By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) on Tuesday called for stronger collaboration with key players in the construction industry to prevent building collapses in the state. The General Manager of LSMTL, Mrs Olayinka Abdul, made the call at a stakeholders’ forum on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the West Africa Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) Education Conference says no fewer than 250 delegates are expected at the 2025 edition of the conference. Mrs Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu, Chairperson of LOC, disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has vowed not to relent in its efforts against copyright piracy across the country. The Director-General of NCC, Dr John Asein, stated this while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta on Tuesday after visiting heads of security agencies in the state.Continue Reading
By Joan Odafe The Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has composed a rousing Independence ode, offering the nation what she calls a “Word-Rhyming-Flower”, as the country turns 65. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that her poem, titled ‘Remember, Remember theContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) Africa has appealed to the Lagos State Government to reinstate its suspended guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP). Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, WARDC Africa Founding Director, in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Margaret’s world took a dramatic turn the day she pricked herself with a contaminated needle while caring for a patient. As a dedicated healthcare worker, she had always put others first, but now she couldn’tContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has reviewed the minimum capital requirements for Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) and Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs) to strengthen the financial stability of the pension industry. The commission disclosed this inContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms says the new Capital Gains Tax (CGT) regime on shares is designed to reduce business risks, strengthen investor confidence, and create a fairer tax system. Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe A robust and responsive insolvency ecosystem requires incorporating all stakeholders and will improve Nigeria’s corporate rescue framework and support business recovery and commercial justice. Judges and insolvency experts made the assertion at the 2025 Business Recovery and Insolvency PractitionersContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has charged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to be agents of change that Nigeria desires. Sanwo-Olu gave the charge on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony for the 2025 Batch B Stream 2, corps members.Continue Reading
