The Federal Executive Council has approved a 20 per cent increase in salaries for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday December 15. Noting that the …
Read More »British PM under fire over video of staff joking about lockdown party
UK PM, Boris Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christmas party at Downing Street last year when social gatherings were banned under Covid rules. The government has been accused repeatedly of hypocrisy over breaches …
Read More »Help, our youths are losing moral values, Sanwo-Olu begs clerics
..Task religious leaders on moral teachings, preachings Concerned by high level of moral decadence in the country, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday tasked religious leaders and parents to instill discipline and the right moral values on the youths. Speaking during the 2021 Inter-Faith Parley, organised by the Lagos State …
Read More »PrNCC 2021 BMR: Akande, Danbatta Commit to Drive Next Phase of Industry Growth
As the three-day 2021 Board and Management Retreat (BMR) organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) comes to a close, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has re-emphasised the confidence of Management in the continuous support of its Board of Commissioners …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu to expose technical students to foreign trainings
as Scholarship board earmarks N120 million for 1,200 …. As part of the moves to check dearth of requisite vocational skills among Nigerian artisans and avert disaster arising from building collapse resulting from skill gap, indication have emerged that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration might expose students of technical colleges to …
Read More »LAWMA To Shut Down Olusosun Landfill For 48 Hours
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has concluded plans to shut down Olusosun Landfill at Ojota, for a period of 48 hours, to enable the Authority carry out palliative works on the dumpsite, for seamless waste management operations. The Authority made this known in a press statement on Monday, adding that …
Read More »Collapsed Building: Unidentified victims’ bodies to undergo DNA test,says LASG
The Lagos State government yesterday said that unidentified bodies of victims of the collapsed building would be subjected to DNA tests to with a view to ensuring that bodies are released to a right family. The government also confirmed that 38 dead bodies were recovered from the rubble of the …
Read More »COVID Vaccine: Lagos clarifies N6,000 Administrative, rolls out vaccination plan
As controversies continue to trail the N6,000 administrative for COVID-19 vaccination, the Lagos State government yesterday said that only those wish to receive the vaccines within the comforts of a private facility will have to pay. Reactions had continued to trail the payment of N6,000, which the state government described …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu appoints Jide Lawal as General Manager, Radio Lagos/Eko FM
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Mr. Olajide Isiaka Lawal as the General Manager of Radio Lagos /Eko FM with immediate effect. The appointment was consequent upon the statutory retirement of the erstwhile General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Ayo Shotonwa, on 8 October …
Read More »LAWMA declares emergency on 42 illegal dumpsites in FESTAC Town
Worried by the rising rate of illegal dumpsites across the state, especially in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of the state, the Managing Director of Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, has declared emergency on refuse dumpsites around FESTAC Town. LAWMA MD, who also decried poor environmental hygiene of the residents, …
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