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Lagos WAPA empowers 250 residents with income-generating skills in Ibeju Lekki
The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) on Thursday held another round of its Life Skills Economic Empowerment Programme (LEEP). The four-week short-term training at Ibeju-Lekki, would further cement the State Government’s commitment to grassroots empowerment and poverty reduction. Commissioner of Women Affairs, Mrs. Bolaji Cecilia Dada, who led the programme, emphasised that the LEEP initiative…
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Oluremi Tinubu gives grants to 500 women entrepreneurs in Ondo
Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday in Akure, gave out grants to 500 small scale women entrepreneurs in Ondo State under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) in collaboration with the Tony Elumelu Foundation. Mrs Tinubu, who was represented by the wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Esther Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa, said the grant was to boost small businesses in…
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Otunba Rotimi Ajanaku sues Fresh FM for ₦100m over defamation
By Adejayan Gbenga – Prominent Oyo State businessman, philanthropist, and political leader, Otunba Rotimi Ajanaku, has filed a ₦100 million defamation suit against Fresh FM Nigeria, owned by gospel musician Yinka Ayefele, alleging the station broadcast false and damaging claims that tarnished his reputation. Through his legal representatives, Obisesan & Co. (The Law Union), Ajanaku served a petition on the…
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Kings FM opens in Iragbiji, urged to obey NBC rules, promote culture
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A new privately-owned radio station, Kings FM 87.9, has been inaugurated in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, with a call to adhere strictly to National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) regulations and promote Yoruba language and culture. The commissioning, held on Thursday, was attended by Ekiti State Governor Abiodun Oyebanji, represented by Secretary to…
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LAMATA partners TfL, CCECC to enhance Lagos rail operations
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), in partnership with Transport for London (TfL) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), on Thursday held a strategic meeting aimed at optimising Lagos’s rail infrastructure through enhanced signalling systems. The session, held at LAMATA’s head office, forms part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)-funded technical support programme, which is now…
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Former Ondo first lady speaks on airport incidents, hails Keyamo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Former Ondo State first lady, Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has commended the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, for addressing public concerns and demonstrating balanced leadership in handling recent high-profile airport incidents. The incidents involved an Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, who had an altercation with a flight attendant, and popular musician Wasiu Ayinde, known as KWAM…
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One killed, two injured in Ondo multiple vehicle crash
By Boye Oyeyemi – A fatal road accident on the Lagos–Benin Expressway in Ondo State have claimed the life of a woman and left two others seriously injured. The incident, which occurred yesterday involved a petrol-laden tanker that reportedly rammed into a lorry loaded with logs of wood, which triggered collision that threw the busy highway into disarray. Among the…
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Makinde immortalises late APC lawmaker Akinremi ‘Jagaban’ with new Ibadan GRA
By Adejayan Gbenga – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has named a new Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Samonda, Ibadan, after the late All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker, Prince Olaide Akinremi, popularly known as “Jagaban.” Akinremi, who represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency from 2019 until his death on July 10, 2024, was honoured for his contributions to his constituency and…
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New Tenancy Bill will protect tenants, landlords- Lagos Commissioner
….accelerates investment in housing sector The Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, has said the new tenancy bill will ensure a full protection of both tenants and landlords as well as reduce inhibitions to mass housing development for private investors. Akinderu-Fatai stated this during the Public Hearing on Lagos State Tenancy Bill 2025, at the Lagos State House…
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LASG seals Dowen College in Lekki over alleged violation of environmental laws
The Lagos State Government has sealed Dowen College in Lekki phase 1 over alleged indiscriminate waste disposal, an action that contradict environmental laws in the state. The government sealed the school after waste allegedly traced to the school was found to have been improperly disposed into Bisola Durosimi-Etti Canal. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the…
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