…‘Lagos remains most hospitable environment for investors’ – Elumelu A major urban renewal project that will restore the aesthetic landscape of Falomo, the commercial suburb of Ikoyi in Lagos State, has been flagged off by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Recently Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) sealed a joint redevelopment partnership with Afriland Properties Plc, a private developer, to turn …

Female Muslim students in Lagos State schools can now wear hijab without harassment or discrimination, the the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. It was a majority decision of six out of the seven justices who presided over the appeal filed by the Lagos State Government. In February 2017, the state government challenged the Appeal Court ruling in the case between …

Controversial cleric Rev. Fr. Francis Mbaka’s description of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi as “stingy” has provoked a reaction from former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu. In a post on her Facebook page on Thursday, the former beauty queen narrated her 2009 encounter with Obi in dismissing the claim of Mbaka, the spiritual director of Adoration Ministries, …

Lagos State Government has concluded arrangements to deconstruct the three uncompleted high-rise structures on the site of a 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, last November. The structures have failed integrity tests, prompting the state government to embark on a controlled deconstruction to bring them down. At a media briefing in Alausa- Ikeja on Thursday, the state Commissioner …

There are no indications yet when academic activities will resume in Nigeria’s public universities as the negotiation between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is yet to reach a conclusion. ASUU says it has not heard from the government concerning its demands. The Federal Government’s renegotiation committee, which is chaired by the Pro-Chancellor of Alex …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has ordered for a review of Nigerian Army’s rules of engagement and code of conduct for “Operation Safe Conduct” ahead of 2023 general elections. At the opening of the Second Quarter COAS Conference 2022 on Tuesday in Abuja, the Army chief said the approved guidelines would be conveyed to the commanders of …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday donated N25 million to the people of Owo, who were affected by the recent gunmen attack, which claimed scores of worshippers at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. Sanwo-Olu, who paid a condolence visit to Ondo State Governor, Arakunri Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) at the State House in Akure in …

Recommends him for National honours The Senate has resolved to honour Ejiro Otarigho, the brave tanker driver who drove a burning tanker from danger zone to avert a tragic fire incident in Agbarho, Delta State. The Senate also recommended Otarigho to President Muhammadu Buhari for national honours. The resolution followed a motion moved by the Deputy President of the Senate, …

A Canada-based Nigerian medical practitioner, Dr Ayokunle Fagbemigun is in the news for awful reasons. He has been found to have billed the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for supposedly drug screening patients as young as nine-year-old. OHIP is the government-run health plan, which is paid through taxes. Toronto Sun reports that Dr Fagbemigun claimed he gave eight pregnancy tests …

The Saraki and Ojora families together with their friends and associates celebrated the 90th birthday of business mongul, Otunba Adekunle Ojora in Ikoyi, Lagos. Among the dignitaries at the event were former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki; daughter of the celebrator, Barrister Toyin Ojora-Saraki; his son and Chairman of Strategic IG West Africa Limited, Prince Yinka Ojora; his wife, …