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The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request of ₦ 85 billion special dispensation for bond redemption as well as ₦85 billion for bridge loan for a quarter.

This is in pursuant to the approval of Bonds, Loans and other Security Law of Lagos State 2015 and comes at 9.25% per annum to bond financing programme. At a sitting on Monday, the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Hon. Rotimi Olowo, stated that the terms of reference of the request received from the executive arm appraise the request ... Read More »

BRF Gabfest 5: Discussing the Ways to Curb the Human Factors Involved in Road Accidents

Lagos, Nigeria, June 22, 2021 — For the 5th edition of the Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF) GabFest, an event created to discuss the role of the youth in Nigeria’s future, the theme is “Arrive Alive: Building a Road towards better driving culture”. Statistics show that Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29. Around ... Read More »

Dangote women empowerment program reaches N4.3billion in disbursement

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has doled out a whooping N4.2billion as part of its unconditional Micro Grant Programme for empowering women in the rural areas across the country. Speaking at the flag-off of its one-off unconditional Micro-grants Programme Tuesday in Bauchi, Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation empowered twenty thousand vulnerable women across the 20 Local Government Areas of ... Read More »

SANWO-OLU LAUNCHES SEVEN NEW HIGH CAPACITY BOATS TO BOOST WATER TRANSPORTATION

•Governor Approves Premium Insurance Cover on Passengers Using State-Owned Ferries •‘We Now Have Capacity to Move 710 Commuters per Trip’ – LAGFERRY MD The growing interest in water transportation by residents of Lagos State has received an encouraging response from the State Government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, expanded the capacity of the Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) with the ... Read More »

FAJ CELEBRATES AZUKA AT 60

THE THUNDER STRIKES 60 TIMES Hello…my senior at work, and in age, is sixty today, and he wouldn’t let me forget it. Yesterday, he complained that I was sending my elders on some errands, and he grumbled, “all these Indomie children”! No one will believe only four months or so separates us… See yeye old man! Yet, this troublesomely adorable ... Read More »

SANWO-OLU MOURNS ETI-OSA EAST LCDA CHAIRMAN, OLUFUNMI OLATUNJI

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State, Hon. Olufunmi Olatunji. The governor described the late council boss as an extremely loyal politician and an invaluable asset to the All Progressives Council (APC). He said the deceased lived a fulfilled life ... Read More »

Kwara, Ogun, two others for ASR Africa’s N10bn health intervention

Kwara State has been named alongside Edo, Ogun, and Sokoto as recipient states of the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa)’s N10bn health intervention programmes for 2021, a statement said on Tuesday. Ubon Udoh, managing director of the ASR Africa, said in the statement that the intervention is a continuation of the initiative’s $100m Africa Fund for social development ... Read More »

OPEN GRAZING: BUHARI, PRESIDENCY AND THE REST OF US

Very recently, President Muhammadu Buhari shocked many people with his multiple interviews, his many official outings and his addresses to the nation. However, it would seem that the President would have done better by maintaining his preferred silence than the seeming disaster of these outings, especially the media engagements. In retrospect, the whole essence of these media chats was purely ... Read More »

How Tinuke’s 2-Can-Do Fitness is Helping People Achieve Their Wellness and Fitness Goals at Fitness Buddies Naija

You must have had a vague sense that fitness and excercising are good for a healthy lifestyle, and have also probably heard that it is“healthy for the heart.” However, like most people, you’re not motivated enough to break a sweat with any regularity. Tinuke Yusuf through her Fitness Buddies Najia is reinventing people’s perception to workout with her 2-Can-Do-Fitness initiative. ... Read More »

*Ibadan group flays CCII over ‘friend of Ibadan’ award to Sports Minister*

The Ibadan Youth Progressive Indigene Association (IYPIA) has criticised the conferment of ‘Friend of Ibadan Award’ on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, stating that the minister has not contributed anything meaningful to Ibadanland to deserve such honour. The group maintained that though it has the highest regard for the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), which ... Read More »