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LASG releases Y2025 Land Use Charge bills
… offers 15% discount for early payment The Lagos State Government has released the 2025 Land Use Charge (LUC) Bill, reinforcing its commitment to the continuous provision of world-class infrastructure and services for all residents. In a post on the official Facebook page of the state government, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Abayomi Oluyemi, said property owners across the state…
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Afenifere National Youth Leader regains freedom
Abducted National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Olajuni, has been released after 12 days in the kidnappers’ den. The National Secretary of the Youths Council, Biodun Aderohunmu, confirmed his release on Saturday. “He has been released”, he said. It would be recalled that Olajuni was abducted on Monday, February 17, 2025, on his way to Abuja for a…
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PDP: Court stops enforcement of Wabara’s suspension
The Abia State High Court sitting at Obehie, Ukwa West Local Government Area, has stopped the enforcement of the purported suspension of the former Senate President and the Chairman, Board of Trustees, (BoT) People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Adolphus Wabara. The court presided over by Justice LTC Eruba, in an order, restrained Elder Abraham Amah, laying claim to the Abia…
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Hamzat emphasises importance of data collection, dissemination for national growth
… Inaugurates HCD 2.0 State Core Working Group Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has emphasised the importance of collection, collation, and dissemination of accurate data for the effective development of the state and nation as a whole. Hamzat stated this at the “Reconstitution of Human Capital Development 2.0 Lagos State Core Working Group,” held at the Office of…
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LASG canvasses strategic collaborations to elevate hospitality industry
The Lagos State Government through the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka has called for stronger partnerships to elevate hospitality industry. Benson-Awoyinka reaffirmed the state govvernment unwavering commitment to driving growth in the hospitality sector. Speaking at the Institute of Hospitality (UK), Nigeria Region’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos, Benson-Awoyinka emphasised the importance of strategic…
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Ogun governor mourns Adenike Oyagbola, first female minister of cabinet rank
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has mourned the demise of Chief Mrs. Adenike Ebun Oyagbola, the first female minister of cabinet rank in Nigeria. Chief Oyagbola died at the age of 94 on Friday. Abiodun, in a condolence message on Saturday, said the life of the deceased politician exemplified shrewdness, courage, humility, and a strong will and passion for…
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Group rejects calls for Sharia law in Southern Nigeria
The Southern Solidarity Alliance has rejected the call for the establishment of Sharia law in the South-West or any other southern part of Nigeria. A statement issued by the group’s National Coordinator, Ndubuisi Okafor, described the purported plan to Sharia to the south as “shocking, unacceptable, and a big slap” on the region. The group argued that the establishment of…
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EFCC seeks collective action against corruption
The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede has called on Nigerians to join hands in tackling the menace of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He stated this in Abuja at the EFCC Academy, Karu, while declaring open the Anti-Corruption Collective Action Workshop themed “Strengthening Ethics and Behavioural Change against Corruption”. Olukoyede,…
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Kudirat Abiola’s assassination: ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against FG
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has dismissed a case filed against the Federal Government of Nigeria on the assassination of the late Mrs. Kudirat Abiola, the wife of the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, M.K.O Abiola. The suit was filed by three members of the Abiola’s family, Khalifa Abiola, Moriam Abiola and Hadi Abiola, who alleged Kudirat’s…
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Fire engulfs sections of storey building housing hospital in Okota
A storey building housing a medical centre at Ago Palace way in Okota area of Lagos State was engulfed by fire Friday evening. It was gathered that the inferno was caused by a power surge which led to a spark when public electricity power supply was restored. Confirming the incident, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency…
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