April 14, 2021 marked the 7th anniversary of the abduction of 276 school students from the Government Girls College, Chibok in Borno Sate by Boko Haram. Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents had on April 14, 2014 stormed the school facilities and taken away over 276 schoolgirls, an incident that brought confusion in the…
The Lagos State Government is set to launch a Five-Year Agricultural Development Roadmap on Thursday, 22nd April, 2021, in line with its T.H.E.M.E.S developmental agenda. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who made this known in Lagos yesterday, explained that the Roadmap would help the State achieve its goal of making Lagos a…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) have concluded plans to incorporate waste management in the curriculum of primary schools in the State, as a way of re-orientating the younger generation for a sustainable environment. Speaking at the inaugural training programme for teachers organised by the State…
Barring any last minute change in plans, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Thursday join Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to flag off a digital empowerment programme in Abeokuta, the state capital. Tagged ‘Ogun State Digital Economic Empowerment Project’, it is a plan of the State Government, being organised by the Bureau of Information…
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has pegged the fare for performing the Y2021 Umrah (lesser Hajj) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at N1.37 million, being the least package fees. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Mr. Rahman Ishola, who disclosed this in a statement issued by the Board on Tuesday, added that…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured the people of the state that the forthcoming local government elections will be free and fair, just as he added that the next council chairmen would not be appointed, but elected by the people. Prince Dapo Abiodun who made this known at an event held in the…
Management of Dangote Cement Plc has clarified that the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants across Nigeria (as at 12th April, 2021) is N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and N2,510 in Ibese inclusive of VAT. The clarification was made in view of recent insinuations that the company sells cement in…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Monday announced that drivers are prohibited from picking up passengers at the frontage of airport terminals but are to pick them up only at car parks. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu. Yakubu in the statement advises…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa over the weekend reiterated the Commission’s commitment to fighting corruption within the ambits of the law. The anti-graft boss, who spoke in Kano, during his maiden visit to the Kano Zonal Office of the EFCC, recalled that, what distinguished the Commission at…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved further easing of restrictions on social centres across the State with immediate effect. The Governor gave the approval after due consultations and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDAs including the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Lagos State Safety Commission. The Commissioner…