It is five decades since the establishment of Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) by the state government. And the corporation marked its golden jubilee on Thursday with a special conference, where it took stock of its interventions in the housing and property market. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu graced the event held at the Landmark Event Centre in Victoria Island …

For the umpteenth time, the Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to address the proliferation of illegal mining sites in the country, which is contributing to revenue loss and threatens the health of citizens. Programme Officer, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, Felicia Dairo blamed Nigeria’s continued loss of revenue to illegal mining on high-level connivance between government officials, …

Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde has advocated a comprehensive, more sophisticated and more integrated approach to transport planning in Africa to achieve efficient, equitable and environmentally sensitive transport. At the 6th Africa Sustainable Mobility Course in Lagos, Oladeinde said that an environmentally sensitive transport cannot be achieved simply by improving the efficiency of vehicle designs or traffic …

Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the party’s governorship candidate in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege have donated N200 million to displaced flood victims in Delta State. While Tinubu gave a donation of N50 million cash, Omo-Agege announced N150 million worth of relief materials. Addressing a mammoth crowd on behalf of Tinubu and himself in …

The Edo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that it has deployed 1,265 officers and special marshals across the state to ensure safer roads during the ’ember months. September, October, November and December — the final four months of the year — usually witness pressures on the road, particularly for the end-of-the-year festivities. During an interview …

The Minister of Defence, General Bashir Magashi (rtd.) has said that the terror alarm in Abuja raised by the United States, the United Kingdom and other western countries cannot be dismissed, He however noted that the nation’s armed forces have the situation under control, reiterating the Federal Government’s position on the matter. At a budget defence before the House of …

A new Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Zone 7, Abuja has been appointed by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba. He is AIG Olukayode Egbetokun Egbetokun, who assumed duty as the 30th AIG of Zone 7, Abuja on 25th October, succeeded AIG Aliyu Muhammed who recently retired from the service statutorily. He joined the Nigeria Police Force on 3rd March …

The Chairman of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Gboyega Famodun has consoled the Adeleke Dynasty of Ede over the death of Master Ifeanyi Adeleke, describing it as tragic and sorrowful. In a statement on Monday by his Media Adviser, Chief Kola Olabisi in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, Famodun said that the gruesome death …

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo has fixed Tuesday, 8th November for the arraignment of the Chairman of Zinox Group, Chief Leonard Stanley Ekeh; his wife, Chioma; and nine other suspects in an alleged N170.3 million contract fraud. The arraignment by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on behalf of the Attorney-General of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a candidate into next year’s election into the Kogi State House of Assembly, Ismaila Atumeyi for being allegedly in possession of N326 million and $140,500 cash. Atumeyi, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party who is seeking to represent Ankpa II constituency, was arrested on Sunday alongside one Joshua Dominic, …