SANWO-OLU OFFICIALLY RECEIVES FEDERAL APPROVAL LETTER FOR LEKKI-EPE AIRPORT • ‘Lagos Now On The Race To The Future’ – Gov • Ehingbeti Economic Summit Begins The federal approval recently granted the Lagos State Government to embark on the development of a passenger and cargo airport on the Lekki-Epe axis of the State has been officially presented. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on ... Read More »
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Why Individuals, Society Must Protect Girl Child – Lagos Assembly
– Bill on office of public defender scales second reading The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a motion seeking better protection of the female children. The House also commended itself for passing laws that have favoured the female gender in the State just as they appreciated the State Government for doing its best to protect the girl ... Read More »
Dangote: Our acquisition of Obajana Cement plant followed Due Process
*Obajana Cement PLC was incorporated in 1992 and as at 2002 had no paid up shares * Kogi State has no equity interest in Obajana Cement Plc * The plant and machinery were conceived, designed, procured, built, and paid for solely by DIL, well after it acquired the shares in Obajana Cement Company * The land on which the Obajana ... Read More »
HARVEST OF GARLANDS AS ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA CLOCKS 60 By Abdur-Rahman Balogun
Just like yesterday, the young baby birthed in far away Jos, Plateau State, on October 11, 1962 is 60 years on the planet. Sixty years of eventful and impactful life, with its fair of ups and downs. Sixty years full of praises to Almighty Allah who has been benevolent to Hon. (Dr.) Kafayat Oluwatoyin Abike Dabiri-Erewa. An indigene of Ikorodu ... Read More »
NIDCOM BOSS HAILS DR. OSAHON ENABULELE AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has congratulated Dr Osahon Enabulele on his election as the President-elect of the World Medical Association (WMA). In a congratulatory message, the NIDCOM boss described the victory of Enabulele as a demonstration of his global acceptability based on hard work, dedication and doggedness in the discharge of previous responsibilities assigned ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU MULLS HEALTH INSURANCE COVER FOR THEATRE PRACTITIONERS
…As Governor put smiles on the faces of veteran actors …Nollywood practitioners endorse Lagos Governor for second term Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced plans to institute a health insurance scheme for theatre practitioners in the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu announced the health insurance scheme during a dinner with veterans in the Yoruba Nollywood industry at the Lagos House ... Read More »
For the Records!FULL SPEECH: Buhari confers National Honours on Nigerians, foreigners
Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, conferred National Honours Awards on 447 recipients comprising Nigerians and non-Nigerians labelled “friends of Nigeria”. The award investiture ceremony was held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The PUNCH reported that 5000 nominees were received by the George Akume-led awards committee, but only 447 were selected for the ... Read More »
Afenifere’s Obi endorsement a one man show, says Onanuga
The Director of Media and Publicity for All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has described the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, by the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, as a ruse. we had reported that Afenifere, through its leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, endorsed Obi at a press conference in Lagos in September. According ... Read More »
Opinion!STOP THE FALLACY, LAGOS IS TOO BIG FOR ONE MAN TO OWN By Femi Pedro
STOP THE FALLACY, LAGOS IS TOO BIG FOR ONE MAN TO OWN By Femi Pedro “I am reluctant to insert myself in this debate on Tinubu because I am an interested party. However, I wish to correct some widely circulating falsehoods. FIRST, many of the assets linked with him actually don’t belong to him. I know this for a fact. ... Read More »
Deal sealed, ASUU strike over in matter of days — Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila last night said that in a matter of days the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will call off the 7-month-old strike that had kept the citadel of learning under lock and keys. Rising from a meeting with the ASUU leadership led by its President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke called at the instance ... Read More »