Experts in Lagos State have recommended a plan to manage faecal sludge. At a workshop in Eko Hotel and Suites, Executive Secretary of Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LAWARCO), Mrs Funke Adepoju said that the state would attain Sustainable Development Goal  Six – Clean Water and Sanitation for all. Organized in collaboration with Faecal Sludge Management Alliance, Netherlands, the theme …

The Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has disclosed his plan to compensate residents of Akinyele Local Government Area of the state following complaints raised over lands acquired for the Dry Port and Ilutuntun Business District. At several meetings with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the league of Imams of Akinyele Local Government, and traditional worshippers, …

The newly-appointed acting Director of Defence Information (DDI) of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Brigadier General Tukur Ismaila Gusau, officially resumed office on Tuesday. After an official handover from the outgoing DDI, Major General Ohwonigho Jimmy Akpor, Brig. General Gusau charged all officers and soldiers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to be prepared to work harder. Until his appointment, General …

Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) attended to 1,682 disasters or emergencies in the just ended year, as against 1,743 in 2021, according to data it released. In the last four years, 2021 produced the highest number of incidents (1,743), followed by 2022 (1,682), 1,043 in 202o and the least in 2019 (1,029). According to LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi …

The Ogun West senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Barrister Femi Aina has expressed condolences with the family, friends and political associates of Hon. Wale Hassan, who passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. Hassan was a political stalwart in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. In a condolence message, Aina described the death …

In furtherance of the rehabilitation works on the Ojota interchange to Ojota second pedestrian bridge portion of Ikorodu Road, the Lgos State government has announced a traffic diversion on the Ikorodu bound service lane from Monday, 23rd January. The diversion will last two weeks. In a statement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde said that the diversion was necessitated …

Media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde (better known as Daddy Freeze) would rather have people give money to the poor than their wealthy parents as, according to him, there is no blessing attached to it. He said the blessings for giving to parents only come when the parents are poor and struggling. Daddy Freeze, who is the leader of the Free Nation …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) and the family of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Monday disagreed on the offer by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo to stand surety for him. At the weekend, Soludo said that he was ready to stand surety if the detained IPoB leader could not be released unconditionally. The governor said: “I …

As part of events to honor the school’s 100th-anniversary festivities, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo led present and former students of Baptist Boys High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, on a Monday 18-kilometre walk across the city. While on the walk, Obasanjo entertained locals, drivers, and passersby while accompanied by the old boys association’s leadership, led by National President Prof. Kayode Oyesiku. …

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted three stolen vehicles on federal highways in the North Central zone. The vehicles included a Toyota land cruiser jeep valued at N60.75 million. The outgoing coordinator of Sector 3 of the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Assistant Comptroller General Olugboyega Peters said in Ilorin on Monday said that the intercepted jeep belongs to a …