The University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) will hold its annual Dinner and Awards night on 3rd December at De Rembrandt Hotel, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos. This year, new categories of awards have been introduced to appreciate illustrious members – individuals and sets – who have contributed immensely to the development of the department and the growth …

The Chairman of the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), Mr Thabo Mbeki has made a spirited call for a United Nations Tax Convention to halt illicit financial flows from Africa and multinational and corporate tax abuse. The former South African president also called for the establishment of a globally inclusive intergovernmental tax body to strengthen …

The Nigerian media industry has adopted the new co-regulation and code of ethics to address ethical and professional concerns in the industry. The decision was reached at the end of a media roundtable organised on Monday, 14th November by the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), in conjunction with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), …

Desirous to inculcate the tenets of effective waste management into the younger generation, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has embarked on a massive advocacy programme among primary and secondary schools in the state. LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni said that the agency’s decision to commence the school advocacy programme was informed by the need to sensitise children on ethics …

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has filed another N20 billion suit against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam Abubakar Malami. Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor said that the AGF defamed the IPoB leader when he claimed that the latter jumped bail, which necessitated the N20 billion claim for damages. This is coming barely …

The Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Alhaji Mamman Ahmadu has warned procurement officers against underhand practices in the discharge of their duties. At the opening ceremony of the 2022 training programme preceding the induction/conversion of officers into the procurement cadre on Monday, Ahmadu “BPP will not take lightly to complaints on officers found to be involved …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has added more feats to its feathers as it bagged another award — the Outstanding Agency of the Year — at the just concluded 2022 Press Week. The Lagos Television chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists recognised LASEMA’s “invaluable contributions to humanity through its dynamic style of service to Lagos State and other neighbouring …

Lagos State joined the global community in marking the 2022 World Toilet Day on Saturday, pledging its determination to end open defecation and other sanitation challenges across the metropolis, as it revealed the state government’s construction of over 167 public toilets in designated areas and the registration of more than 635 public toilet operators. At the Y2022 celebrations held at …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it would appeal the ruling which acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and five others on fraud charges. Lawal, his younger brother Hamidu David Lawal, together with Apeh John Monday, Sulaiman Abubakar, two businesses — Rholavision Engineering Limited and Josmon Technologies Limited — …

Media leaders Dr Patrick Dele Cole, Dan Agbese, Lade Bonuola, Haruna Mohammed and Kabiru Yusuf are among the chieftains of the Nigerian media who will gather on Saturday, 19th November to proffer suggestions and solutions to enable the media to do a more focused job of holding the political class accountable as the nation prepares for a general election. The Media …