Day: November 23, 2023

HPV Vaccine Campaign: YMAF Celebrates Girl-child in Lagos

The federal government recently launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and to vaccinate 7.7 million girls aged nine to 14. While this move aims to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, a leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, Yeye Modupe Alakija Foundation (YMAF) has launched […]

Road crashes claimed 128 in Lagos -FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Sector Command, says it recorded 376 road accidents which claimed 128 lives in Lagos State between January and October 2023. The FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, Babatunde Farinloye, disclosed this in an interview with PUNCH Online on Wednesday. Babatunde said, “We recorded a total of 276 crashes in Lagos […]

Two grandmas, 4,590 others complete Lagos skill acquisition training

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday graduated over 4,500 people, including two grandmothers, from its skill acquisition training programme for economic empowerment. According to a statement made available to the press on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Gboyega Akosile, the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation supervised the vocational courses […]

Lagos motorists demand removal of damaged metal net barricade

Motorists and commuters have decried the condition of the metal net barricade mounted along the corridor of the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State.  Our correspondent who visited the location on Wednesday observed that some parts of the metal net had been pulled down.  Pedestrians plying the section of the road could also be seen trampling […]

Lagos loses N4tn annually to traffic congestion – Report

A recent study conducted by the Danne Institute for Research disclosed that Lagos, the commercial hub of Nigeria, is losing a staggering N4tn annually, attributed to profound traffic congestion. The study, titled ‘Behavioural Causes of Traffic Congestion in Lagos,’ funded by the Bank of Industry and Africa Finance Corporation, underscored the need for immediate action […]

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