Nigeria now rates No 4 among the World Bank International Association borrowers’ list. With $13 billion International Development Association (IDA) debt stock as at 30 June 2022, Nigeria moved one step up in the list as against fourth in the corresponding period last year. The World Bank Fiscal Year 2021 audited financial statements (IDA financial statement) showed that Nigeria was …

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu has described the Benin City River Port and access road project “as a catalyst that will massively contribute to the transformation of Nigeria’s dwindling economy”. At the inauguration of the panel review exercise on the environmental and social impact assessment for the proposed project, the Deputy Governor, who represented Governor …

Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency (well known as Amotekun), have intercepted another 168 suspected invaders. They were allegedly found in two trucks with dangerous charms. This came barely three days after the corps arrested 151 suspected invaders with dangerous charms concealed inside bags of rice in Sango area, along Akure-Ado Expressway. The Commander of Ondo Amotekun, Adetunji …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged politicians, political leaders and public office holders across political and ideological divides to come together for the good of the people. He said there are lots of things political leaders and public office holders can learn from one another’s experience in different parts of the country if they embrace politics without bitterness. …

The Premium Bread-Makers Association of Nigeria, (PBAN) has commended the Lagos State Employability Trust Fund (LSETF), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Bakery Initiatives Group, Nigeria (BIG) for their efforts, in imparting requisite baking skills on unemployed youths, thereby contributing in bridging the skills gap in the baking industry. At a Bake-Fair marking the end of an eight-week vocational …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday on again gave assurance that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line project would be completed as scheduled. The Red Line will traverse on standard gauge from Agbado to Oyingbo, in the first phase, while terminating at Iddo in the second phase. It has eight stations and it is expected to reduce travel …

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has assured that its Whistle-Blower Initiative would deepen transparency, and accountability and uphold a high standard in the administration of the tax system in the state. At the official launch of the initiative in Lagos on Friday, LIRS Executive Chairman, Ayodele Subair said the platform was introduced to encourage the reporting of illegal …

Against the background of reported security threats to Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday allayed the fears of the residents, telling them that there was no reason to panic. He said all security formations had been put on high alert to ensure public safety. At the State Security Council, commanders of all security formations in the state provides Sanwo-Olu with …

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr Solomon Arase has commiserate with the Nigeria Police Force and the family of his former boss, Mr Adebayo Mustafa Balogun (better known as Tafa Balogun), the 11th indigenous IGP, who passed on Thursday at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos. Arase, a lawyer, said he was devastated by “the sudden death of my former boss …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday appointed seven members into the State Executive Council to revitalise the administration’s effort towards improving good governance and service delivery. The new members were appointed into the cabinet-ranked of Special Advisers. They were sworn in at an event held in the State Banquet Hall in Alausa. Five of the appointees are newcomers, …