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LASG charges residents to conduct material tests on infrastructural projects
The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency (LSMTL), Engr. Olayinka Abdul has charged Lagos residents to conduct Materials Tests on all Infrastructural projects for quality assurance of such structures in averting building disasters. Engr. Abdul, who made the call during an interactive session on a Traffic Radio programme, tagged: ‘Materials Testing Mata’ disclosed that the Agency…
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PDP BoT recorgnises Udeh-Okoye as substantive National Secretary after adopting Turaki Committee report
The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Committee Report, recorgnising Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary of the party. It would be recalled that the BoT in its last meeting set up the Turaki led Committee to address the National Secretary position crisis rocking the party. After an emergency meeting…
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Ogun monarch remanded in Ilaro correctional centre after failing to meet bail conditions
The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded in a correctional centre in Ilaro, Ogun State, following his arraignment before the Ifo Magistrate Court. The monarch, accused of assault, was denied immediate release after failing to meet the bail conditions set by the court. He appeared in court on Tuesday to face a three-count charge…
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2025 Hajj: NAHCON extends deadline for registration to February 10
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Prof. Saleh Usman, has announced an extension of the deadline for registration for the 2025 Hajj to February 10, 2025. A statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Fatima Usara, said the decision followed appeals on behalf of intending pilgrims who were unable to complete their registration before…
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Senate issues ultimatum to FG agencies over audit queries
The Senate has issued a stern ultimatum to several top government agencies, warning that failure to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee over pending audit queries will result in arrest warrants and possible removal from office. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Aliyu Wadada issued the warning while expressing frustration over the continued defiance of key government agencies, including the…
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Nigeria Immigration Service gets new spokesman
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has appointed Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, AS Akinlabi, as the new Service Public Relations Officer with immediate effect. The Principal Staff Officer to the Comptroller General, Dr Adedotun Aridegbe, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. “This appointment follows the posting of the immediate past Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Kenneth Udo,…
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Lagos DSVA engages private sector on sexual abuse, harassment in workplace
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has intensified efforts to address Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and workplace harassment by engaging key private sector organizations. The agency disclosed this in a post on its X handle on Tuesday. According to the tweet, the Executive Secretary, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, spoke to the over 1300 staff of Wema Bank.…
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VIDEO: Female Lawyers visit Lagos Speaker, Meranda
A group under the umbrella of Female Lawyers in Politics, on Tuesday visited the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. (Hon) Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, in her office at the Assembly Complex, Alausa-Ikeja.
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Water shortage hits Kaduna as aggrieved KEDC workers continue strike action
Water shortage has hit some parts of the Kaduna metropolis and environs on Tuesday, as aggrieved workers of Kaduna Electric Distribution Company, who embarked on strike on Monday, vowed to continue with the strike action until their demands were met. They said they would only return to work if the sack letters, allegedly issued to about 900 disengaged workers, were…
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Court discharges, acquits Fani-Kayode of medical forgery
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday discharged and acquitted the former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, of the charge of medical forgery leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Abike-Fadipe while delivering ruling on the no case submission filed by Fani-Kayode’s Counsel, Mr Wale Balogun (SAN), held that the prosecution…
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