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The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) on Wednesday denied breaching any court order restraining it from demolishing 600 houses at 6th Avenue, Festac Town in Lagos State. The agency made the denial during proceedings in a case of alleged demolition of 600 buildings and partial demolition of 700 buildings in spite of a court order. The […]
The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has said countless infractions and unwholesome practices were detected in National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment and modification processes. Coker-Odusote in a statement on Thursday added that most of the reports of infraction were done by some of the commission’s Front-End Partners. “On […]
LAST week, news broke of a young female banker who committed suicide by drinking Sniper, an insecticide, inside her office restroom. From a published suicide note she was said to have left behind, we could feel her agony, her despair, the depression and the pressure she suffered. “Nothing is working in my life. My figures […]
The Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, deployed the Special Intervention Squad in the Federal Capital Territory to curb the murderous activities of kidnappers and bandits in border towns within the territory. This came as the Federal Government warned against raising ransom for abducted victims, stressing that this might worsen the security problem in […]
The federal government has concluded its plans on a comprehensive roadmap to attain cheap internet and broadband services across the country, The Nation has learnt. The roadmap would also address underserved and unserved communities in rural areas and places affected by security challenges, especially in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states and about 300 communities across Nigeria. The […]
Some telecommunications subscribers expressed displeasure on Wednesday over the barring of their lines by telcos, despite having linked their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards. The subscribers expressed their displeasure in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that telecommunications (Telcos) operators in Nigeria, including MTN, Airtel, […]
In the wake of the recent report of a 7-month pregnant woman who lost her life as a result of domestic violence, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has received yet another distress call from a mandated reporter in the early hours of today of an alleged case of domestic violence involving another […]
There is an ugly rash of sand filling of the Lagos Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean going on that should concern Lagos residents, particularly homeowners and businesses in the neighbourhood of these disturbing activities. Bennett Oghifo writes For what it is worth, some believe it is a good business decision to create land from the Lagos Lagoon […]
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) on Tuesday said it sealed more than 700 buildings for various contraventions in 2023. Mr Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager, LASPPPA, disclosed this while leading an enforcement team of the authority across Ikeja Local Government area of the state. Osinaike said that the authority was embarking on early […]
The Lagos State Government has stressed the need for green and improved air quality across the State to ensure healthy living for the citizens. The government stated that the present air quality in many parts of the State as indicated in the State’s Air Quality Index is unhealthy. As a result, the State government through […]
