No going back on Rivers council poll, Fubara vows
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has insisted that the Local Government election scheduled for next Saturday will hold. He said that there is no encumbrance known to law to stop…
FG slams ‘no work, no pay’ on striking doctors
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has expressed its disappointment over the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) decision to embark on a seven-day warning strike, despite ongoing…
UI students commence fresh protest over fee hike
Students of the University of Ibadan have launched a fresh protest in response to the recent hike in school fees, following the university governing council’s endorsement of the increase. This…
Fire guts Lagos govt staff quarters
A two storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters at Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba area of the state, has been gutted by fire. The fire outbreak…
Lagos Arrests 12 Miscreants For Constituting Nuisance
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 12 miscreants following surveillance operations in several areas of Lagos state. A statement by the state Commissioner for Environment and…
FG approves 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa on Thursday revealed that the Federal Government has approved a 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals across the country to…
Seyi Tinubu launches Initiative Targeting 600,000 Patients Monthly
Mr Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has launched an initiative targeted at helping the country reduce its infant and maternal mortality statistics at the Ahmadu Bello University…
Gov Sanwo-Olu hands over Certificates to Housing Scheme Owners
The Lagos Government on Thursday handed certificates to owners of its housing scheme, who had completed their mortgage payments. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said that the state would continue to make…
Sanwo-Olu charges young people to stay focused, shun peer pressure
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged young people, particularly the recipients of the Silver Award of the International Award for Young People Nigeria, to stay focused to achieve a…
EFCC arrests syndicate for impersonating, blackmailing Olukoyede in $1m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended a four-man syndicate accused of impersonating and blackmailing its Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, in a $1 million fraud scheme. According to…