The Lagos State Government has sanctioned 580 nightclubs and restaurants in 2024 for violating indoor smoking regulations, marking a significant step in its aggressive campaign to bolster public health and safety standards across the state. The revelation came from…
Haiti: Displaced Children Face Sexual Violence Risk
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier : Haitians displaced by violence find refuge on the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Armed violence and insecurity in Haiti have exposed already vulnerable children to sexual violence and exploitation, the UN Office for the Coordination…
Shell’s Nigeria Exit Doesn’t Stop Billions in Cleanup Liability – Niger Delta Activists Warn Shareholders, Investors
As Shell divests from its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC, communities and civil society demand justice, cleanup funds, and accountability for decades of oil pollution in the Niger Delta—raising legal, financial, and moral questions about Shell’s exit strategy, ongoing liability for decades long environmental pollution and capability of the new entity to undertake remediation efforts.
Renewed Hope Initiative: Lagos Health Workers Receive Kits Donated By Nigeria’s First Lady
The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, presented professional kits, comprising scrubs and Crocs, to nurses and midwives in Lagos State under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator…
Germany Announces Additional €10 million for WHO
Germany is increasing its support for the World Health Organization (WHO) by €10 million ($11.2 million) in response to the United States’ announced withdrawal from the organization, Health Minister Nina Warken announced on Sunday in Geneva. Germany had already contributed…
LASG Reaffirms Commitment to Reducing Maternal, Newborn Mortality – Hosts Dissemination Meeting on CEmONC Assessment Findings
Partners with Federal Ministry of Health, Jhpiego, SWAp, Stakeholders to Address Service Gaps In a move to boost maternal and newborn survival in Lagos, stakeholders in the health sector converged today, May 15, 2025, for the dissemination of findings…
Petrobras Seeks Return To Nigeria’s Oil Sector
Petrobras, the state oil company of Brazil, is seeking to re-enter Nigeria’s oil sector, with a specific interest in frontier deepwater acreage. As the economic reforms of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu take root, the company, which had…
LASG Intensifies Campaign Against Noise Pollution at 10th Noiseless Lagos Advocacy
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling noise pollution through strengthened enforcement, stakeholder engagement, and public education The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this at the 10th edition of the annual…
LAGOS Launches Swift Project To Boost Women’s Access To Family Planning Services
‘Supporting Women’s Increased Access to Family Planning Through Pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors’
USAID’s Demise Threatens a Vital Health and Climate Solution in Africa
A funding stoppage hurts efforts to phase out polluting home cookstoves and replace them with cleaner alternatives. The Trump administration’s gutting of the US Agency for International Development, with 80% of its programs now canceled, is a blow for clean…
