NNPC, NSCDC Inspect Illegal Vessel Intercepted in Warri

On Monday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) conducted an inspection of an illegal crude oil vessel loaded with thousands of metric tonnes of crude oil. The vessel was intercepted by Tanita Security Services, a private security firm,…

NCF warns against encroachment of Magodo wetland

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation has warned against encroachment of Magodo wetlands, adding that the development would lead to immeasurable loss of biodiversity. This is contained in a statement signed by Oladapo Soneye, Communications Manager at NCF and made available to…

LASG Re-Commissions Mosan-Okunola Waterworks; restores water supply to adjoining communities

The Lagos State Government, through Lagos Water Corporation has restored potable water supply to Abesan Baruwa and other adjoining communities of the area in the State. This was disclosed during the re-commissioning of the newly rehabilitated Mosan-Okunola Mini Waterworks, which…

Polaris Bank pledges support for infrastructure development, housing, education, healthcare, agriculture in Ogun State

Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital retail Bank has pledged to support the development of high-impact sectors including road infrastructure, housing, education, healthcare and agro processing in Ogun State. The Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank, Mr. Adekunle Sonola, stated this while…

Polaris Bank pledges support for infrastructure development, housing, education, healthcare, agriculture in Ogun State

Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital retail Bank has pledged to support the development of high-impact sectors including road infrastructure, housing, education, healthcare and agro processing in Ogun State. The Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank, Mr. Adekunle Sonola, stated this while…

WaterAid, Cummins W.A to impact 186,000 people with water improvement project in Lagos, Abuja

WaterAid has partnered with Cummins W.A to impact about 186, 000 people with life- transforming water, sanitation and hygiene project to be sited within communities in Lagos and Abuja. Newsmen reports that the project would provide water and sanitation facilities…

MMA Customs generated N74.29bn in 10 months – Official

The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has generated N74.29 billion through customs duty and other charges from January to October 2023. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Yusuf, said this at a news conference on Wednesday…

Dangote Refinery Secures Licence to Refine 300,000bpd Crude

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said his refinery has secured a licence to refine more than 300,000 barrels of Nigerian crude per day and will begin to process gasoline soon. “We don’t want to start our refinery with foreign…

Lagos seeks drainage stakeholders support to develop secondary drainage masterplan

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday rallied experts in the drainage sector for inputs in the development of a Secondary Drainage Masterplan for selected Local Governments. The government said that the move was part of its efforts to reduce the…

What next after the Re-opening of the Markets in Lagos?

By Olutayo Irantiola   In the last few weeks, many markets across Lagos State have been locked and opened by the Ministry of Environment and the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). There is no gainsaying that these markets are due…

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