10 years of building back stronger and better. Friends of Sesor, employees and some of the displaced women Sesor works with, were present for the joyous occasion, Read More…