LASG harps on availability of planning permits, project boards at construction sites
The Lagos State Government has restated the need for Planning Permits and Project Boards to be present at every building construction site in the State.
LASG to partner ITTF, ATTF on table tennis development
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed the readiness of the State Government to partner with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) to encourage more Nigerians to engage in table tennis.
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.
Police Reform: Presidency, IGP organize strategic communication training for police PROs
The Presidency, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, and the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, have partnered with the United National Development Programme (UNDP) for a 3-day training in strategic communications for Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) of the Nigeria Police Force. The programme, organized by the CLEEN Foundation, which is ongoing, was declared open on Monday 23rd May, 2022 in Lagos State.
Mixed reactions trail FG’s plan to impose tax on phone calls
Some Nigerians have reacted against a new Federal Government directive to impose tax on telephone calls, according to a survey conducted by a Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Court grants Facebook user bail for alleged injurious falsehood
Justice Abdul Hamid Yakubu of Gombe High Court 3 has granted bail to a Facebook user, Bala Sanni charged by State Government for posting injurious contents capable of inciting and causing public disturbance in Gombe State.
Newly appointed acting AGF, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, ‘swimming’ in corruption; under probe by EFCC for multiple fraud allegations
The newly appointed Overseer of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has a heavy corruption dossier and is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Economic Confidential can authoritatively report.
Buhari urges closer collaboration against economic challenges in West Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge a closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges confronting the sub-region.
School Feeding: FG to spend N999m daily on approximately 10m pupils
The Federal Government on Tuesday said N999 million would be spent daily to feed approximately 10 million pupils in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) across the country.
Refineries’ Rehabilitation: Will NNPC’s Strategy Work this Time?
A country of many paradoxes, Nigeria does not refine a drop of all the products it consumes. But the Nigerian National Petroleum Company says it has devised a different strategy to get the country’s ailing refineries back to function. Will they work this time? Maybe, maybe not, writes Emmanuel Addeh.