Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, announced an increment in scholarships and bursaries for students of Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions.
He said his administration would pay N225,000 and N60,000 as scholarships and bursaries to indigene students, as against the existing N200,000 and N50,000 respectively.
The governor also announced scholarships for the less pri...
In what looked like a competitive gesture, the 23-year-old Kano-based commercial Tricyclist, Awwalu Salisu, who returned a cash of N15million left in his tricycle by a Chadian businessman in 2023, has been offered a scholarship upto PhD level of education to the tune of N250million.
Awwalu was celebrated by LEADERSHIP Media Group on Tuesday at its annual conference and awards ceremony as the wi...
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, has disclosed that the state’s monthly rental scheme will be enforced before the end of 2024 or early next year.
She stated it during a recent press briefing of the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Ikeja, Lagos.
She said, “We all see what is being done in other climes, rents are collected monthly....
For the second time since the inauguration of the 10th Assembly, the House of Representatives on Thursday, February 29, passed the Bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps.
The bill was first passed by the 10th House of Representatives on Thursday, October 12, 2023, but was rescinded by the House two months later to address emerging issues in the bill.
In moving the motion for r...
The General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr. Babatunde Ajayi, has called on religious leaders in the state to be mindful of the use of public address systems or loud speakers to propagate beliefs or ideals in public places, saying that it is now illegal to use such.
Ajayi, who disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders’ meeting themed, ‘Achieving Noiseless Lagos...
President Bola Tinubu has launched the expatriate employment levy (EEL) to close wage gaps between expatriates and the Nigerian labour force.
The EEL also mandates firms to pay levies for hiring expatriates and provides guidelines on the employment of Nigerians in foreign-owned companies.
Tinubu said the policy, which was initiated to oversee expatriate employment in the country, should not...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is considering limiting the cash payment for buying and selling foreign currencies by Bureau De Change (BDC) operators to a maximum of $500 and ensure payments above the stipulated figure is done digitally.
The apex bank disclosed this in its proposed revised regulatory guidelines for BDC operators in Nigeria published by the bank where it proposed that electro...
Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata has emerged Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Edo State.
The Benue State Security Council has handed a 14-day ultimatum to herders violating the state’s anti-open grazing law to stop rearing their animals outside ranches.
The Benue State Security Council has handed a 14-day ultimatum to herders violating the state’s anti-open grazing law to stop rearing their animals outside ranches or have themselves to be blamed.
Our correspondent reports that t...
Edo 2024: Ighodalo emerges PDP candidate with 577 votes, promises to lead Edo on path of prosperity
…insists on a united PDP, extends hand of fellowship to other aspirants
…hails PDP, Edo people for support, assures inclusivity
Former Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 2024 Edo...
Earlier today, I had a media chat where I announced over 10 policy measures backed with data that will go into effect immediately to aid our residents during these challenging times.
From flexible work policies for public servants to subsidy on government owned transportation channels to elements of free healthcare for certain key areas to launching affordable market spaces, every step is desig...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has expressed its readiness to distribute seized food items to Nigerians to help mitigate the current hardship in the land.
It said the distribution will be done after all the food items have been certified fit for human consumption.
Recall that hundreds of young Nigerians had taken to the streets in some parts of the country to protest the current hardship...
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SANWO-OLU ADDRESSES LAGOSIANS ON THURSDAY
What plans does Lagos State Government have for its citizens in these tough times? How fares the journey to a Greater Lagos-in food security, the environment, health, physical planning, infrastructure and others?
These and many others are some of the questions which Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will addr...
With the price of goods and services in the rise, it is evident to note that Nigerians have resulted to alms begging as the only solution to hunger.
The moment Nigerians are being flogged in Lagos Island over 100 naira bread and yam has got people talking on social media, as captured in the video, the man who had the video on record claimed that only yorubas and Hausas are being flogged to be i...
The Anambra State Government has sealed the popular Uwa Mgbede Market, located along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway in Onitsha, over poor “environmental and unapproved practices”.
The popular market is a terminal bubbling with buyers and sellers of various food items such as rice, beans, pepper, tomatoes, onions, yams, fish, and meat, among others.
The personnel of Operation Clean and Healthy...