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The World Health Organisation on Thursday added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines. In October 2023, WHO recommended its use for the prevention of malaria in children following the advice of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group. The prequalification means larger access […]
In line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced commencement of free train service on its entire passengers’ services from today, December 21 to January 4, 2024, both days inclusive. NRC in a statement signed by its management yesterday said passengers are advised to obtain their free tickets via the […]
The Lagos State Government has demolished illegal structures erected on drainage alignment in Parkview Estate and Banana Island area of the State. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab disclosed this on his X handle on Wednesday. According to him, the Lagos enforcement team of the ministry began the removal of the illegal structures on Tuesday to […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday reiterated the commitment of his administration to scaling up funding to build the capacity of Artisans/Tradesmen in the state. He spoke at the 14th Tradesmen and Artisans Day with the theme “Collaboration and Networking: the Path to Artisanal Growth and Development.” Sanwo-Olu said that the event was designed […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a man, Adegboyega Rabiu, before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing the sum of N25 million from one Lanre Badmus in the Ikorodu area of the state. The 50-year-old defendant was arraigned before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka on two counts of receiving money by false pretence and stealing. […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied media reports that it had increased the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) fees. JAMB spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday insisted that the cost of obtaining its UTME application documents remains N3,500. He disclosed that the Board has been resisting pressure from ‘partnering […]
State governments hijack funds, functions of local councils• Stakeholders seek scrap of joint account and allocation committee• ‘Why opposition parties are non-existent in grassroots’ Despite an increase in earnings in the last seven months of post-subsidy regime, and estimated allocation of N9.56 trillion from the federation account in the last five years, basic services in the […]
A nine-year-old boy, Emmanuel Adeyemi, who was reported missing in Lagos, has been found. PUNCH Metro had on December 13 reported that Emmanuel was nowhere to be found on November 19 when his father, Olasunkanmi Adeyemi, lamented his sudden disappearance while on an evangelical outreach in the Orile-Agege area of the state. Adeyemi, who disclosed to […]
Urges govt to make public policies egalitarianThe Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has urged the state government to make public policies transparent, egalitarian and people-centric. He said this would silence divisionary accusations of bias and discrimination in the state. In a statement yesterday, Rhodes-Vivour also urged the government to establish […]
The United Nations Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), has advised potential migrants to be cautious of a syndicate that specializes in offering fake employment letters to Nigerians seeking to work in the United Kingdom, UK. Urging them to seek out proper information before embarking on any migration, the IOM disclosed that over 260,000 […]
