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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State hailed Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, the renowned Nobel Laureate, as Nigeria’s pride as he turns 89 years old. Prof. Soyinka, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986 and became the first sub-Saharan African to receive such an honour, marked his birthday on Thursday, July 13. In a Read More…
According to the Lagos State Government’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), 75% of survivors were aware of their spouses’ violent behaviours prior to marriage. Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), stated this at a meeting with members of the Lagos State Association of Professional Wedding Read More…
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called his city a “Bastion of Entertainment” from which the globe benefits from an influx of innovative ideas. This was expressed by Sanwo-Olu during the Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos premiere of the film Last Man Standing, a biopic on President Bola Tinubu. The film “Last Man Standing,” Read More…
The Lagos State Police Command say they have caught two members of a gang whose speciality was robbing unknowing passengers with their cars. The command’s official spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, reported the arrest on his verified Twitter account on Thursday. Hundeyin named the culprits as Folashade Sholagbe, a woman of 36, and Seun Oke, a Read More…
Disregard any information you may have heard regarding having to pay N5,000 in order to take the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) practicals in 2023, according to the Lagos State Examinations Board’s advice to relevant parties. This information was provided in a statement that was given on Monday in Lagos by Mr. Orunsolu Adebayo, Director Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Workers in the aviation industry began a warning strike on Tuesday, closing down offices of several aviation organisations in Lagos. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, and the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency were all closed. Union members surrounded Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport, causing traffic jams in the area. Unionists Read More…
