In its latest COVID-19 health guideline for the aviation industry, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cancelled the compulsory COVID-19 test regardless of vaccination status. In a memo signed by NCAA director-general Musa Nuhu, the federal government noted that because the COVID-19 pandemic “has been persistently rare in Nigeria and most of the rest…
Governor Ademola Adeleke says his administration will ensure mining and gold companies pay their debts to Osun. Mr Adeleke disclosed this on the sideline of the inauguration of the solid mineral sector committee in Osogbo. He said Osun had no record of any payment made by Segilola and other mining companies. The governor on Monday,…
Olusegun Obasanjo, erstwhile Nigerian president, says no amount of threat can dissuade him from his choice of candidate for the 2023 presidential election. “I have shed my blood for this country. I have gone to prison for this country. So, what are you going to frighten or threaten me with? if I put my hand…
By Ayomide Otitoju •Launches Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem, appeal fund Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Nigerian Police and other security personnel in the State to work towards a crime-free yuletide season for residents by keeping the State safe during the festive season and beyond. He made the appeal on Monday while launching the…
The Lagos State Government has been flooded with complaints over the untidy activities of the Landed Properties Special Operations Team under the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA), which is under the Ministry of Physical Planning. After a careful examination of these complaints from well meaning Lagosians, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the team,…
•Governor charts inclusion, partnership in chat with youth entrepreneurs By Ayomide Otitoju At 24, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu initiated a disruptive shift in the plumbing sector, which revolutionised the vocation and aided its transition from the trade of unskilled artisans to professional occupation. The young freshly graduated Sanwo-Olu, in early 1990s, incorporated “Dial The Plumber” –…
In a bid to empower and support fish farmers in Lagos State, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNFoundation), in partnership with Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority has donated eleven smokingkilns to Fish Farmer cooperative groups, including those with impaired hearing comprising over 220 members.The partnership initiated since 2018 aims at building thecapacity of fish…
•His death a great loss to Anglican Communion, says Lagos Governor Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa; the Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), The Most Rev. Dr. Henry Ndukuba, hundreds of bishops and priests, on Thursday, attended the funeral service of His Grace,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the decision to move the political management of socioeconomic rights of people with disabilities from the department of social welfare to the presidency is showing results. “There has been important progress to address these deficiencies, with areas of focus including advancing communication methods and developing practical technological solutions for people with…
