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42,771 passports processed in 12 months- Kwara NIS
…..opens new office in Offa By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara state comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Comptroller Aminu Shamsuddin, has disclosed that 42,771 passports were processed in 2023. Shamsuddin said a new passports office has been opened in Offa, saying that it would aid efficiency and conveniency of passports application and capturing. “As far as kwara state is concerned…
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BREAKING: Lagos CP removes Gowon Estate DPO
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the immediate removal of Gowon Estate Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for detaining a lawyer seeking client’s Bail. Fayode also directed the Officer-In-Charge of Legal to initiate steps to reachout to the Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on ways to prevent a recurrence of the incident. The…
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We will tackle pressure on foreign exchange- FG
The Federal Government has said it is working round the clock in ensuring that the pressure on foreign exchange is tackled. Minister of Industry,Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite stated this on Tuesday during the commissioning of two new factories and extension of the Tropical General Investment Group (TGI), at the Sagamu Inter-change, Ogun State. Uzoka-Anite said that the Federal…
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Abiodun seeks FG’s approval of FTZ for Remo Economic Zone
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded with the federal government to approve the operation of the Remo Economic Zone as a Free Trade Zone. Abiodun, who made the plea when he received the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite and her team in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,…
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Our govt empowers 11,885 startup businesses in 4 years- Sanwo-Olu
By Adeola Ogunrinde The governor of Lagos state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said he had empowered about 11,885 start up businesses in the last four years. Sanwo-Olu said that the beneficiaries were the indigent, vulnerable, and graduates of the Skills Acquisition Centers in Lagos State. According to the Governor, it is to reduce poverty, increase wealth of the people…
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Kwara NSCDC decorates 950 newly promoted senior officers
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps,(NSCDC) Kwara State Command, has decorated 950 newly promoted senior officers on Monday in Ilorin. This was due to the recent promotion approved by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). The breakdown of the decorated officers includes (7) Deputy Commandant of Corps, (20) Assistant Commandant of Corps, (26)…
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LASG warns against sale of counterfeit consumables
The Lagos State Government has warned entertainment centres across the state against the sale and distribution of fake consumables. The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Idris Aregbe, who gave the warning in a statement posted on his Instagram page, said it was in reaction to the rising concern about counterfeit drinks circulating in…
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Ogun lawmaker calls for calm, assures justice for murdered OOU student
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The lawmaker representing Ijebu-North Constituency 2 in Ogun state House of Assembly, Hon. Olusegun kaka, has appealed to the students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye to remain calm, saying that all their grievances in relations to the death of Oluwatosin Onadipe would be addressed. Kaka made the appeal during a peace parley with the Students’…
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LASG pumping more resources to secure State- Omotoso
By Adeola Ogunrinde Following the spate of insecurity in some of parts of the country, Lagos State government has urged residents not to pani, saying it has put measures in place to ensure adequate security of its residents. Gbenga Omotoso, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, gave this assurance during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos. He said the…
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BREAKING: Two injured as articulated truck falls off Apapa bridge
Two persons were seriously injured in an accident that involved an empty articulated truck in Apapa area of Lagos state. WesternPost gathered that one of the injured persons was the driver of the truck that fell off from the high bridge. It was gathered that the motor boy sustained a serious waist fracture by his spinal cord. Confirming the incident,…
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