In picture above: People use their phones during a coding training class in Lagos, Nigeria, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Seun Sanni Samuel Anyaele regularly tells his students that everything they need to write a software code can be found on their mobile phones. He writes HTML codes on his phone, which are displayed on a monitor Read More…
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Sanwo-Olu commends Ede Queens School Alumni initiative to immortalise Ameyo Adadevoh
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has commended the Old Girls Association of Queens School, Ede/Ibadan, for their initiative to immortalise the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, popularly known as the Ebola Heroine, noting that she deserved the honour and even much more. Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the commendation at the launch of Read More…
Sanwo-Olu wants Fiscal Federalism, Special Status for Lagos
…Urges South-West To Embrace Zonal Public Hearing Opportunities In picture above: L-R: Senator Olamilekan Solomon; Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Senator Ibikunle Amosun during the opening of the senate committee zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, on Wednesday, May 26, Read More…
Lagos Govt captures 10,000 worship centres in website
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr Anofiu Elegushi on Sunday said 10,000 religious organisations, both Christian and Muslim, were captured in the government’s website. Elegushi made this known in Ikeja during the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing to Commemorate the Second Year in Office of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He said this was aimed at Read More…
Lagos trains 28,000 final year students in entrepreneurship
The Lagos State Government on Friday says it trained a total of 28,000 Lagos tertiary institutions final year students on entrepreneurship skills. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this in Lagos during the 2021 ministerial briefing in commemoration of Gov. Babajide Sanwo Olu, the second year in office. Wahab Read More…
#EndSARS: Anger over slow progress, size of rewards at Nigeria’s police brutality hearings
By Alexis Akwagyiram Ndukwe Ekekwe was furious when he heard how much compensation a judicial panel had awarded him after finding that members of an elite Nigerian police unit tortured him in custody following a raid on his phone accessories shop worth 7,500,000 naira ($18,000). The night after his arrest, he said, officers took him Read More…
Marriott hotels debuts in Nigeria with opening of Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja
Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja brings sophisticated spaces, enriching experiences and thoughtful service to the vibrant Nigerian city of Lagos Marriott Hotels, the signature of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, today announced its debut in Nigeria with the opening of the highly anticipated Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja. The hotel reflects the newest global design Read More…
Lagos State eyes community tourism to boost revenue
In picture above: OYASAF holds what is widely acknowledged to be the largest private art collection in Nigeria. Photo: Mfon Ralph Obot/Courtesy of OYASAF Lagos State is looking toward a comprehensive development of grassroots tourism to boost internally-generated revenue. Mrs Adenike Adedoyin-Ajayi, Permanent Secretary at the state’s Ministry of Arts and Culture made the declaration Read More…
DPP cancels bail possibility for alleged sex offender Baba Ijesha
The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, has stalled any possibility of releasing Olanrewaju James, popularly known as, “Baba Ijesha” on bail. According to it, this is based on criminal charges he had to answer to. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure to newsmen Read More…
Police rescue abandoned baby in Lagos
Police operatives attached to the Lagos Command on Friday rescued a one -month-old abandoned baby at Orile area of Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement that the female child was rescued at 8am at the junction of Odun-Ade Filling Station by Orile Bus Stop where Read More…