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Lagos State Destroys Seized Toxic ‘Ponmo’

12Jul

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News, Nigeria

Lagos State Destroys Seized Toxic ‘Ponmo’

The Lagos State Government on Thursday destroyed a truckload of toxic “ponmo” which was seized a few days ago at Ijegun by the Igando/Ikotun Police Command. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya, made this known at the Medical Dumpsite, Ewu Elepe, Ikorodu, where the destruction of the toxic Ponmo took place. Dr. Onasanya, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Veterinary Services, Dr. Adeyemi Michael Olufemi, reiterated that the state government would continue to apprehend importers of toxic and unwholesome products into the country and will prosecute the perpetrators of such criminal acts. He further explained that the cowhide had been prepared with formalin and slate lime which is carcinogenic (can cause cancer), therefore unfit for human...

World Population Day: Lagos Lawmaker Seeks Government Intervention on Population Control

12Jul

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria

World Population Day: Lagos Lawmaker Seeks Government Intervention on Population Control

A member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu representing Eti-Osa constituency 02 on Thursday seek government intervention to control Nigeria's increased population. Yishawu made this known in a statement issued in commemoration of the 2019 World Population Day. It would be recalled that the World Population Day is observed annually on July 11. Yishawu who is the ad-hoc Committee Chairman on Budget and Economic Planning maintained that government must look for ways to control over population and address problems associated with it. According to a 2018 study, nine countries -- India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt and the United States -- will make up more than half the projected growth of the globa...

We’re Committed to Making Ogun State Investment Choice Destination – Abiodun

12Jul

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Economy, News, Nigeria

We’re Committed to Making Ogun State Investment Choice Destination – Abiodun

The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday said that the state is irrevocably committed to ensuring that it becomes the investment choice of the country and the world. He disclosed the position in Lagos at a programme organized by the London Stock Exchange in conjunction with PwC Nigeria to launch a report " Companies to Inspire Africa 2019". According to the governor, his government believed that no government has the "monopoly of funds" He explained that a consortium of banks and other willing investors had approached the state for a chance to build the largest Creative Arts and Entertainment village in the state and we obliged. "We also appreciate the fact that no government has the monopoly of funds to engender a wholesome and sustainable development; w...

Lagos State Partners Netherlands on Health, Education, Water Transportation

12Jul

By Debo Omilani1 Comment

Economy, Education, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lagos State Partners Netherlands on Health, Education, Water Transportation

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration's commitment to partner with Netherlands on health, Education, technology, trade, tourism and infrastructure. Sanwo-Olu stated this while playing host to the team led by Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade, Development and Cooperation, Mrs Sigrid Kaag who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. According to him, there are investment opportunities in Lagos, adding that the state is home to all, emphasising that the environment is friendly for foreign investors. The Governor thanked the team for the visit, and explained that Netherlands and Lagos share certain similar features such their locations below the sea level and technology which he said would assist in the bilateral ar...

N50m Saved as AbdulRazaq Approves Completion of Secretariat Complex

12Jul

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News, Nigeria

N50m Saved as AbdulRazaq Approves Completion of Secretariat Complex

....Project ready in August Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday approved immediate release of N350m for the completion of the New Kwara State Secretariat Complex in Ilorin. In a statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary said the governor approved the fund after securing a discount of N50m from the contractors who were being owed N515m out of the N1.38bn total contract sums. The contract had been awarded by the administration of former Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed. "Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq felt a need to urgently complete the project for the use of civil servants even as he pushed for heavy discount for the state from the contractors," According to him, the idea is to save money while getting things fixed. As a result, the Governor has app...

Sanwo-Olu Visits Ijegun Fire Survivors, Warns Pipeline Vandals

12Jul

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Lagos News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Sanwo-Olu Visits Ijegun Fire Survivors, Warns Pipeline Vandals

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday visited victims of the recent Ijegun pipeline fire incident who are receiving treatment at the Trauma and Burns Unit of the Gbagada General Hospital. The Governor, in company of his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, sympathised with families of the victims and also appraised recuperation of the survivors. He took time to go round the three wards where some of the victims were receiving treatment for various degrees of injuries. Among the survivors are three children and four adults. While describing the incident as unfortunate, Governor Sanwo-Olu bemoaned criminal activities around oil pipeline right of ways in the state, stressing that the State Government would cooperate with the Federal Government to strengthen security pa...

Put Anti-corruption Commitments into Practice – Transparency International Urges African Govts

12Jul

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Corruption, News, Nigeria

Put Anti-corruption Commitments into Practice – Transparency International Urges African Govts

Transparency International has urged government of Africa counties to put anti-corruption commitments into practice through investigation , prosecution and sanction of all reported cases of corruption in both the public and the private sectors with no exception. This contained in a report released by Transparency International Secretariat. Saying one in four people in Africa pay bribes to access services and the act disproportionately affects the poor and young. The report titled 'The tenth edition of Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, released on African Anti-Corruption Day by Transparency International in partnership with Afrobarometer, revealed that more than half of all citizens surveyed in 35 African countries think corruption is getting worse in their country. Accor...

Sanwo-Olu Orders Investigation into Lagos Poly Crisis, Vows to Deal with Troublemakers

12Jul

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Crime, Education, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu Orders Investigation into Lagos Poly Crisis, Vows to Deal with Troublemakers

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, constituted a visitation Panel with a task to investigate all contentious issues that are setting the staff union against the management of Lagos State Polytechnic. Saying any member of the school breaching the peace in the school would be dealt with accounting to the law. He disclosed this in a statement signed by Gboyega Akosile, Deputy Chief Press Secretary. Sanwo-Olu ordered members of staff earlier disengaged by the management to forward their letters of appeal to the school’s Governing Council within seven (7) days for a review of the process of their disengagement, but with a condition that the appeal letters get endorsed by the Head of Service to ensure transparency in the review process. He expressed concern over the effects of ...

Breaking News: Buhari Seeks to Confirm Tanko as CJN, Urges Quick Confirmation by Senate

11Jul

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Breaking News, Judiciary, Justice, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Breaking News: Buhari Seeks to Confirm Tanko as CJN, Urges Quick Confirmation by Senate

Following the recommendation of the National Judicial Council that Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad be confirmed as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the nomination and forwarded same to the Senate for confirmation. The NJC had made this recommendation on Wednesday and the President's acceptance was confirmed by the Senate President who presented Tanko's name to the house for confirmation. The President has requested that the Senate make this a speedy confirmation. Source: Sahara Reporters

Nigeria: INEC Internal Memo Shows that Voter Accreditation was Uploaded to Server

11Jul

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News, Nigeria

Nigeria: INEC Internal Memo Shows that Voter Accreditation was Uploaded to Server

An internal circular of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has indicated that the commission transmitted voter information from smart card readers to a central server during the 2019 presidential elections. The document, which was first posted on social media by Reno Omokri, an opposition PDP operative, on Wednesday afternoon, carried a directive from national secretary of INEC, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, to other senior officials of the commission on challenges recorded in transmitting voter accreditation data to a server. “The commissioner has observed, with deep concerns, the number of smart card readers (SCRs) that do not have data of accredited voters in the just concluded presidential/NASS elections nationwide,” Ms Oriaran-Anthony said in the March 25 letter to all...