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The Nigerian Ports Authority has partnered with the Apapa Local Development Council Area, Lagos, for the provision of clean water to the residents through the Apapa Mini-Water Works. Announcing this Tuesday, the Chairman of Apapa LCDA, Idowu Senbanjo, said the move was in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6, which ensures the […]
Members of the Nigerian Legion Corps from Badagry are currently facing salary and appropriate welfare denials since June 2023. It was reliably gathered that many of the legioneers recruited over three years ago were not officially regularized or posted on any bit until June 2023. They remained loafing, attending meetings, parades, and back to their […]
Building Collapse Preventive Guild (BCPG) has called for more action against substandard buildings under construction in Ebute Metta and environs. This was with a view to saving the lives of citizens, following incidents of building collapse in Lagos Mainland. The guild said the call became necessary after the loss of three lives during the collapse […]
The Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said that he personally caught some officers extorting money from unsuspecting Nigerians along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Adejobi made this known on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday night. The Force PRO, who regretted the persisting corruption being perpetrated by some police officers, said that the Divisional Police […]
Amidst economic hardship and frustration by citizens, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has announced the increase in the cost of waste evacuation of refuse effective January 2024. The approved new tariff sent to customers by a LAWMA agent, Doset Will Investment Limited, reveals that residents of Lagos will now pay double the formal […]
• ATMs go blank, PoS operators exploit customers• Nigerians lament as banks’ apps fail• DMBs carry over N200b USSD debt to 2024 as platform drags Added to the economic slowdown and cash crunch challenges that took the shine off the 2023 festive period, sluggish payment digital channels have compounded the woes of Yuletide. The challenge […]
Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Afolabi Ayantayo, has said that the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is committed to fostering continuous learning and professional development of officers within the state’s public service. Ayantayo gave the assurance, yesterday, duringa two-day training programme, with the theme, “Key Stages in Environmental Impact Assessments,” held at the […]
The Lagos State Government at the weekend urged stakeholders to embrace Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a critical tool for environmental management. Addressing a stakeholder’s engagement on mainstreaming Environmental Impact Assessment and safeguard instruments into developmental initiatives at Alausa, State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab said the move was necessary to […]
The General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency LASEPA, Dr Babatunde Ajayi has warned churches, event centres, night clubs and others against noise pollution during this Yuletide period. He also congratulated the Christians in the State for witnessing another celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, praying that God would grant them long life to […]
No fewer than 4,258 incidents of insecurity have been witnessed across 573 local government areas of the country between May 31 and December 24, 2023. From the incidents caused by non-state actors across the LGAs, at least 5,691 persons were killed, while 2,719 were kidnapped within the period under review. However, 721 of the kidnap […]
