Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has celebrated the third anniversary of the Lagos Recycle Initiative, launched to introduce waste sorting at source for recycling purposes in order to tackle the challenges of plastic pollution, as well as create jobs for teeming residents. Organised by Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) and Lagos Recyclers Association, in conjunction with LAWMA, the commemorative …

The need to scale up efficiency and reposition the wheel of governance for improved service delivery led to the approval of the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries in the Lagos State Civil Service by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries took the oath on Friday at a ceremony held at Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa. …

A senior journalist in Osun State has called the attention of the state Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode to the upsurge in the number of private vehicles without registration numbers, but rather cover their number plates with Police SPY inscription. In a statement in Osogbo, Chief Kola Olabisi added that development is contrary to the directive of the Inspector-General of …

By Gbenga Olarinoye, Ilorin  Yoruba in Kwara State, under the aegis of Apapo Yoruba Kwara, on Thursday asked that the Federal Government should return Nigeria to true federalism as negotiated and agreed to by their forerunners in the 2014 National Conference. Fielding questions from journalists in Ilorin, the coordinator of the socio-cultural organisation, which is made up of over 16 …

Police special constabularies in Osun State staged a protest in Osogbo, the capital, on Wednesday against the non-payment of salaries for 18 months. They converged at the Oke-Fia roundabout, in the city centre, and moved through Alekunwodo to the Olaiya areas of the capital. They were dressed in the police uniform and carried placards with inscriptions which included “Pay us …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that the Abuja-Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Mallam Tukur Mamu, who was arrested by the Interpol in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, is in its custody. Mamu, spokesperson for the Kaduna-based cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was flown to Abuja on Wednesday. He had said that he was released in Cairo after been interrogated and …

As part of deliberate efforts to control the effects of noise pollution on the environment during the political campaigns, Ondo State Environmental Protection Agency (OSEPA) has directed all political parties to obtain permits from its office at Igbatoro Road, Akure. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Mr Oyeniyi Oseni gave the directive to representatives of the political parties …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described Africa as the next destination for global business, with Lagos being the convergence point. He said the economic position of the state, the innovative youth population and the conducive environment provided by the government are what makes Lagos the destination of choice for many investors who have set up businesses in Nigeria. …

The Federal Government can only afford a 23.5 percent salary increase for university workers, while professors will have a 35 percent raise, according to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. At a meeting with Pro-Chancellors, Vice Chancellors and other stakeholders in the university system on Tuesday, the Minister said that President Muhammadu Buhari warned against signing agreements which the …

A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) tribunal has dismissed a suit challenging the price increase by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, ruling that the case lacked merit. MultiChoice owns DStv and GOtv — subscription-based satellite television platforms in Nigeria. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a three-member panel of the tribunal, dismissed the suit for lacking merit. A legal practitioner, Festus Onifade had sued …