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Lagos Govt Seals Dowen College Over Waste Management

13.08.2025

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday sealed Dowen College in Lekki Phase 1 over alleged flouting of waste management regulations. This is contained in a statement issued by the commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. According to the Commissioner, the development followed a video shared on Tuesday, showing operatives of the Lagos State Environmental...

NIMS Summit: Tinubu Unveils Plan For Industrial Manpower Devt Policy

13.08.2025

President Bola Tinubu yesterday announced plans for Nigeria’s firstever National Industrial Manpower Development Policy, saying the country’s greatest asset lies in its people rather than its natural resources. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 National Industrial Manpower Summit (NIMS) at the State House Conference Centre, Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, emphasised the...

Govs Stifling Governance At LG Level, Fueling Insecurity In Nigeria

13.08.2025

…Says Without LG Autonomy, Insecurity Won’t End A former Commissioner for Lands and Survey in Benue State, Surveyor John Tondu, has accused state governors of destroying governance at the Local Government level, thereby contributing to the rising insecurity across the country. He said there would be no end to the ravaging insecurity unless full autonomy...

8,246 Mentally Ill Inmates In Custody Nationwide –NCoS

13.08.2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says no fewer than 8,246 inmates are currently suffering from mental illness across the custodial centres nationwide. The Assistant Controller General of Corrections (ACG) in charge of Medical Services Glory Essien gave the figure during a public hearing yesterday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

Anioma State’ll Bring About Equity, Balance To S’East

13.08.2025

The Media and Publicity Director of Anioma State Creation Technical Committee, Chief Tonnie Oganah, has explained why the creation of Anioma State is apt. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, Oganah said creating Anioma State will bring about equity, since only the South East has fewer than six states among the six regions in the...

Valuejet Enters Agreement To Manage, Operate Cally Air’s CRJ 1000 Jets

13.08.2025

ValueJet has entered into a sub-lease and operational services agreement with Cally Air (the Cross River State–owned airline) under which ValueJet will manage and operate two Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets on behalf of Cally Air. Under the sub-lease, ValueJet will be responsible for the day-to-day operating functions for the two CRJ1000s. It is understood that...

Owolabi Salis Listed In Wikipedia As First Nigerian Astronaut

13.08.2025

Nigerian-American lawyer and Astronaut, Chief Owolabi Salis, has been officially listed by Wikipedia among the universally recognised lists of people who had successfully travelled to the outer space. The listing following official recognition by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), globally acclaimed online media, Wikipedia. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) described space flight as any flight...

No Going Back On CBT Module For WASCCE, SSCE –FG

13.08.2025

The Minister of Education Tunji Alausa yesterday insisted that the 2026 the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would be computer based. He made the declaration during an interaction with media executives. According to him, under the proposed arrangement, candidates for these two examinations will no longer be...

Sen. Alli Hails Tinubu On Abass-Aleshinloye’s FCC Appointment

13.08.2025

Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has congratulated former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Oyo State, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, on his appointment as a member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) by President Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a statement issued by his Media Office and made available to...

NUJ FCT Chair Hails Oyetunde’s Appointment As FRCN Lagos Bureau Chief

13.08.2025

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has congratulated Mrs Abimbola Oyetunde on her appointment as Bureau Chief for the FRCN Network News Annexe in Lagos and Deputy Director of News. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Comrade Ike said the appointment underscores Dr Oyetunde’s exceptional leadership, unwavering...