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…
New Report Exposes Global Financing of Unjust Industrial Agriculture Practices – Seeks Investment for Agroecology in Africa
Follow the money, find the injustice: Industrial agriculture is bankrolled, agroecology is starved. In March 2025, AFSA convened over 100 food systems actors from across Africa in Nairobi to expose how industrial agriculture is bankrolled by global financial systems…
Codix Bio Becomes First WHO H-TAP Partner Factory in Nigeria, Boosting Local Healthcare Manufacturing
(From L-R) The National Coordinator, Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value chain (PVAC), Dr Abdu Mukhtar; Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori; Non-Executive Director, Codix Holding Company, Mr. Tobi Ogunjimi; Chairman of…
Custodian Insurance Hands Over Accident, Emergency Centre In Epe To LASG
In a landmark Public-Private Partnership milestone, the Lagos State Government today took delivery of the newly constructed Custodian Accident and Emergency Centre (CAEC) in Epe, built and donated by Custodian Investment Plc through its Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation (CSRF). The…
Sanwo-Olu Flags off Strategic Rural Road Project in Ikorodu to Boost Access, Trade
In a decisive move to strengthen infrastructure and uplift rural communities in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has officially flagged off the construction of the Monsuru-Egbeyemi/Alhaja-Agbaje Street Road in Ikorodu Local Government Area of the State. Speaking today at…
Guterres Alarmed by Israeli Plans to Expand Gaza Ground Offensive
© UNICEF/Eyad El Baba: A girl stands amidst the rubble of her destroyed home in Rafah, Gaza. The UN Secretary-General is alarmed by reports of Israeli plans to expand ground operations and prolong its military presence in Gaza, a…
Forest Stewardship Council, Congo Basin celebrates EGG Forest Management Certification
This certification underscores EGG’s strong commitment to sustainable forestry practices and further reinforces the growing and crucial movement towards responsible forest management within the Congo Basin The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Congo Basin office is delighted to announce that…
UN Warns of $4 trillion Shortfall Threatening Global Development Goals
© UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin: None of the targets under SDG 6 on water and sanitation are on track to be met. Globally, over two billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and more than three billion lack access to safe…
LASG Signs MOU with Belstar and Enka Consortium: To Launch Water Rehabilitation and Expansion Projects
L-R; Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services, Engr. Mahamood Adegbite; Group Managing Director, Belstar Capital (USA) Mr. Tewodros Polk; Honourable Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab; Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Dr. Gaji Omobolaji; Managing…
Over 165 Defaulters Arrested For Open Defecation In Lagos – LAGESC
In line with positive remarks made by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab at the Y2025 Ministerial Press Briefing applauding the operational efficiency of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) popularly known as KAI, the Corps…
