The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has assured residents of the state of its readiness to cart away all waste generated during the festive period, leaving the cityscape sparkling clean. In a statement on Friday, LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO, Ibrahim Odumboni said that the operational machinery of the agency has been fully mobilised to achieve the feat, with the district heads and …

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated 103 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP) in the North-East in the last three weeks. While reviewing progress of military operations on Thursday in Abuja, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said that the troops also apprehended 22 terrorists, including four commanders and 18 collaborators within …

At least 230,000 indigent and vulnerable residents of Lagos State are currently benefitting from free health insurance coverage sponsored by the state government through the Eko Social Health Alliance (EkoSHA). The beneficiaries include those at the elderly and orphanage homes, vulnerable persons living with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, sickle cell anaemia, and victims of domestic and sexual violence spread across the 57 local …

At exactly 1:31 pm on Wednesday, history was recorded in Lagos State as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stepped into the coach of the newly completed Lagos Blue Line and took the first trip aboard the electric-powered rail infrastructure. The Governor led his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa; members of the state …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the people of the state to be wary of what it termed the “deceitful approach” of Governor Ademola Adeleke to governance. In a statement issued in Osogbo, the state capital on Wednesday, the APC acting state chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal alleged that Adeleke has swindled the people of …

Lagos State Government is unlocking the pulse of education by enforcing that children of school age are kept in the classrooms. At the Stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children survey held at Providence Hotel, Ikeja, on Monday, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube said that the survey is to drastically reduce the worrisome rate of children who …

The Central Criminal Court, London, also known as Old Bailey, has again denied bail to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. In the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, the court said the action was on the grounds that Ekweremadu was a flight risk. The court cited the letter and assets forfeiture proceedings against the Senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday launched the National Monitoring and Evaluation platform, EYEMARK. The President launched the project monitoring website (www.eyemark.ng) with its accompanying mobile app shortly before the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He noted that the Federal Government could no longer depend on its handful of Monitoring and Evaluation …

The Taraba State House of Assembly on Wednesday elected Hon. Kizito Bonzena as a new Speaker at an emergency sitting of the House. He replaces Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini, who reportedly resigned. Bonzena represents Zing State constituency. He was the Chief Whip of the House. The letter of resignation of the former Speaker was read by the Deputy Speaker, …

The Federal Government and the government of Germany have pledged commitments to deepen bilateral ties, meet the energy transition target, tackle climate crises and strengthen collaborations across all sectors. At a bilateral meeting on Tuesday Abuja, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama said that strengthening bilateral ties, people-to people relations, strengthening partnership in the energy, economic sectors, tackling …