Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday suspended the new state ‘Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications’ issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health. A statement yesterday by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, lamented that among several factors which contribute to maternal mortality, illegal […]
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Indiscriminate disposal of waste is still a big problem in Lagos A waste recycling company, Freee Recycle Limited says Lagos State generates 870,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually. Speaking at an event recently in Lagos, Managing Director of BASF West Africa, Jean-Marc, described the volume of waste generated by the state as a source of […]
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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State (right) congratulating Mr Yahya Adesokan of Vetland Senior Grammar School (left) as one of the outstanding teachers and recipient of a brand new SUV during the Annual Teachers’ Merit Award at the Sports Pavilion, Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022… PHOTO: NAN Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos […]
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Three female children of the same parents have drowned in a swimming pool on their yet-to-be-identified parents’ estate in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that both husband and wife had gone for an event when the three children left their house to swim in the pool. As of the time of […]
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A nurse, Oluchi Nwoke-Okoi, on Monday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how an Arabic teacher, allegedly fingered his nine Islamic pupils, ages seven to 13 years. The suspect is facing a nine-count- charge bordering on sexual assault. Nwoke-Okoi, a registered nurse and midwife, while being led in evidence by the State […]
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Roads and houses were flooded and property destroyed in Lagos on Saturday after a downpour which lasted for hours. The rain witnessed in many areas of the state caught many residents and passengers unaware as they ran to shelter stands to avoid being soaked. Areas such as Ojodu Berger, Ikosi-Ketu, Gbagada, Surulere, Ikorodu and others […]
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One of the deserted streets during Lagos Task Force clash with Okada riders in Idi-Araba.. yesterday. Credit: Eniola Daniel The sound of gunshots rent the air yesterday, in Idi-Araba, Mushin, Lagos when commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders clashed with officials of Lagos State Task Force over enforcement of the state’s ban on their […]
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• It’s not true, police react It was a case of breaching procedural rules guiding rule of law in the country, as a senior police officer in charge of Area D Command headquarters in Mushin, Lagos State, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Aliko Dankoli, allegedly ordered locking up of a Lagos Magistrate. Dankoli had on […]
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With a combined manufacturing production value of N3.2 trillion in the second half of 2021, Lagos and Ogun industrial zones are responsible for 86 per cent of manufactured goods consumed in the country and exported. According to the latest data released by the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN), of the N3.73 trillion worth of goods […]
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Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, emerged Lagos All Progressives Congress, APC, flagbearer for re-election bid in the 2023 governorship poll. The governor, a sole contestant, emerged candidate at the APC 2023 Governorship primary, held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, formerly, Onikan Stadium, Lagos Island. Five delegates each from 245 wards across 20 recognized […]
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