… Commemorates World Environment Day 2025 The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has urged residents to embrace proper waste management, to ensure a clean and healthy environment during and after this year’s Id-el-Kabir celebration. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Managing Director/CEO Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, assured residents that extensive provisions have been made to handle the anticipated increase in waste generation throughout the Sallah period, noting that waste management services would be provided across all designated routes, ensuring seamless evacuation of refuse in every part of the city. He said, “Eid-el-Kabir is a season of joy, gratitude, and communal…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays in celebration of this year’s Eid-ul-Adha. In anticipation of increased vehicular movement across Lagos and its environs, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS2.1 Lagos Sector Command, under the leadership of Corps Commander Kehinde G. Hamzat, has rolled out a comprehensive traffic management and safety plan to ensure a safe and hitch-free celebration. As part of its special Sallah operations, the Command is deploying 1,600 regular staff, 1,542 Special Marshals, 41 patrol vehicles, 10 power bikes, 5 tow trucks and 5 ambulances. These resources…
The Delta State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough following a coordinated intelligence-led joint operation of the Abraka police patrol team and Local hunters and member of Anti-Cult volunteers, which led to the recovery of firearms and death of four suspected kidnappers. The joint operation was carried out today being 4/06/2025 at about 0300hrs, following credible intelligence on the activities of suspected kidnappers along the Abraka Rail way axis. During the operation, joint operatives comprising of the Police, hunters, vigilante and anti cult volunteers engage the suspected kidnappers and recovered one AK-47 rifle, along with thirteen rounds of live…
Controversies greeted the outcome of the May 10 APC local government primary election ahead of the July 12 LG polls The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has inaugurated reconciliation committees to resolve conflicts, discontentment and dissatisfaction in the aftermath of its local government primaries. The Lagos State APC spokesman, Seye Oladejo, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Several controversies greeted the outcome of the May 10 APC local government primary election ahead of the July 12 council polls in the state. There have been pockets of protests over the outcome of the primaries and…
To deliver simpler, smarter banking solutions, Union Bank of Nigeria has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) network, a Financial Market Infrastructure that provides hassle-free and convenient cross-border money transfers to some selected African countries. This revolutionary payment solution for implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is designed to transform how payments are made across Africa. With PAPSS, customers can send money instantly to Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Djibouti, Nigeria and more African countries in the future. Using PAPPS offers numerous benefits to customers, including, but not limited to,…
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has been announced as the winner of the ‘Commercial Bank of the Year’ Award at the 2025 Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards (NCMC Awards). The announcement was made at the prestigious awards gala held on May 23rd at the Civic Center in Lagos, where standout performers across Nigeria’s capital markets were celebrated.The Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards is a data-driven platform that recognises excellence among publicly listed companies in Nigeria. Winners are selected based on key metrics such as revenue growth, profitability, return on equity,…
L-R: Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability Lead, Nestlé Nigeria, Wassim Elhusseini MD/CEO, Nestlé Nigeria, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Livestock Development and Victor Egbon, Director, Ruminants and Monogastric Development, Federal Ministry of Livestock Development at the signing ceremony of the Letter of Intent between both organization’s to establish the Nestlé Dairy Training Center, in Abuja, today. Nestlé is pleased to announce an ongoing collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to launch a Dairy Technical Skills Development Program. This initiative, formalized through a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed today in commemoration of World…
By Oluwatoyin Mathnuel The CEO Nubia Africa Television, founder Heritage Humanitarian Foundation Princess Aladegoroye has registered her displeasure regarding her son’s ordeal over WASSCE, GCE year 2024. Aladegoroye said, I am actually stressed up and bitter because of the frustration and circumstances of my son who sat for the GCE, WASSCE examination in Nov/Dec 2024. The frustration started with the fact that a brilliant promising student is subjected to systemic failure by reasons of discrimination and withholding of his results by WAEC even when his NABTEB certificates should have gotten him direct entry to the university. The young man with…
The Command is aware of a viral video that captures a man who identified himself as “DJ young” and is being circulated on various social media platforms alleging misconduct by officers attached to Ebrumede Division, Warri Area Command. The Command, under the leadership of CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, views such allegations with utmost seriousness and unequivocally states that any form of abuse or unprofessional conduct by police officers will not be condoned under any circumstances. To this end, the CP has directed an immediate and thorough investigation into the incident. He encourages any individual or group particularly the victim “DJ young”…
By Tosin Ajayi Firstmonie Agent Credit Scheme is a FirstBank’s digital lending solution designed to empower a wide range of low-income individuals who face barriers in accessing traditional credit channels. This innovative program offers financial support to Firstmonie Point-Of- Sale agents by enabling them to overcome liquidity challenges and capitalize on new opportunities without disruption in business due to lack of funds in agents accounts. The Agent Credit scheme is aimed at bridging financial gaps and solving liquidity challenges, resulting from depleted account balances, even when the Agents have physical cash at hand. The scheme helps them to run business…