… Mobilises Women for Record-Breaking Breastfeeding Event Lagos State Government is set to commemorate the 2024 World Breastfeeding and Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (MNCAH+N) Week, implementing interventions geared towards promoting exclusive breastfeeding and improving health-seeking behaviours, particularly among mothers and children under five years old. Speaking on the State Government’s preparations for the week-long activities, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi explained at a press briefing signalling the commencement of dual initiatives that the State implements the MNCAH+N Week to improve the health-seeking behaviour of the populace, focusing on the health…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
L-R; Olapeju Ibekwe, CEO, Sterling One Foundation; Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Special adviser to the President of Nigeria on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment; Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Governor, Lagos State, and Abubakar Suleiman, MD/CEO, Sterling Bank and member of the Board of Trustees, Sterling One Foundation at the Africa Social Impact Summit in Lagos recently. The Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2024, co-convened by The Sterling One Foundation and the United Nations, was held at the Eko Convention Center from July 25-26. This landmark event highlighted the importance of collaboration across sectors, bringing together private sector organizations, NGOs,…
By Oluwatoyin Mathnuel The Babaloja of the famous automobile spare parts market in Ladipo area of Mushin Lagos state, Eze Monday Lawrence has asked his fellow market traders to ignore the said August 1st protest regardless. The Eze Ngigbo of Mushin- Odiolowo implored his igbo brethren at the Ladipo market square amidst mammoth crowd of traders to focus on their businesses which was the main reason of most Ndigbo migration instead of listening to deceptive element who might wish to use anyone as a tool to ferment trouble . The Bobaselu of Mushin-Land in his address Said: ‘ On behalf…
… police fingered … threatening life of victim The biblical and popular saying that “He who fineth a wife fineth a good thing” and that “love is a beautiful thing may not be the case for Mr Tijani Shehu Adegbola as his wife of 13 years and mother of his 3 children, Ramotalahi Tijjani, popularly called Hajia turned to knife instead of wife and nearly took his life. She did not just stop there, she went further to sale his house to one Mr Idowu Shodipe, with the false claim that she was a widow. She also sold his Honda…
The Lagos State Commandant has also strongly and clearly, stated that the command will not condone any act of vandalism, of critical national assets and infrastructure in the state before, during and after … The State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), Lagos State Command, Mr Adedotun Keshinro has immediately, summoned, an urgent all important management meeting, which held, earlier Wednesday, 31st July, 2024, at the State Headquarters. The urgent security meeting involved all Heads of formations; departments, units, tactical, special unitis and officers in charge of various overt and covert operations, points and beats across the…
A Federal lawmaker, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has called on youths across the country especially those from Oyo State to shelve the planned August 1 hardship protest. Akande-Sadipe, who represents Oluyole Federal Constituency in the 10th Assembly in a message on Monday, said “While we know and believe in the right to peaceful assembly as protected by the Constitution Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as ammended, we also know that constructive agreement is the most important ingredient of democracy”. “. Yes, there is no doubt that the economy is harsh at the moment , but the Presidents policies will birth…
The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has charged Lagos residents to acquire waste bins for domestic storage of waste, to promote a clean home and sustainable environment. He gave the charge at LAWMA headquarters, Ijora Olopa, on Tuesday, during the demonstration of evacuation of LAWMA smart bins, by waste evacuation trucks. Gbadegesin stated that the introduction of the smart bins in the state’s waste management system, was a game changer, as it would quicken the process of waste collection by assigned PSP operators. He said, “The smart bin has added features that improves…
The federal government of Nigeria led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally listened to the advice of Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele regarding the reduction of hardship in the country. Primate Ayodele who warned Nigerians that the All Progressive Congress (APC) would cause Nigeria to sink made it known months ago that the only way Nigeria can end hardship is by subsidizing the price of food items in the country. The prophet, to show the government how to do it right, launched a palliative market initiative where prices of food materials were ridiculously crashed. So far, Primate Ayodele has…
There is tremendous excitement in the air as the first female Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe clocked 60 years on Sunday July 28, given her outstanding performance in the nation’s financial services sector that had earned her respect amongst banks’ top CEOs. Besides leading the bank to close the 2023 financial year with strong double-digit growth across key income and balance-sheet lines with profit before tax growing by 131.5% to N124.3bn from N53.7bn in 2022FY, leading to an increase in Return on Average Equity (RoAE) of 26.5% from 15.6% in 2022FY, her…
Nigeria Access Bank has been honoured at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024, being named Nigeria’s Best Bank and Ghana’s Best Bank for ESG. These accolades highlight the Bank’s outstanding performance and commitment to sustainable practices across its operations in Africa. For over two decades, Access Bank has consistently demonstrated its ability to innovate and provide tailored solutions that meet the needs of its diverse clientele. The Bank has also shown leadership in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices, serving as one of the continent’s leading lights in sustainable finance. Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc,…