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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that the provision of qualitative education is a major priority of his administration. On Tuesday, at The Platform, an annual forum organised by the Christian Covenant Centre, Iganmu, Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said the state is retraining teachers to improve on the quality of …

Fifteen years after the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo scrapped toll gates across the country, the federal government is making plans to reintroduce them. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, disclosed this while briefing state house correspondents at the end of the federal executive council meeting. Fashola, who was …

Honourable Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS MCPN In line with the directives of the Honourable Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS MCPN, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ensured that all improperly registered SIM card numbers have been blocked. This was …

A federal high court in Abuja has granted Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow, bail. The court ordered his release to Femi Falana, his counsel, and asked that he deposit his international passport with the court registry within 48 hours. While delivering a ruling on Tuesday, Taiwo Taiwo, the judge, said …

  The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has shut down 20 health facilities in Lagos State. The facilities were closed in August for non-compliance with regulatory standards. The Executive Secretary of HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu disclosed this after an inspection by the agency, stressing that the state government …

Protesters, under the aegis of Lagos Youth Vanguard (LYV), Wednesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly and demanded probe of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of the state over alleged corrupt activities. The protesters, who chanted solidarity songs, were led by Patron of the LYV, Mr. Rasak Olokooba and President of …

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday said the Lagos-Ibadan railway would commence commercial operations by November/December. During a tour of the rail project being handled by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the minister, who was accompanied by the Minister of State for Transport, Gbemi Saraki, and the …

Many people are feared killed as a container fell from a truck along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State on Sunday night. According to available information, the accident occurred at about 8:30pm at Agric, Ikorodu. The truck, which had an unlatched container, was inbound Ikorodu, when the incident occurred. The Director …

Clayson Monyela, spokesman of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in South Africa, says Nigeria overreacted to the recent xenophobic attack in the country. Businesses of Nigerians based in South Africa were targetted in the attacks which made the federal government summon Bobby Moroe, South Africa’s high commissioner …

THE Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has said the Federal Government remains committed to providing better life for downtrodden Nigerians through unhindered access to justice. The AGF spoke in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, while declaring open a two-day management retreat organised by the …