Category: National/Politics

Sanwo-Olu Kicks Off Construction Of Agbado-Marina Rail Line

Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday kicks off the construction of the 37-km Rail Mass Transit Red Line, which will traverse from Agbado to Marina moving more than one million commuters daily. The rail corridor will be constructed in three phases. The first phase (Agbado-Iddo), which will be completed in 24 months, will be sharing…

FG To Launch National Campaign Against Drug Trafficking, Illicit Drugs

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture will collaborate with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to launch a national campaign against drug trafficking and illicit use of drugs in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday when he received the Chairman of the…

Food Security: Lagos To Launch Five-Year Agricultural Development Roadmap

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…

Lagos Set To Incorporate Waste Management In School Curriculum

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…

Osinbajo to Flag-Off Ogun Digital Economic Empowerment Project on Thursday

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…

UMRAH 2021: Lagos Pegs Fare at N1.37 Million

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…

Our Council Chairmen Will Be Elected, Not Selected – Gov. Abiodun

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…

Dangote: Cement price from our Factories is between N2,450 and N2,510 per Bag, VAT inclusive

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…

COVID-19: FAAN Direct Drivers to Pick up Arriving Passengers Only at Car Parks

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…