The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reinforced its commitment to tackling indiscriminate waste disposal across the state, adopting a two-pronged approach of strict enforcement and innovative waste management solutions. The agency has vowed to ensure full compliance with environmental laws, with ongoing legal action against offenders and sustained waste collection measures. Speaking on this today on Lagos Talks 91.3 FM with the Guru, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, noted that surveillance and enforcement teams were operating round the clock, to track and apprehend individuals who flout waste management laws, stressing that offenders would face the full…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
Reinforcing its reputation as a pro-women and inclusion-driven bank, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has disbursed a total of N11,000,000 to 131 women across Nigeria in the women’s month draw of the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo. The highly anticipated draw took place on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Aba, Nigeria. Introduced in 2021, the 5 for 5 Promo is Wema Bank’s dedicated avenue for rewarding its customers for their active loyalty to the brand, its products, and offerings. Over the course of 3 seasons, the 5 for 5…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos State Chapter, has extended its warm congratulations to Mr. Olanrewaju Adetokunbo Bajulaye on his appointment as the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture on Monday, 24th March, 2025. The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Olanrewaju Adetokunbo Bajulaye at his office in Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. The visit was to congratulate him on his well-deserved appointment as the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture.His elevation to this well deserved position is a…
L-R: Prof Frank Ojadi, Director, Export Management Program, Lagos Business School; Stella Nwuke, Team Member, Export & Agriculture Division, Fidelity Bank Plc; Emem Bassy, Managing Partner, Peony Dynamic Resource Limited; and Emmanuel Nwalor, Team Lead, Export & Agriculture Division, Fidelity Bank Plc; at the closing ceremony of the 18th edition of the Fidelity Bank Export Management Programme (EMP 18) held at the Lagos Business School recently. Tier-one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has once again highlighted the importance of promoting non-oil exports as it recently hosted the 18th edition of its dedicated capacity development training tagged Export Management Programme (EMP 18).…
Cross Section of Secondary School Students who attended Polaris Bank’s IWD Seminar held in Lagos Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment through its International Women’s Day (IWD) Seminar, themed: “Accelerating Action: Breaking Barriers & Creating Equal Opportunities”. The event provided a platform for thought leaders, professionals, and advocates to emphasize the urgent need to accelerate action towards gender equality by breaking barriers and creating equal opportunities for women across all sectors. Speaking at the event, Polaris Bank’s Executive Director, Mrs. Abimbola Ozomah conveyed greetings from the Managing Director/CEO, Management, and Staff of the Bank,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged to cover the medical expenses of victims involved in the fatal truck accident that occurred in Karu, Abuja on Wednesday evening. Wike expressed condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident, describing it as avoidable. He directed that those injured continue to receive medical care and revealed that he had instructed the Mandate Secretary on Health and Environment, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, to ensure the victims receive proper medical attention. According to Wike, Dr. Fasawe was at the Asokoro District Hospital, where 17 casualties were…
The presidency has condemned the remarks made by former president Goodluck Jonathan and literary icon Wole Soyinka on the State of Emergency declared by Bola Tinubu in Rivers. Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity said, it is important for Jonathan and Soyinka to know that President Tinubu has a nation to govern. Stating that the remarks made by both leaders can only be regarded as personal opinions, Ajayi insisted that the president exercised his constitutional power in declaring a State of Emergency in Rivers State. Continuing, Ajayi said Tinubu as Nigeria’s president has…
In a video dated November 2024, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele stated that the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) will face some issues in the year 2025. Primate Ayodele made this revelation in a video sighted by this publication, making it known that if the party doesn’t resolve the crisis that would come up within the party, 2025 would be a year of defections from the party. As it is known that defection is always a thing of opposition parties and bearing in mind that President Tinubu has spent barely two years in his…
It was a heartbreaking scene as family, friends, and well-wishers gathered to say their final goodbyes to Dozie Okoye and Joan Gusiora, the young couple whose dreams were tragically cut short in the Otedola Bridge fire recently. Dozie, a banker at Zenith Bank’s Ladipo branch in Lagos, and Joan, a devoted nurse with a promising career in the United States, had their whole lives ahead of them. But in a cruel twist of fate, their journey together ended in an inferno that claimed their lives. Dozie and his wife died when a 30-tonne gas truck exploded following a brake failure…
The Commissioner of Police in-charge of Lagos State Police Command CP Olohundare Jimoh Moshood in retinue of officers from Lagos State Command pays a courtesy visit to the Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of one 2 Command comprising Lagos and Ogun States AIG Adegoke M. Fayoade at the Zonal Command Headquarters, Onikan Lagos on 21st day of March, 2025. The visit is aimed at seeking support and professional guidance from the AIG. During the meeting, the Lagos Police Boss shared his security strategies with the AIG as he solicits support and collaboration in the fight against crime and criminality…