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The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that scavengers constitute about 1 percent of Lagos State’s active workforce. According to LAWMA, these scavengers do not only contribute to recycling efforts in the state, but also to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Director, Public Affairs of LAWMA, Folashade Kadiri, …

President Joao Lourenco of Angola Angolan President João Lourenço on Wednesday invited his counterpart and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu, to the regular bilateral and multilateral consultations of African leaders aimed at tackling common challenges across the continent. This is indicated in …

..as PDP inaugurates Council The Imo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its campaign council for the Nov. 11 governorship election with a boost from two APC stalwarts, Rochas Okorocha and Senator Ifeanyi Araraume. Their endorsement of the PDP candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu was announced at …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said it has taken disciplinary action against service agents working for it’s retail arm caught under-dispensing petrol to customers. The company made the announcement via its official Twitter account on Tuesday. The video circulating on social media depicted NNPC Retail Ltd. service agents, under-dispensing fuel …

Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR), the designer of the Nigerian flag, is dead. Pa. Akinkunmi, aged 93, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness. His demise was announced via the Facebook account of one of his children. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly …

… says states have begun clearing water channels The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has said that Lagdo Dam might commence full discharge of excess water should the region in Cameroon experience heavy and persistent rainfall. The Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, stated this during the Emergency Coordination Forum of …

The Lagos State Government paid N2.017 billion as retirement benefits to 644 retirees on Wednesday. The Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission, Mr. Babalola Obilana, disclosed this at the 101st batch Retirement Bond Certificate presentation for retirees in Lagos State. Obilana said Wednesday’s payment represented the retirees’ past service benefits prior …

Kwara State Government on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of rice palliatives to the most vulnerable persons in the state, with the palliative committee saying that it would share at least 250,000 10kg bags in the first phase. At the flag off of the distribution in Ilorin, the state capital, …

  The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating non-remittance to the National Housing Fund, NHF, and utilisation of the funds from 2011, on Wednesday summoned the chief executive officers, CEOs, of insurance companies over N267 billion investment fund debt and violation of the National Housing Fund Act. The Chairman …

Prof Tahir Mamman, new Minister of Education The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has vowed to complete the abandoned National Library in 21 months. The library was first awarded to Reynolds Construction Company in 2006 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the tune of N8.9bn. About …