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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, have praised African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, for his efforts in financing critical infrastructure, economic development, and poverty reduction initiatives across Africa. While acknowledging Adesina's visionary leadership and transformative contributions to Africa's development, Sanwo-Olu, and Amosun, in separate letters, commended Adesina for…
28 Jan
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the much-anticipated 280-bed multi-specialist general hospital in Ojo Local Government Area will be ready for operation by December 2025. Speaking during an inspection of the hospital project on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu expressed confidence that the facility would be fully operational by the end of the year, significantly…
28 Jan
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who warned residents not to dump refuse on the four roads that were commissioned on Tuesday in Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area (LGA), has revealed that the state government will go back to work on constructing a flyover to link riverine…
28 Jan
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, for showing exemplary leadership on the African continent over the years. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, described Adesina as a leader whose impact resonates far beyond the borders of the African continent, saying his vision, resolve, and unmatched dedication to…
27 Jan
The Lagos State Government has lectured property owners and developers on avoiding undue challenges with planning approvals, urging them to embrace its free planning information service. This was disclosed in Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos State on Monday by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, during a weekly briefing with…
27 Jan
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will hand over another set of projects to Lagosians, with the formal commissioning of Old Ojo Road, (Phase 1) in Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Amuwo-Odofin Local Council, on Tuesday. Also to be commissioned are three other roads; Irede, Navy Town, and Mumuni Adio (Buba Marwa) roads, all…
24 Jan
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will inaugurate 10 ferries to enhance transportation and boost the socioeconomic development of the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, disclosed this on Friday at the Joint Citizens Media Engagement Forum, in Ikeja. Omotosho said the "ferries are very good compared to any ferry that you can…
21 Jan
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to enforce the state’s Environmental Management Protection Law(2017)in order to curb the activities of scavengers in the state. The House passed the resolution through voice votes at the plenary in Ikeja on Tuesday. The Speaker,Mrs Mojisola Meranda,who presided over the plenary,…
20 Jan
The new Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), Mojisola Meranda, on Monday led her team of principal officers on a courtesy visit to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Ikeja. Meranda, who is the first female Speaker of LAHA, said the visit provided an opportunity to reaffirm the Assembly’s commitment to maintaining a harmonious working relationship…
18 Jan
The Lagos State Government says an illegal turning point impeding traffic at Fidelity Bank/Ikota on Lekki-Ajah Expressway have been temporarily blocked by HITECH. Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Ogunlola said the illegal turning point was blocked on the instructions…
16 Jan
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Chief Akinsanya Ajose, a former Head of Service and member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in the state. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu described Ajose as a seasoned administrator, a…
16 Jan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sympathised with the Lagos State Government over the death of a former Head of Service in the state, Akinsanya Ajose. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, Tinubu also condoled with the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the death of the…
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China Railway Construction Company (CRCC) is leading a consortium to build a 20,000 barrels per day capacity refinery in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. CRCC, one of the largest construction companies globally and the parent company of CCECC, has previously undertaken numerous infrastructure projects, including the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s railway system. The company’s total ongoing projects…
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An Abeokuta High Court sitting in Kobape, on Monday, sentenced three men for killing Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and son, Oreoluwa, on Jan 1, 2023. The three convicts are Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola and Waheed Adeniyi. They were arraigned alongside six others: Temitope Fadairo and Adenike Adekanbi, wife and mother respectively of the first…
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Wife of Delta Governor, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, has urged mothers and women in the state, to continue to pray for the actualisation of the ‘MORE Agenda’ of the present administration. Oborevwori made the call on Monday in Asaba, while speaking at the 17th edition of the ‘Mothers Arise’ prayer programme organised by her office. The…
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Following a viral video circulating on social media, showing Oba AbdulSemiyu Adewale Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo in Ogun State, assaulting one of his subjects, the state government has announced a six-month suspension for the monarch. The sanction, contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy…
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A Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced five men to death by hanging for calling a woman, Dahare Abubakar, 67, a witch and stabbing her to death. The defendants — Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman — were convicted on a charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Usman…
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In 2024, President Bola Tinubu, in September, nominated Prof. Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as the pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). In December, Tinubu revised the nominees for the Governing Boards of the NWDC, with Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji retaining his position as MD/CEO. The fact that Prof.…
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The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL) branch, said that there was no industrial crisis in the hospital. The unions’ position was in reaction to the protest embarked on by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FTHL, demanding the immediate reinstatement…
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Loyalists of detained Finland-based Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa have said the compliance of Southeast residents with the Monday sit-at-home for over three years shows that Biafrans have delegitimize the Nigerian government. The acclaimed Deputy Prime Minister of the United States of Biafra, Dr. Ngozi Orabueze, who stated this in a statement on Monday, said the…
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The Oyo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ayodele Sonubi, has described driving unregistered vehicles as an abnormality requiring the impoundment of such cars by the police. The CP said this following Monday’s enforcement campaign of the third-party insurance policy on motorists within the Ibadan metropolis. Sonubi said the command would start impounding vehicles with irregular…
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The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Kaduna State Council, began an indefinite strike on Monday. This was in protest over the alleged termination of 900 staff from Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company. The workers, carrying placards, blocked the entrance to the company’s corporate headquarters. They prevented both employees and customers from entering the premises. They…