By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Prof. Uwose Uba, a Professor of Public Health from the University of Queensland, Australia, has called for intensified control strategies against the threat of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections. Uba was the guest lecturer at a public lecture organised by the Faculty of Basic, Medical and Applied Sciences,Continue Reading
Pardon By Adeyemi Adeleye The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s “courageous and compassionate decision” to grant state pardon to late nationalist, Herbert Macaulay, and 174 others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu on Thursday granted post-humous presidential pardon to Macaulay.Continue Reading
Extortion By Deborah Akpede The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun investigating a case of alleged attempted extortion of its officers at gunpoint. The command began the investigation, after an X user, Boluwatife, with the handle @Tife_badass shared details of how police officers from Onikan Police StationContinue Reading
Bill By Adekunle Williams A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, says the new Tenancy Bill of the House aims to protect tenants against exploitation by estate agents. Ogundipe, Chairman, House Committee on Information, said this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government says the Food for Lagos partnership between it and Lagos state would further enrich its farmers. The state also reiterated commitment to transforming its agricultural sector and improving livelihood of farmers through the partnership, aimed at creating a robust food supply chain between KogiContinue Reading
By Adekunle Williams The Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed a bill to streamline marriage documentation and ensure proper records for marriages and dissolutions across the state. During Thursday’s plenary, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa disclosed this at the Second Reading of the Marriage and Dissolutions (Except Marriages under theContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu assumed office as the 15th governor of Lagos State in 2019, he did not foresee that his first term would be shaped by two of the most defining crises of this decade — the COVID-19 pandemic andContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the issue surrounding the local government autonomy was not applicable in the state. It said that the council chairmen had unfettered access to their federal allocations. Mr Bolaji Robert, the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, statedContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has urged Nigerians to embrace locally made products to boost Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and strengthen the national economy. Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs Folasade Ambrose, made the appeal on Monday during the 16th National CouncilContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed commitment to infrastructure development with the delivery of 61 roads and five bridges within one year. The government is also constructing public buildings expected to be completed by September. Mr Okufemi Daramola, the Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Infrastructure,Continue Reading
