...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
•Promises to send Executive Bill to N’Assembly •Says fall at Eagle Square, is ’idobale’ for democracy PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night said that he would approve what is affordable as the new minimum wage, alerting the National Assembly to expect his memorandum on the final settlement. President Tinubu, who spoke during the 25th Democracy […]
As Nigeria marks 25 years of uninterrupted democracy since the 1999 transition from military rule, the nation reflects on an inspiring yet challenging journey. The Nigerian democratic experience stands out in a continent where some countries have been plagued by military coups or extended dictatorships. Nigeria has seen a series of elections since 1999 leading […]
Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal made by some individuals and economists. This was […]
Critical stakeholders have highlighted two key factors capable of impinging on the country’s drive towards the adoption of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to premium motor spirit (PMS), also called petrol, whose cost has risen arbitrarily after the federal government exited the subsidy regime.Just recently, the federal government directed marketers to install CNG […]
•States urge FG to gradually phase out electricity subsidies in power sector •Say monies spent on inefficient costs Chuks Okocha, Olawale Ajimotokan, Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos As the one-week suspension of the nationwide strike by organised labour expires today, the leadership of the trade unions have appealed to President Bola […]
The Federal Government, on Monday, raised the alarm over the renewed smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the massive hike in the pump price of the commodity in neighbouring countries. It stated that while the average price of petrol in Nigeria was about N701/litre, the average cost of the product in neighbouring […]
The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out of a total of 11.9 million candidates who sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board between 2018 and 2024 scored […]
Olorunjeda Salau, a resident of Iberekodo, a community in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, has blocked a water channel, causing some buildings to be waterlogged. The affected buildings are situated on Surulere Street in the community. On the other side of the blocked water channel is the fence of Famous Gardens Estate. About a […]
Many state governors have spent billions of naira to purchase exotic vehicles of different foreign brands for members of the state houses of assembly despite the economic downturn in the country, Daily Trust can report. Analyses by Daily Trust indicated that nine states have expended over N15bn on different brands of vehicles mostly for lawmakers in the current political […]
Lagos State government yesterday disclosed that it has concluded plans to unveil about 20 road projects and some bridges across the various parts of the state. The special adviser to Lagos State governor on Infrastructure, Engineer Olufemi Daramola revealed this when he led the technical team to the Office of Infrastructure to inspect some of […]
