Lagos State Government Issues The Ban Of Styrofoam Take Away Plates The Lagos State Government has issued an immediate ban on the use and distribution of Styrofoam ( Take-away) and other single-use plastics within the state. This decision, communicated by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, is in response to the environmental...
Insecurity: “We’ve Arrested Those Giving Information To Kidnappers In Abuja” – Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that some informants working for kidnappers in Abuja have been arrested. Wike made this known during a town hall meeting with stakeholders and residents in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT...
Muslim-Muslim Ticket Hasn’t Brought Positive Change, Says Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria “We campaigned and supported this government until it came to power, but we are suffering.” The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) on Tuesday provoked a fresh controversy on the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023...
Jersey to return $8.9 million looted under former President Jonathan to Nigeria Jersey’s Royal Court has ruled in favour of returning stolen assets valued at £6.9 million ($8.9 million) to Nigeria. The decision comes after Jersey’s Attorney General issued a forfeiture notice in November, asserting that the funds, deposited in a Jersey bank account, were...
Pres. Tinubu suspends N-Power, school feeding, others President Bola Tinubu has suspended all programs administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). In a statement on Friday, January 12, the Director of Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the suspension was influenced by the ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance...
Confirm the HIV status of your side chicks — NSCDC warns men The Gombe State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mohammed Bello Mu’azu, has warned men Nigerian men, especially the married ones, have been warned to confirm the HIV status of their side chicks. The Gombe State Commandant of the...
FGN approves N683bn intervention fund for tertiary institutions President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 intervention Funds for disbursement to beneficiary public tertiary education institutions in the country. Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, who made this known on Friday in Abuja during...
Bola Tinubu deserves commendation for suspension of Betta Edu’s – Atiku The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has commended President Bola Tinubu on the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, Atiku noted...
The CEOs of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz banks have reportedly been invited by the EFCC in connection with financial misappropriation and fraud linked to former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. The investigation involves substantial public funds directed into private accounts. Ms. Edu has denied wrongdoing, stating...
Lagos Assembly passes N2.267tr budget for 2024 The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the N2.267 trillion budget for 2024 presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last year. The budget, comprising 58 per cent capital expenditure and 42 per cent recurrent expenditure, was approved after a unanimous voice vote by the lawmakers. Governor Sanwo-Olu, on...
