Sanwo-Olu announces date for inauguration of Lagos Red line rail

…Says LASG is intentional, unrelenting in addressing traffic issues President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will commission the Lagos Red Line rail on Thursday, February 29, the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Wednesday. The Governor revealed this while speaking at the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) Stakeholders Forum themed: “Parking in Lagos, the journey so far […]

Kidnapping: Lagos police counsel school proprietors on safety

The Lagos State Police Command has charged school managers in the state to adopt measures that will guarantee the safety of students in their care. The Area Commander in charge of Area C, ACP Oladunni Ayoola, gave the charge on Wednesday during a stakeholder dialogue held at the command headquarters in the Surulere area of […]

Hardship: FG Moves To Regulate Food Prices

The federal government has said plans are in the works to establish a National Commodity Board as a solution to the escalating food prices in the country. The commodity board will be expected to assess and regulate food prices, as well as maintain a strategic food reserve for stabilizing prices of crucial grains and other […]

Presidency reacts to protests by Nurses in Lagos, Abuja

The Federal Government has promised to address issues raised by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) in the recent protests in Lagos and Abuja to encourage the medical personnel to continue to put in their best for the service of the nation. Dr Salma Anas-Kolo, Presidential adviser on health made the promise […]

Five killed, 12 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

Five persons died while 12 others were injured in an accident which occurred on Tuesday around the Foursquare Church, Ajebo on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident which occurred around 1:07pm involved a Mazda bus with registration number SMK685YG and Howo truck with registration number ZE-1210G. PUNCH Metro learnt that the driver of the Mazda bus reportedly […]

Buhari’s signature forged to move $6.2m from CBN – Ex-SGF

The immediate-past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday that $6.2m was released from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2023 using a forged document. The money, he said, was released for foreign observers ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mustapha stated this when he appeared as the fourth […]

Cost of living: FG, NLC meeting deadlocked, bakers threaten shutdown

A meeting between the Federal Government and organised Labour to stave off the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress deadlocked on Monday night. The Minister of State Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who hosted the parley in Abuja, could not convince the unions to suspend the strike slated for February […]

Nurses protest move to stop career opportunities abroad

Nurses, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Abuja chapter, have protested against the recently issued verification of certification guidelines by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), alleging that it was meant to kill their training and career opportunities abroad. The nurses and midwives, who gathered at the […]

Minimum wage: Private sector, states fault Labour’s push for N1m

The organised private sector, Ekiti, Sokoto, and other states have faulted the demand by the Nigeria Labour Congress for N1m minimum wage, stating that it is not realistic. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in an interview on Arise television on Monday, said the organised Labour might ask for N1m during the minimum wage negotiations with […]

Family seeks whereabouts of missing furniture maker in Lagos

A 24-year-old man, Omoosumi Samuel, also known as Toby Woods, has been reported missing by his family in the Gbagada area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the furniture maker, who lives with his elder brother, had been missing since last Wednesday, and his whereabouts had since remained unknown till date. PUNCH Metro  learnt that efforts […]

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