The immediate past Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has emphasized the importance of polytechnic programmes, as the best fit for the upgrade of the nation’s economy, that had been out of sync for a long time. According…
Hit-and-Run Trailer Driver Kills 3 Children, 3 Adults in Anambra Accident
A trailer driver hit and killed three female children, a woman and two men, on Friday, at Command Junction, Nnewi, before fleeing the scene, the Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said. The Sector Commander,…
Pangolin Day: Wild Africa Calls for Pangolin Protection, Stronger Legislation Against Wildlife Crime
Wild Africa has urged for the protection of pangolins from extinction and increased support for legislative efforts to combat wildlife trafficking. In a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos, Festus Iyorah, Wild Africa’s Nigeria Representative, emphasized the urgent need to…
NNPC Debunks Claims of Fuel Not Lasting in Viral Video
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has come out strongly to refute the apparently false and misleading allegations made in a viral video circulating online, which claims that NNPC fuel does not last. According to a statement by the…
LASG Charges Estate Facility Managers To Be Innovative, Proactive
The Lagos State Government has charged facility management organisations engaged in managing the Government-owned housing estates to be innovative and proactive in managing equipment and facilities of the State Government estates in their care. The Commissioner for Housing, Hon. Moruf…
Anambra Govt. Suspends Two Health Workers for Negligence, Absenteeism
The Anambra Government has suspended a health worker, Mrs Njideka Ezeihejiofor, for negligence and refusal to attend to a pregnant woman who delivered a stillborn baby outside the health facility on Tuesday. The suspension of Ezeihejiofor was approved on Friday…
Water Minister Calls for Stronger Collaboration with Mining and Geoscience Society
The Honourable Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, FNSE, FNICE, have emphasized the vital link between mining and water resources, stressing the importance of geophysical research in projects like dam construction and irrigation. He also called…
LAWMA Warns Property Owners Against Illegal Recycling and Scavenging Activities
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has issued a stern warning to property owners, agents and private occupiers in the state, to henceforth desist from illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. It also advised them to halt indiscriminate sorting,…
Lagos Water Transport Project ‘Omi Eko’ to Gulp €410m
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says its ‘Omi Eko’ water transport project will gulp €410 million. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. Emmanuel said…
LWC, WaterAid Award Contract to Rehabilitate Akilo Waterworks
* 100,000 Residents to Gain Access to Potable Water Within Six Months In a groundbreaking move to improve water access in Lagos State, over 100,000 residents of Ifako Agege are set to have access to clean and potable water within…
