By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been awarded an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by Rome Business School, Nigeria. The accolade was presented on Saturday during the school’s 2025 graduation ceremony at Victoria Island, Lagos. Prof. Antonio Ragusa, founder of Rome Business School and its Nigerian chapter, said the honorary degree recognizes…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) concluded in Geneva on November 22, 2025, with 160 Parties adopting critical measures to strengthen global tobacco control. The six-day meeting, held from November 17–22, focused on combating the global tobacco epidemic and…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday commissioned a new 233-unit housing development in the Abraham Adesanya area of Eti-Osa, further expanding the state’s residential stock. The modern estate — comprising blocks of flats and terrace units — was completed under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) between the Lagos State Government and Urban…
By Ayomide Otitoju South Africa is accelerating domestic gas exploration and LNG import infrastructure to cushion the expected shortfall in gas supply from Mozambique, Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe announced on November 21 at the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg. The forum was hosted by the African Energy Chamber. Mantashe…
By Ayomide Otitoju Fatou Diop, Legal, Contracts and Local Content Manager, and Malcolm Watson, Managing Director of MODEC Senegal, will serve as speakers at the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition scheduled for December 8–10 in Dakar. The experts are expected to provide insights into Senegal’s first offshore oil development and outline…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and key stakeholders from security agencies, government institutions, civil society, and traditional leadership on Friday renewed calls for the adoption of indigenous security strategies, advanced technology, and state policing to confront Nigeria’s growing security threats. The appeal was made during the South-West Zonal Security Summit…
By Ayomide Otitoju Fidelity Bank Plc has posted a solid financial performance for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, with growth recorded across major income lines and operational indicators. The unaudited results were released on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) portal on November 21, 2025. The Bank reported Gross Earnings of ₦366.1 billion for…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has intensified efforts to ensure safe blood transfusions, training 2,500 public and private blood bank personnel over a two-day capacity-building programme held on November 20–21 at the MRC Laboratory, LASUTH, Ikeja. The training, organised by the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS), focused on standardized testing, infection prevention, and transfusion…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has condemned the abduction of pupils, students, and teachers at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, as well as the fatal shooting of a security worker during the attack. The incident occurred in the early hours of…
