‘CITIZENS DESERVE OUR COMPASSION, HIGHER DEDICATION’ — SANWO-OLU TELLS LAGOS OFFICIALS

•Intensify call for Special Status for Lagos, Fashola charges elected representatives Current hardship facing the country calls for renewed cooperation and higher dedication from all Government officials, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu told all elected and appointed public officials in Lagos on Friday. The Governor said the challenging situation required public officials to rise up to recommit…

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Nigeria Celebrates MMA Athletes’ Heroics

Following the team’s glorious outing at the 13th African Games in Ghana, athletes and officials that represented Nigeria at the Mixed Martial Arts were honoured at a reception held in Lagos on Friday. MMA made its first appearance as a demonstration sport at the multi-sports championships and all nine athletes that flew the country’s flag made podium…

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Damaged Alapere pedestrian bridge: LASG annou traffic diversion to enable reconstruction

…. Only Alapere to Lagos Island section will be affected. Following the damage of the pedestrian bridge at Estate Gate, Ketu Alapere on Lagos -Ibadan Expressway by a heavy duty truck, the Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion along the route to enable the reconstruction of the bridge. The reconstruction work will commence with a…

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CBN To Sanction MFBs, others against late rendition of returns

The Central Bank of Nigeria has indicated that it would sanction development finance institutions (DFIs), primary mortgage banks (PMBs), and microfinance banks (MFBs) in Nigeria over late submission of regulatory returns  through the Financial Institutions Returns Automation (FinA) application. In separate letters to the institutions dated March 5, 2024, the apex bank expressed strong disapproval…

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 ALLEGED N1.2bn FRAUD:Tinubu suspends REA Boss, others

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has suspended the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihij, alongside three Executive Directors of the Agency, over N1.2 billion fraud allegation. The President also suspended the Executive Director, Corporate Services, Olaniyi Netufo; Executive Director, Technical Services, Barka Sajou and Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund, Sa’adatu Balgore. The President’s…

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LASG to sanction Uber for non-adherence to data sharing agreements

Propelled by an unyielding commitment to the safety and security of its residents, and failure to comply with essential data sharing agreement, the Lagos State Government is set to sanction Uber Technologies System Nigeria Limited. Expressing deep dismay at Uber’s continuous defiance of established regulations, particularly regarding critical Application Program Interface (API) integration for enhanced…

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