Category: National/Politics

Dangote Sugar commits billions to CSR schemes in Adamawa, Nasarawa

The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has scaled up its social intervention programmes around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa States where its Backward Integration projects are located. The Group is investing hugely in raw sugar production as part of the Federal Government Sugar Master Plan. This is coming on the back of $500m that…

Indiscriminate Waste Dumping: LAWMA to Shut Down Ladipo, Oyingbo Markets Indefinitely

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that Ladipo and Oyingbo markets would be shut down from next Thursday till further notice for engaging in reckless waste dumping, refusal to pay for waste management services and poor waste management practice in the markets. LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, added that the unwholesome environmental practices…

Senate Commends Dangote-Sinotruk’s Investment in Vehicle Assembling in Nigeria

Chairman, Senate Committee on Industry, Senator Tokunbo Abiru has commended Dangote Sinotruk West Africa for its impressive commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through investment in a vehicle assembly plant in the country. According to him, with Dangote Sinotruk West Africa, Nigeria’s path to self-reliance in vehicle assembling has begun. “We want to encourage the company…

Avian Flu: Lagos Begins Decontamination of Bird Markets

The Lagos State Government has commenced the decontamination exercise of 35 major bird markets in the State to prevent Avian Influenza and other poultry diseases. Speaking on the exercise, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya noted that the decontamination is, among other things, to serve as a proactive and preventive measure against the outbreak…

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has rewarded more customers in its ongoing Reward4Saving Promo Season 2, with 70 Nigerians from different regions winning ₦100,000 each in its monthly draws, which held recently in Lagos State. The Reward4Saving promo is a nationwide campaign aimed at rewarding customers with cash prizes monthly and…

Heavy Rainfalls: Lagos Warns Owners Of Structures On Drainage Alignments to Relocate

As heavy rainfall intensifies, leading to flash floods in some parts, Lagos State Government on Tuesday renewed its warning to owners of all structures on drainage alignments and setbacks to relocate to higher grounds. A statement released by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said many of such buildings have already…

Illegal Haulage: Dangote Patrol Team Arrest, Hand over Errant Drivers to Authorities

In a renewed effort to rid the Dangote Group of unscrupulous drivers who engaged in illegal haulage activities and others who constituted themselves into menace to other road users, the company’s drivers’ Patrol team, has made several arrests of drivers, and handed them over to relevant authorities. Dangote’s management, it would be recalled, recently solicited…

Building Collapse: Lagos Physical Planning Commissioner, Idris Salako Resigns

Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, has tendered his resignation letter on Monday. This is coming after the collapse of a storey building in Oniru area of the state on Sunday morning. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a statement, saying…

Iru/VI Building Collapse: Lagos Orders Arrest Of Developer, Construction Experts

The Lagos State Government has ordered arrest of the developer and building professionals working on the 7-floor structure that collapsed under construction in the early hours of Sunday at Oba Abiodun Oniru Road in Iru/Victoria Island area of the State. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development,  Dr. Idris Salako, spoke during his visit…