a Former Vice President and a leading presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said the election lost by the PDP in 2019 was a huge loss to the nation, considering his intention to change things for good. Releasing an abridged version of his policy document tagged,“ My covenant with Nigerians,’’ Mr Abubakar recalled his ... Read More »
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SANWO-OLU: NO GOING BACK ON JUNE 1 BANNING OF MOTORCYCLES IN SELECTED LG AREAS
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said the State Government will go ahead with its proposed ban on motorcycles, known as Okada on highways and six local governments and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from June 1, this year. He said security services and Lagos State Government are on the same page in respect to banning of ... Read More »
NIDO APPLAUDS FG FOR EVACUATION OF NIGERIANS IN UKRAINE
Dr. Omotade Omotosho, President, Nigerians in Diaspora Organization, (NIDO) Poland has commended the Federal Government through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), and strategic agencies for the evacuation of Nigerians at the wake of the Ukrainian-Russian war. Dr. Omotosho made the commendation when he led NIDO Poland delegates to Hon (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, the Nigerians ... Read More »
Obanikoro, NEMA gift relief items to victims of disasters in Eti-Osa
Rep. Babajide Obanikoro (APC-Eti-Ota) in the House of Representatives in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday distributed relief items to victims of disasters in seven communities in Eti-Osa. Obanikoro, flagging off the distribution of building materials and food items to victims of ocean surge and other disaster at Giwa Barrack in Ikoyi, said that the gesture ... Read More »
LASWARCO DELIVERS PAPER ON GROUNDWATER POLLUTION TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
…As Commission Gets Another Invitation To Participate In Global Water Leaders’ Summit The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) is scheduled to deliver a report on Socio -Economic and health impact of groundwater pollution in Ejigbo, Lagos State, at an international conference scheduled to hold in Paris, France between May 18 and 20, 2022. The conference, with the theme: “Groundwater: ... Read More »
DABIRI-EREWA CONGRATULATES ALUYA ON HIS NEW APPOINTMENT AS CMO IN US
Abuja,May 21, 2022: Hon.(Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated the President of the Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee USA, Dr Nelson Aluya (MD.MBBS) on his new appointment as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Newark Community Health Centers (NCHC) Newark, New Jersey. In the congratulatory message personally signed by her, she described the appointment ... Read More »
Hon Joseph at 50 Legacies of a Robust achiever
There are cantankerous and conceited First Ladies. There are also courteous and unassuming First Ladies. Nigeria has them all. It is for the latter virtues that you would not but love the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola. Despite her enviable and exalted position, and the resources available to her, one of the most interesting things about ... Read More »
DIASPORA: NiDCOM, AfDB TO PARTNER ON TRUST FUND, INVESTMENT, TRAINING, OTHERS
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday agreed to partner on many areas of Diaspora development in Africa. At a parley in Abuja, Hon.( Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission led a delegation to meet Mr. Lamin Barrow, the Director General, Nigeria Country Office, AfDB in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa, who briefed ... Read More »
Lagos Senate Race!Eshinlokun,Obanikoro Cleared as Sen Abiru is Unopposed
The Screening Panel set up by the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to screen Senatorial Aspirant of the party have screened and cleared all the seven Aspirants from Lagos State that appeared for screening members of the panel, reports thegazellenews.com. Four of the Aspirants were cleared for Lagos Central Senatorial District, two from Lagos West and only ... Read More »
Kwara on path of good, steady recovery under AbdulRazaq: Tinubu
• Says Gov is exceptional • We can’t forget Asiwaju’s role in Otoge struggle •Hails aspirant’s strides as Lagos Gov All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has excelled and put the state on the path of good and steady recovery just within three years of the Otoge administration. “We ... Read More »