Commences Continuous Monitoring and Quality Assurance Checks Residents of Park View Estate, Ikoyi, have praised Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) for its improved and efficient service delivery, following the commencement of an ongoing routine monitoring and quality assurance exercise conducted by…
EPE LG Clears Drainages On Popo Oba, Lagbade, Others
In preparation for this year’s rain and to prevent flooding in the Local Government Area, the Chairman of Epe Local Government, Hon Princess Sarah Olayemi Animashaun, has ordered the clearing of drainages on Popo Oba, Lagbade and Otunba Street of…
SDGs Office Partners Africa HCD+ To Empower 1,200 Women In Underserved Communities With Financial Literacy
In a renewed push for gender equality and inclusive economic development, the Lagos State Office of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has empowered 1,200 women across hard-to-reach communities in the state with financial literacy training and access to digital financial services.…
FG Backs Safe Biotechnology for National Development
The Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to promoting biotechnology for national development, defending the safety of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food and medicine. Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, reaffirmed the government’s…
FG Inaugurates Revitalisation Plan for 901 PHCs
The Federal Government, through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has announced the revitalisation of more than 901 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across Nigeria. Additionally, it plans to upgrade 2,701 more as part of its effort to ensure…
World Food Programme (WFP) Warns of Rising Hunger and Malnutrition in Ethiopia as Humanitarian Needs Outpace Resources
The organization’s life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at imminent risk of losing food assistance Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional…
LASG, Irede Foundation seek support for PWDs
The Lagos State Government (LASG) and The Irede Foundation (TIF) has called on corporate individuals and the general public to support Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to live a fulfilled life. They made the call on Saturday in Lagos at the…
Gas Attack at Hamburg’s Famed Miniature World Attraction Injures 46
By Bernhard Sprengel, dpa An unidentified individual released irritant gas on Saturday at the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the northern German city and considered the largest model train exhibition in the world.…
Dangers Grow for Myanmar Quake Survivors, Health System ‘Overwhelmed’
In earthquake-shattered central Myanmar, people are sleeping in the streets in fear of buildings collapsing, facing early monsoon rains and the risk of waterborne diseases, the UN warned on Tuesday. Ten days after a 7.7 magnitude quake levelled buildings and…
DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda
Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight,” said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday.…
