Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday, approved the dismissal of the General Manager of the Building Control Agency, LASBCA, Engr Adeigbe Olushola. This is in the wake of the Lekki Gardens building collapse that killed more than 30 people last week in the state. Ambode, in a statement signed by the State Head of…
Operatives of KAI Brigade who sustained injuries during the enforcement exercise at Ile-Epo Market in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of the State last week have been promoted. Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, disclosed this on behalf of the Lagos State Government. The Commissioner, who visited the KAI Brigade Headquarters in Alausa,…
Some teachers of Elo High School, Ayetoro Ekiti in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti State have been suspended by the state governor, Ayodele Fayose. The affected teachers were caught allegedly engaging students of the school to work on their (teachers) farmlands. It was learnt that the governor received distress calls from some parents of…
The appointment of Dr Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State in the 2015 gubernatorial election, as the new Director General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has been commended and described by the party as well deserved. “Based on what we know about Dr Peterside, we make…
For Nigerians to have confidence in the service provided by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, the organization must curb activities of touts procuring fake travelling documents for people. This was the observation of Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, when the Passport Control Officer of Alausa Passport Office, Alhaji…
The removal of Mrs Jumoke Akindele as Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly has now been reversed. On Tuesday night, 18 of the 26 members of the Assembly signed the impeachment notice of the Speaker and her deputy, Fatai Olotu. They did not give reasons for their action then. But on Wednesday, the…
Despite cash crunch that has plagues Osun State, the governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has announced the creation of 31 new Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. The governor, in a state broadcast in Osogbo on Tuesday, noted that he took the decision to create the new LCDAs to bring development to the people and as well generate…
A strong message has been sent to tax defaulters in Lagos State as the government has warned that it would no longer be business as usual. The state government noted that it decided to go tough on tax evaders because of the extreme financial downturn in the country. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday at the Bagauda…
Following the efforts of the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in ensuring the safe rescue of their daughters on Sunday, parents of the abducted, but now freed students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, have paid a thank-you visit to the governor. Ambode received the parents along with management of the school on Monday at…
Reports reaching us indicate that doctors in Ogun State under the umbrella of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, have commenced a one-week industrial action. According to a communiqué issued at the end of its emergency general meeting, the strike is to press home their demands. The aggrieved doctors said they…