Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, on Tuesday, received an award of honour from the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) for being gender sensitive and security ambassador. The National President of the NCWS, Pastor Jumoke Aborode said the award of honour was in recognition of the Governor’s gender sensitivity and unprecedented inclusion of women in […]
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#EndSARS panel chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi submitting the panel’s report to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu By Jide Oluwajuyitan I sympathise with Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State who in spite of his valiant effort at finding solution to the demands of the #EndSARS protesters continues to experience stress and strain. Tarred with the same brush […]
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By Lawal Ogienagbon There is outrage in the land. Three different issues are the immediate cause of this rage. The death of Sylvester Oromoni, a pupil of the renowned Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos, the barring of Nigerian travellers from entering Britain because of Omicron, the latest variant of COVID-19, and the killing of no […]
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• Cracks down on fake COVID-19 test results, vaccination cards • Unveils plan for containing the fourth wave of pandemic Lagos State government, yesterday, issued guidelines for social events and gatherings within the state during the festive season. Making the disclosure in a statement, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said all social events must be duly registered […]
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Photo: Twitter/NGCOMMUNICATIONCOMM • Despite mere N2.5m licence, 20-year tenor • Danbatta claims counterpart fund is to low economic viable areas, based on service delivery • 90% broadband population coverage target by 2025 not realistic • Lagos fibre duct project may affect MainOne’s execution in the state • Challenges of InfraCos multifaceted – Teniola The planned […]
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By Abdu Rafiu In war, it is often said, truth is the first casualty. It can be observed that it is the same in a situation of near war, when chaos and confusion sweep through the land. Take the #EndSARS Panel Report and White Paper on it by the government for example. There was a […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr Mosurat Adeleke, has said people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS can now heave a sigh of relief, saying that disease is no longer a death sentence. Adeleke at the flag-off of a statewide free HIV testing in Ikeja said early detection was key in treating […]
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Federal and Lagos State governments on Tuesday got tougher with the enforcement of their directives on compulsory COVID-19 vaccination. The central government, which on December 1 disallowed unvaccinated civil servants from accessing their offices, on Tuesday barred visitors that were not vaccinated from government buildings in Abuja. On its part, the Lagos State Government stated […]
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US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency. This was contained in a brief with names of nominees for different positions in the president’s cabinet sent to the US Congress. Ebong had served in different roles in the USTDA between 2004 and […]
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Scene of the incident There was pandemonium on Tuesday when a truck driver reportedly crushed no fewer than 10 students on Ogunnusi Road, Grammar School Bus-Stop, Lagos State. It was learnt that the students were going home after closing from school around 2pm when the truck ran over them. The driver of the white DAF […]
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