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The Lagos State Government has set up a taskforce to arrest open defecation offenders and issued strict warning to residents against defecating on the roadside.State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, made this known in a post on X.WAHAB said as the Ministry continues the cleanup of the Ojodu-Berger highway as part of its effort to end open defecation, the State government has set up a taskforce to arrest offenders, while urgin...

The Ogun State government has given traders at the Kara Market in Isheri a 100-day ultimatum to relocate to the Ogere International Market along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway....

As part of continued commitment to drive economic growth towards a better life for families, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme has flagged off the recapitalization grants for one thousand women petty traders in the nation&rsqu...

Stranded foreign scholars under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) scholarship have written President BOLA TINUBU over their withheld 14-month allowances....

The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to continue to ensure that retirement benefits are processed and paid promptly to all retirees in the state.The state Head of Service, BODE AGORO, who stated this at the first and second quarters of the year 2024 send-forth ceremony for 115 retirees of the civil service, urged the retirees to leverage the empowerment opportunities provided by the government to make them employers of labour.AGORO said ...

And the Federal Government is set to introduce the latest version of Internet Protocol, known as IPv6, to enhance the identification, numbering and tracking of Internet users and their devices in Nigeria.This announcement was made during the IPv6 Driven Digital Summit organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, BOSUN TIJANI said the new protocol is expected to i...

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been extracted in Botswana at a mine run by a Canadian firm....

The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology has reaffirmed its commitment to driving Nigeria’s economic development by harnessing the power of Science, Technology, and Innovation...

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, FESTUS KEYAMO has said for the country’s airports to be viable, they must have the infrastructure to support current and future demand.The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr EMMANUEL MERIBOLE said this at the 9th Airport Business Summit and Expo.KEYAMO, who voiced concerns about the current state of infrastructure at the c...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intercepted three petrol tanker trucks in Apapa, Lagos, suspected of being used to transport crude edible vegetable oil.The crude soybean oil seized was promptly escorted by NAFDAC officials to a processing facility in Sango-Ota, Ogun State, where it was handed over to the agency’s Southwest Zonal Office for further regulatory inspection.The agency said the trucks were seize...