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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has convened a strategic stakeholders’ engagement with courier and dispatch riders as part of ongoing efforts to improve road safety, regulatory compliance, and operational discipline across the state. The forum, held at the agency’s headquarters in Oshodi under the theme Ride Smart, Stay Alive, brought together ...
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, has charged stakeholders to review the implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and chart a course toward greater efficiency, transparency, and accountability in public payroll administration. Dr. Ogunjimi made this known during the opening of a three-day Retreat on the implementation ...
Some traders and consumers who spoke with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos said inflation and unstable power supply had significantly altered spending patterns and daily routines. Mrs Kemi Balogun, a frozen foods and household items trader at Agege Market, said many customers who once bought food items in bulk now purchase in much smaller quantities. ...
Leaders and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure the immediate decentralisation of pipeline and, oil and gas infrastructure surveillance contracts across the region. The leaders made the call in an open letter to the President, which was made available to the newsmen on Thursday in Akure. The ...
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Benue on Thursday commenced a two-week warning strike over unpaid salaries and other unresolved welfare issues. The union, in a statement jointly signed by its President, Joshua Adinya, and Secretary, Musa Yusuf, in Makurdi, said the strike followed the expiration of a series of ultimatums earlier ...
The Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs, Children and Persons with Special Needs, has rescued a 19-month-old child from alleged abuse and neglect in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement on Thursday in Kano by the Director of Public Enlightenment in the ministry, Bintu Nuhu-Yamasaki. The victim, a ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecommunications service providers to notify consumers promptly whenever major service outages occur and restore affected services within specified timelines. This is as the regulator acknowledged the growing public frustration over poor telecommunications services across parts of the country, saying that ongoing industry-wide investments and regulatory ...
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, on Wednesday has commended the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) for what he described as a laudable intervention aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and expanding access to higher education for Nigerian students. The monarch gave the commendation while receiving the management team of NELFUND ...
The Federal government has inaugurated a ministerial technical working committee for the development of the National water compact as part of renewed efforts to strengthen sustainable water governance and improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services across Nigeria. A statement by the director information and public relations, Funmi Imuetinyan said the inauguration ceremony ...
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed a seasoned media practitioner, Mr Kayode Oyekanmi as the new General Manager of Lagos Television (LTV). A formal letter of appointment was presented to Oyekanmi by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, at a brief ceremony held in his Office at the Secretariat, Alausa, ...
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State on Wednesday launched the state inaugural flight for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, urging intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the state and Nigeria. The governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe, described the pilgrimage as one of the most profound spiritual obligations in the life ...
The Federal Government has approved a 40% peculiar allowance for federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), a move aimed at cushioning the impact of the rising cost of living and recent economic shifts. This decision follows weeks of mounting tension and a decisive threat of industrial action from organized labor ...
By Fredrick Ameh The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commended Isibor Blessed Nicholas for demonstrating exceptional honesty, integrity, and professionalism after returning a passenger’s missing mobile phone. Nicholas, a contract staff member with Pathfinder working on behalf of Lufthansa, recovered the device and secured it safely for 10 days. He remained dedicated to ...
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to expand its fiber duct infrastructure to 5,000 kilometers, a strategic move aimed at solidifying the state’s digital backbone and fostering a smarter urban environment. The State's Commissioner for Innovation, Science, and Technology, Tunbosun Alake, disclosed the ambitious target during a recent ministerial briefing. Speaking, Alake revealed that ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso No fewer than 6,465,667 residents have been captured under the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) exercise, Lagos State Commissioner for Innovation, Science, and Technology, Tobosun Alake has revealed. Addressing journalists during the annual ministerial press briefing commemorating the third anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term, Alake, revealed that 4,058,333 adults ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Government has onboarded 19 accelerators to commence the application and processing phase for the disbursement of its ₦10 billion Lagos State Micro Enterprise Cooperative (LASMECO) Fund. The fund is specifically targeted at cooperative-based Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The initiative, which offers single-digit interest rates and non-collateralized financing, ...
By Ismail Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2026 Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, has promised to recall approximately 2,000 teachers and health workers disengaged by the state government in 2022 if he is elected governor. Oyebamiji made this pledge following a meeting with over 1,500 teachers and 515 health workers ...
By Damilare Adeleye Shareholders of UPDC Plc have approved a dividend payout of one kobo per ordinary share and endorsed plans to establish a ₦100 billion real estate investment fund. These decisions were part of the resolutions passed at the company’s 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos, where shareholders also approved several ordinary ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has repaid ₦2.07 trillion in Open Market Operation (OMO) bill repayments to investors. This is as the Nigerian financial system saw a liquidity spike of over 40% on Tuesday, triggered by the bill repayment to eligible investors. The apex bank settled ₦2.07 trillion in OMO repayments, a move that ...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports alleging mass civilian deaths following a recent airstrike in Zamfara State. Clarifying that there is no credible evidence of civilian casualties, the DHQ noted that the clarification follows conflicting accounts of an operation conducted by the military in the Zurmi Local Government Area. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Major ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a massive consignment of canadian loud,a high-potency strain of cannabis, at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. The seized drugs weigh 4,173.5 kilograms and possess a street value of Ten Billion, Four Hundred and Thirty-Three Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦10,433,750,000.00). The ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested and detained a police officer captured in a viral video allegedly behaving as if under the influence of illicit drugs while in uniform. The Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, who said the ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a 45-year-old businessman, Kazeem Akinwunmi Bolaji, on an eleven-count charge bordering on an alleged employment scam and the retention of proceeds from unlawful activities. The defendant allegedly collected various sums of money from unsuspecting victims under the ...
