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…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
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,…
As Lagos State Government intensifies its monthly sanitation awareness programme, it has hinted of plans to introduce smart waste bins for every tenement in the state. This statement was made by the Special Adviser on Environment, Mr Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu when he led other state officials during the ongoing weekly sanitation awareness and cleaning exercise held at Ajeromi Local Government adding that indiscriminate Waste disposal is a major contributor to prevalence of communicable diseases. Akodu who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Mr. Gaji Omobolaji and Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services Engr Mahamood Adegbite said the…
The Lagos State Government has said it remains committed to a vision of a sustainable and business-friendly environment while ensuring effective and appropriate control of illegal conversion of land Usage. The Honourable Commissioner for the Waterfront, Hon. Yacoob Alebiosu made this known during a two-day monitoring and enforcement exercise by an inspection team of the Ministry at the Lekki Foreshore Scheme in Eti-Osa Local Government Development Area recently. According to Alebiosu, illegal unsafe, non-conforming developments coupled with the activities of unscrupulous developers continue to pose a lot of challenges to the State Government. He noted, however, that all hands must…
The Lagos State Government has demonstrated its commitment to enhancing the professional capabilities of its public servants by sponsoring 47 officers to attend the National Mentoring Conference in Abuja. The Conference with the theme: ‘Driving National Transformation and Value Re-Orientation Through Mentoring’ was organised by the Mentoring and Career Development Institute of Nigeria (MCDI). The two-day event featured a keynote address, panel discussion, master class, and tour of the Abuja city centre. The keynote address, which was based on the theme of the conference, was delivered by the Chairperson of the African Women’s Leadership Network, Professor Oluwafunmilayo Para-Mallam whilst the…
By Osuji David, Lagos Knowledge, they say, is power. Whatever you don’t know is totally beyond you, whoever has more knowledge than you is absolutely above you and should be accorded the honour whenever he or she speaks especially about things you are oblivious about. Powerful men in Nigeria especially within the political and business sector assume that they know everything, they get too carried away sometimes about their successes that they fail to even acknowledge God in their dealings, they ignore his prophets despite the fact that they don’t have an idea about what will happen to them in…
PIX: Images of the courtesy visit by the leadership of St Finbarrs’ College Old Students Association to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Alausa, Ikeja. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hosted the leadership of St Finbarrs’ College Old Students Association who recently paid a courtesy visit to his office at Alausa, Ikeja. The team led by its President, Mr. Patrick Doyle and the football legend Mr. Henry Nwosu, MON, was received by the State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun; his counterpart for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Mobolaji Abubakre Ogunlende and the Special Adviser to the Governor on…
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has commended the foundational upbringing that shaped the life of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He gave the commendation yesterday in Abeokuta during a presentation of a musical play titled: “Aremu Omo Ashabi – A Mother, A Son and Destiny”. Mr. Governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin remarked that the musical, organised in honour of late Madam Bernice Ashabi Bankole Obasanjo, mother of former President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo, highlighted the profound impact of mother on a child and nation. He commended the…