Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Lagos calls for more private sector-driven agricultural interventions
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has called for more private sector-driven agricultural interventions and the provision of…
Lagos re-opens 26 sealed facilities, urges caution in Yuletide celebration
General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe has warned residents of the State to…
Piracy: Senate wants Navy funded to procure 150 vessels
The Senate on Wednesday called for proper funding of the Nigerian Navy to enable it procures over one hundred and…
Ogun APC reacts to Abiodun’s victory at Supreme Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has described the Supreme Court's verdict that affirmed the victory of Prince…
Nigerians must pay €80 to apply for Schengen Visa
As of February 2020, Nigerian citizens will need to pay a fee of €80 instead of €60 when applying for…
Senate demands thorough investigation into murder of OAU Professor
The Senate has called on the Nigerian Police authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into the killing of Professor…
Sanwo-Olu duly elected Governor of Lagos – Supreme Court
Nigeria's apex court has unanimously endorsed the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State in the last…
The making of a bad 2019 for Dino Melaye
For Dino Melaye, erstwhile Senator, representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, 2019 is a year that will…
Ogun Assembly confirms 17 of Abiodun’s commissioner-nominees
Barely 24 hours after the screening of 17 out of 18 Commissioner-nominees, whose names were sent to the Ogun State…
Senate investigates discrimination against Nigerian businesses in Ghana
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Investments to, as a matter of urgency, interface…
FIRS begins nationwide massive crackdown on tax defaulters
Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is set to begin massive crackdown on tax defaulters nationwide on Wednesday.
Kogi rescues 39 abandoned babies
The Kogi State Government has rescued 39 babies abandoned by their mothers and prosecuted 15 child abuse offenders within the…
LASTMA vows to upscale traffic law enforcement
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring sanity on all roads through strict enforcement…
Lagos to hold Pens Down Ceremony for 15 retired Permanent Secretaries
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved that the Office of the Head of Service, should organize a…
Ecobank Nigeria partners LASG to clean-up Waterfronts
Ecobank Nigeria is partnering Lagos State Ministry of the Environment on Waterfront Clean-up Programme to enhance the preservation of marine…
Wike presents N530.8bn budget proposal for 2020
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has presented a budget proposal of N530,813,357,619.00 for the 2020 fiscal year to the State…
Lagos Blue Rail line begins operation 2021 – Sanwo-Olu
The integrated mass transportation initiative of the Lagos State Government has recorded a huge progress with the successful completion of…
Senate begins consideration of Buhari’s loan request
The Senate on Tuesday referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2016 – 2018 External Borrowing Plan request to its Committee on Local…
Lagos rolls out LAKE Rice for Xmas, jacks up price
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began the sales of its popular brand of rice, LAKE Rice, in preparation for…
Buhari signs 2020 appropriation bill into law
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday signed the 2020 appropriation bill of N10.59 trillion into law.
Why Lagos Civil Servants must imbibe Safety Culture – Safety Commission DG
The Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, on Tuesday stressed the need for civil servants in the state…
Buhari okays Amshi as Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally approved the nomination of Ahmed Kadi Amshi as Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission.
Kalu begs Court for bail over illness
Former Governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has filed application for bail pending his appeal against his jail sentence.
What Jonathan told Buhari at 77
Nigeria's former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 77th birthday.
Buhari blows hot on birthday: I won’t favour any politician in 2023
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has fired salvo at politicians waiting for him to support them in 2023, vowing that he…
Fani-Kayode, Daddy Freeze attack Adeboye over plan to build auditorium the size of Ibadan
Critics, Femi Fani-Kayode and Daddy Freeze have attacked the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye…
Fashola opens up on being swindled by internet scammer
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has clarified recent Social Media reports that he was defrauded of…
Lagos flags off Human Capital Development Bootcamp
Lagos State Government has flagged off an intensive Human Capital Development Bootcamp for Directors of Administration and Human Resource, as…
Controversy: Women better than men – Obama
Former president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, said in Singapore that women are ”indisputably better” than men…
Late Oba of Lagos’ son sentenced to death
Prince Adewale, son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, was on Monday sentenced to death by hanging for…