Gbenga Oloniniran
AGF, Ariwoola, Sanwo-Olu to grace justice reform summit
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will host a Justice Reform Summit on May 27 and 28, 2024. The summit is titled ‘Enhancing the Administration of Justice for Economic Growth, Investment ...
2nd May 2024
Sanwo-Olu pledges to invest in workers’ training
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to invest in the education of workers to enhance their skills for better efficiency. Sanwo-Olu said this in his Workers’ Day address at...
2nd May 2024
Cleric preaches patience, says economic challenges global
The Senior Pastor, Spirit Revelation Ecclesia, John Anosike, has urged Nigerians not to lose hope but to pray for the leaders in the country to find solutions to the current economic challenges. Accor...
2nd May 2024
Govt unveils scholarship scheme for PWDs
The Lagos State Ministry of Tertiary Education led by its Commissioner, Tolani Sule, has unveiled a special scholarship for People With Disabilities and indigent students in state-owned tertiary insti...
1st May 2024
LASG warns against unsafe fuel storage
In light of the scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, on Tuesday, warned the public, particularly motorists, against the indiscriminate s...
1st May 2024
155 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration, on Tuesday, repatriated 155 stranded Nigerians from Libya. The National Emergency Management Agency, in a post on its X handle, @nemanigeria, said the r...
1st May 2024
Why FG exempted NHRC board from dissolution – AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Tuesday, explained why the Federal Government did not dissolve the board of the National Human Rights Commissio...
1st May 2024
Tackle power transmission crisis, S’South govs tell FG
Governors of the South-South states, under the auspices of the Bayelsa Rivers Akwa-Ibom Cross Rivers Edo and Delta Commission, on Tuesday, condemned the poor state of power supply in the country. The ...
1st May 2024
ICPC tracked N219bn constituency projects, recovered N676m – Chairman
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), says the commission has tracked over N219bn constituency projects across 176 ministries, d...
30th April 2024
Court orders Air Peace to answer FIJ’s queries on aircraft operations
A Lagos State High Court has asked Air Peace to answer questions raised by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism in a libel suit No: LD/ADR/4833/23 filed by the airline on its aircraft operation...
30th April 2024
Sanwo-Olu approves annual celebration of Yoruba week
The Lagos State government has written the state House of Assembly announcing its decision to set the last week of September every year for the celebration of the Yoruba culture. A Monday statement by...
30th April 2024
LASG begins screening, vaccination of Hajj pilgrims today
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board will today (Tuesday) begin medical screening and vaccination of the 2024 intending Hajj pilgrims. The board’s Secretary, Saheed Onipede, said this at th...
30th April 2024
Army nabs suspected human trafficker in Lagos
Officials of the Nigerian Army operating under the 81 Division have apprehended a suspected human trafficker in Lagos. The spokesperson for the division, Lt. Col Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday, said the dev...
29th April 2024
Minister mourns ex-Senate spokesman
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has condoled with the family and friends of a former Senate spokesperson, Ayogu Eze, who died at the age of 66. Eze, who represented th...
29th April 2024
Lagos to review land-grabbing law
The Lagos State government has noted that land-grabbing laws in the state will be reviewed to meet new realities. The Coordinator at the Lagos State Special Task Force, Shomade Rukayat, said this whil...
29th April 2024
General hospital gets blood bank fridge donation
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Kay Farms Products Limited, Chief Kayode Rotimi Williams, has donated a blood bank refrigerator and 10 units of air conditioners to the General Hospital,...
29th April 2024
Address fuel crisis or expect mass action, OAU students tell FG
The challenges faced by students due to the sudden surge in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit and the scarcity of the product have reached unprecedented levels, the Students’ Union of Obafe...
28th April 2024
NPAN condoles with Ray Ekpu over wife’s death
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria has mourned the passing of Uyai Ekpu, the wife of a former Chief Executive Officer of Newswatch Magazine, Ray Ekpu. The renowned journalist and colu...
26th April 2024
LASG pays N1.5bn WASSCE fees for 58,000 students
The Commissioner for the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Alli-Balogun, has said the state government will be paying N1.5bn to register 58,000 students for the 2024 West A...
26th April 2024
Kenya to host FESTAC Africa Festival
Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has said the history of Africa, the continent’s heritage and culture will be major spotlights at the FESTAC Africa Festival, which will be held in the cit...
26th April 2024
Lagos probes Indian school where Nigerians are denied admission
Following reports of Nigerians being barred from Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigerians have expressed outrage with the government ordering the ministry of education to commence a probe, GBENGA OL...
25th April 2024
Lagos sensitises traders to fire safety
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has undertaken a sensitisation and enlightenment campaign targeting key market areas, including Balogun, Ereko, Martins, Mandilas, Idunmota, and its suburbs. A ...
25th April 2024
LASG seals office building for illegal sewage disposal
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, on Wednesday, sealed the office building of Carrillion Construction on Victoria Island for alleged illegal disposal of sewage. The state Commissioner for ...
25th April 2024
500,000 households to get Lagos palliatives – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State government has said it is set to distribute food items to 500,000 households in the state through unions and local governments. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday while...
25th April 2024
High Commission to sanction workers barring Nigerians from Indian school
The Indian High Commission in Nigeria has vowed to sanction the workers at the Indian Language School, Ilupeju, Lagos who refused The PUNCH correspondent access to the school facility for inquiries. F...
24th April 2024
LASG traffic cameras detected 850,000 violations – Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, has disclosed that the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras helped traffic officers record over 850,000 violations in t...
24th April 2024
Oyo LG names road after archbishop’s father
The Oyo West Local Government Area of Oyo State has named the defunct Western Nigeria Tobacco Company Road in Oyo town after the late Prince Akee Obayanritan Ladigbolu, father of a cleric and chairman...
24th April 2024
Sanwo-Olu unveils intervention plans to lessen economic crisis
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will today flag off the various interventions deployed to lessen the burden of Lagosians amid the economic hardship. A statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner...
23rd April 2024
Lagos Indian school where Nigerians are denied admission
Gbenga Oloniniran writes about the discrimination experienced by some Nigerians on the premises of foreign businesses where they are met with restrictions despite being in Nigeria On Sunday, Nigerians...
23rd April 2024
Community decries epileptic power supply
Residents of Jakande Estate in Oke-Afa, Isolo, Lagos, have decried epileptic power supply in the neighbourhood. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Chairman of the Estate Youths Parliament, Yu...
23rd April 2024
Lagos plans monthly reward for efficient LASTMA officers
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it will be honouring officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority who have proven to be outstanding in their duties. The Special Adviser to Go...
23rd April 2024