VIEW FROM ABROAD By Jean Claude Homawoo Having grown up in Africa and Europe, the reality of life as a Black man in the U.S. did not truly hit me until I was a junior in college. As an honor student, I’d never been in any real trouble, that is until I got into an Read More…
To commemorate the World Refugee Day, we spoke to the CEO, Sesor Empowerment Foundation, Ier Jonathan-Ichaver, on the Nigerian IDP situation. Below is a video of the interview.
To commemorate the UN World Refugee Day, an NGO, Sesor Empowerment Foundation, has called for collective and urgent action by all Nigerians to rehabilitate displaced persons and refugees in Nigeria and prevent more people getting displaced. Their call is in line with the 2020 theme: Every Action Counts. According to a statement released by the Read More…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of N1.157 billion for the payment of Accrued Pension Rights to 368 public service retirees for the month of May. Mr Babalola Obilana, Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Read More…
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) has donated cartons of branded nose masks to Lagos State Government. The body, in a statement on Sunday by its Registrar/CEO, Mrs Taiwo Ganiyat Olusesi, said the gesture was part of its support to the MaskUpLagos initiative to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Olusesi said Read More…
Mrs Cecilia Bolaji-Dada, Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, on Saturday advised women to embark on skills acquisition that would sustain them after the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolaji-Dada, who gave the advice at the monthly congress of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos State Chapter’s Zoom Meeting, also enjoined women to Read More…
No fewer than 730 persons were sentenced to community service by Lagos State Magistrates’ Court for COVID-19 lockdown offences, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Director of Community Service, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Ms Shakirat Karimu-Ikotun disclosed this to NAN in her office on Monday. She spoke after receiving some Personal Protective Read More…
The Lagos State Government has sealed 20 houses at various completion stages in Isheri-North Government Reservation Area (GRA) of the state. Mr Mukaila Sanusi, Spokesman, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, said in a statement that they were sealed for non-compliance with the state’s construction laws. The statement was made available to Read More…
Human rights groups have appealed to the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), to compel one Miss Funmilola Adisa to undergo psychiatric evaluation for allegedly killing her baby. The rights groups, Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative (PRAI) and Postpartum Support Network (PSN) made the appeal in a letter they sent to the attorney-general. The Read More…
Lagos Journalists’ League (LJL), a group of conscientious journalists operating in Lagos, has frowned at the harassment of journalists and other health workers by policemen on Tuesday night. In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its acting Secretary, Enitan Olukotun, the group described the action of the police as barbaric. The group, therefore, Read More…