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Lagos State House of Assembly Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting hosted by Hon. Adewale Temitope

Hon. Adewale Temitope, the Lagos State House of Assembly Member representing Ifako-Ijaiye 01 gives an account of stewardship and further promised constituency members to present other needs discussed at the meeting at the assembly for deliberation towards implementation. “I have already released the sum of N10million to the committee for immediate relief to those affected by the aftermath of the ... Read More »

Zenith Brings Biometric Option To ATMs

Zenith Bank, Nigeria’s most profitable bank has introduced a biometric option for customers in transacting at its Automatic Teller Machines. The biometric option which the bank communicated to customers on Thursday morning allows them to use the fingerprint to identify themselves and make transactions on ATMs. The development is bound to be an exciting option for customers who are in ... Read More »

POWER ISSUES : Lawmakers seek sanctions for DisCos for ‘defrauding Nigerians’

  …Nigeria now generates 13,000mw of power’ THE House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Minister of Power to sanction the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for “irresponsibility” and “wickedness” in power distribution. Lawmakers took turns to recount the experiences of their constituents in the hands of DisCos, who they accused of defrauding Nigerians with impunity. They said nothing would bring ... Read More »

SANWO-OLU AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP TO CHILDREN OF POLICEMEN WHO DIED IN LAGOS VIOLENCE

•Also To Compensate Their Families •Lagos To Rebuild Burnt Police Stations, Give Life Insurance For Officers Police officers lynched in the wake of the violence instigated by the nationwide youth demonstration against police brutality will not die in vain, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, pledged. The State Government, on Wednesday, directed Lagos State Scholarship Board to award scholarship to ... Read More »

UPDATE : Okonjo-Iweala elected WTO DG

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as the final candidate for the much-coveted role. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat how South Korea’s trade minister at the final stage of the race. She has broken many ... Read More »

#EndSARS : The military Confirmed they were Called by Lagos State Governor Sanwo -Olu

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA) has denied allegation soldiers opened fire on #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza last Tuesday. In a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations (ADPR), Major Osoba Olaniyi, the Division however confirmed the involvement of soldiers in restoring order in Lagos following the declaration of curfew by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. ... Read More »

DAPO ABIODUN SET TO RECONSTRUCT 12 ROADS ACROSS THE STATE. 

Reported by Johnson onifade    Sequel to the approval by the state Governor prince Dapo Abiiodun MFR.,12 roads have been slated and approved for immediate reconstruction   The state commissioner for works and infrastructure  Ade Adesanya unvieled this good News while addressing the ptess yesterday. Flanked by the new state commissioner for Information and strategies Alhaji Waheed Odusile,Adesanya said that ... Read More »

COVID-19 lockdown : Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu has approved full reopening of markets

The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement made available by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Gawat Jubril, noted food markets and non-food markets can reopen every day of the week. Before the announcement, food and non-food markets were allowed to operate three days ... Read More »

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