The Lagos State Government has enjoined all licensed Joint Partners to conduct Destructive Tests (DT) and Non-Destructive Tests( NDT) across all housing projects in the State, as a pivotal tool to averting building collapse. Making this call in Ikeja…
Man in Viral Video Dumping Waste on Alapere Bridge Remanded in Prison
Offender remanded in Kirikiri till June 26 A joint enforcement team, comprising officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC/KAI), has arrested Mr. Ogunbadejo Olawale, a resident of No. 25 Ajiboye…
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.
AMMON: Nigeria First Policy Will Unlock Potentials of Industries
The Association of Meter Manufacturers of Nigeria (AMMON), a coalition of industry leaders committed to advancing local meter manufacturing, ensuring quality standards, and supporting Nigeria’s energy sector growth, have expressed enthusiasm for President Bola Tinubu’s “Nigeria First Policy”. According to…
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…
Heads of Marine and Blue Economy Agencies Sign 2025 Performance Bonds with Oyetola
In a bold step to strengthen accountability, transparency, and alignment with national development priorities, the Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola CON, today oversaw the formal signing of the 2025 Performance Bonds by the heads…
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…
