Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Government has debunked insinuations that it is allocating land for permanent structures on the Lekki/Epe Coastal Road in Eti-Osa Local Government Area to private developers. It said the State Government only allowed temporary structures on the land pending when construction will begin on the Coastal Road to…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his wife and First Lady of the State, Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on her 55th birthday. Dr. Sanwo-Olu, a medical doctor by profession, clocks 55 years today, Saturday January 8, 2022. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press…
By Gboyega Akosile My first encounter with the Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, will forever remain indelible in my mind. I had gone for a meeting, sometime in 2019, with her husband who was then an aspirant vying for the position he currently occupies at their beautiful but modestly arranged home in…
…To commence construction of Opebi-Maryland Link Bridge, Eight Stadia …Complete other major Infrastructure Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government on Friday said that the 2022 budget deficit of ₦521.275 billion is expected to be funded through the ₦1.237 trillion targeted revenue. The State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Sam…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the governing party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption scandals and divided by bitter factional rivalries. Marking the ANC’s 110th anniversary on Saturday, Ramaphosa struck a sombre note, emphasising that the party of Nelson Mandela which helped South Africa…
Hospitalisations of children in the United States under five with COVID-19 have soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine. The worrisome trend in children too young to be vaccinated underscores the need for older children…
Police have fired water cannon and tear gas as stone-throwing protesters stormed the headquarters of the opposition group – the Democratic Party – in the Albanian capital, Tirana, amid a deepening power struggle. At least one police officer and one protester were injured and dozens of protesters were arrested, police said on Saturday. The protests…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal government to halt its plans to reintroduce excise tax on locally produced non-alcoholic and carbonated drinks. This is as the labour union has warned that the beverage sub-sector will be losing sales revenue of about N1.9 trillion as well as Company Income Tax, VAT and Tertiary…
Nine United State’s Supreme Court justices including John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the United States on Friday, heard an Oral Argument to deliberate the fate of President Joe Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. The hearing of Biden’s Vaccine Mandate is coming at a time when there is a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases…
