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As harmattan is blowing harder leading to fire incidents in some instances, an environment expert, Mrs Aramide Akin-Bankole has advised property owners and facilities managers on the need to adequately protect their properties by not storing hazardous products within the mall and make robust plan for fire prevention and maintenance program. Akin-Bankole spoke recently in an interview on the need to embrace safety practice of providing adequate safeguards to reduce life and property loss caused by fire. "A fire incident can only occur when there is a rapid chemical reaction between three essential elements of fuel, heat and oxygen accompanied by a release of energy in the form of heat, smoke and flame," she said. She posited that harmattan fire could be caused by carelessness and ignorance, accidental and arsenic fire, natural cause from earthquakes, volcano eruption, lightening and thunders. According to her, a clear knowledge of the various classes of fire and the right fire...

A former member of Gombe State House of Assembly from Dukku South, Hon. Sani Dugge has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP). In his letter of defection dated: 25th December, 2022 addressed to the Waziri South Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Dugge confirmed the withdrawal of his membership from the PDP. The letter partly read: ‘’I wish to notify you of the withdrawal of my membership (No. 3528) from today 25th December, 2022 from the Party.’’ Aside the letter, Dugge later confirmed to newsmen that he has joined the NNPP. Recall that three serving lawmakers have recently joined the NNPP in the state assembly making the Party to have equal members with the PDP.

A lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Ojo Constituency 1, Hon. Victor Olusegun Akande has said that empowerment is the best way to end poverty in the country. Akande also recommended that the government should provide soft loans for the indigents as a way of providing succour for them in the midst of the harsh economic crisis in the country. Speaking during "Hon. Victor Akande Empowerment Programme" at the Ojo Town Hall on Tuesday December 27, 2022, the lawmaker said that it was his own way of saying thank you to the people of the constituency for allowing him to serve in the assembly for eight years. "It's not about giving them money alone, but giving them something that is useful to them so that they can be on their own.  "About 300 of people are being empowered. We have cash  gifts of N200,000, N100,000, N50,000 and we have sewing machines, grinding machines, pop corn machines, shoe sewing machines, dryers and others. We are giving out...

  The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extend greetings to Christians on this year's Christmas and New Year celebrations.  According to the party's Publicity Secretary in the state, Hon. Hakeem Amode, "in line with the tenets of the celebration, which is rooted in giving, family and communion, we urge the people of the state to celebrate in accordance with their economical capacity and to use the occasion to pray for the nation, Nigeria and particularly our dear state Lagos state as the coming year signify a turnaround in the fortune of the state. "Our party is also using this opportunity to urge the people of the state to expect a breath of fresh air in the new year as they look forward to celebrating 2023 Christmas in a better condition than they do this year because their welfare and wellbeing would be the foundation of our party when elected in the coming elections. "We sympathize with family who would not be able to afford to cel...

As the 2023 General Elections are fast approaching, Dr. Stephen Fatonji of the Department of Broadcasting in the Lagos State University (LASU) has urged journalists to adhere strictly to the Nigerian Media Code of Election coverage and desist from personality based reportage. Fatonji, who was the guest Speaker at the Press Week of the Lagos State House of Assembly Corespondents Association (LAHACA), which held recently at the Lateef Jakande Hall on the Assembly premises, said that studies have shown  that the Nigerian media tilt towards reporting personality driven campaigns instead of reporting issue-based campaigns.  The lecturer then encouraged the journalists not to yield to the temptation of reporting personality attacks, which he said are perpetuated by political parties.  "The basic principles of election coverage as entrenched in the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage are equitable access, professionalism and social responsibility, ethical conduct and politi...

One of the most prominent entertainment companies in the country, Flytime Promotions has honoured the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Chief Folorunsho Coker, with Flytime Achievement Award at the Flytime Music Festival, which held at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites on Thursday December 22, 2022. The award is coming as a recognition of the contributions of Chief Folorunsho Coker to the development of the entertainment and tourism industry in Nigeria. As DG of NTDC, Coker is credited with notable and revolutionary innovations that have repositioned the tourism industry in Nigeria, and promoted the nation among the comity of countries with creative initiatives in the sector. Since he was appointed as the Director General Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC he has continued to bring development with an ambitious attempt at making Nigeria a major destination for tourism, hospitality, arts and entertainment in Africa. Chief Folorunsho ...

Five years after she was fired as the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM), Ms. Chinelo Anohu is yet to recover from the shock as she has continued to organise attacks against her successor and former colleague, Hajiya Aisha Dahir-Umar, using the fringe media and civil society organisations. Our reliable sources told us that she is currently working with a Commissioner in PENCOM to bring down Dahir-Umar whom she accused of usurping her position in 2017. The Commissioner, whose name was given as Mr. Charles Sylvester, is said to be one coordinating civil society groups to file frivolous petitions against Dahir-Umar. Our sources revealed that Anohu’s budget for the negative media campaign is N200 million. Recall that when Anohu was sacked in 2017, she refused to hand over to Dahir-Umar, the most senior Commissioner, until operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) intervened. She claimed she was yet to get a letter of termination and was still passing in...

  The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State,  Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, on Saturday held a closed-door strategic meeting with party leaders and elders to map out strategies for victory in 2023 general elections. Adediran, popularly known as 'Jandor' in company with his running mate, Ms Funke Akindele, met with party's chieftains in Ikeja to update them on his campaign ward tours in the state. Speaking during the opening session before going into the meeting, the candidate, who described the meeting as parents-children interaction, apologised to the leaders for delaying such meeting, saying it was long overdue According to him, it is not rudeness or disrespect to them that the meeting is just holding. "In our own thinking, as your children, we thought we should be the first to carry the load by going to various wards to engage stakeholders before holding this meeting with you. "I want to thank you for conceding the party tickets...

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has held its annual Christmas Carol/End of The Year Thanksgiving service to celebrate the faithfulness of God to the agency in the outgoing year. The event which took place at the Authority’s headquarters, Ijora Olopa, was witnessed by LAWMA’s management and staff, as well as friends and well-wishers.  In his welcome address, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, represented by the Executive Director, Finance, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi, thanked God for preserving the workers of the Authority in the outgoing year, in spite of the various challenges faced.  Odumboni also appreciated the state government, for its immense support, which resulted in improved waste management operations, towards achieving a cleaner and livable Lagos.  He appreciated members of staff of the agency for their resilience and dedication to duty in the outgoing year, admonishing them to keep up the good work in 2023.  While wishing Lagosians a...

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 80th birthday describing him as a leader who remains focused on strengthening democracy in Nigeria. Dr. Obasa's congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Eromosele Ebhomele, said President Buhari's humility, honesty, selflessness and passion for a better and more secured Nigeria makes him a true leader. The Speaker said Buhari's maturity, wisdom, courage and zeal to ensure Nigeria stands a united country remains a mark of his leadership capacity. He commended the President for ensuring his administration's success in infrastructure renewal and development in the nation. He further noted how President Buhari's effort to depeen democracy made him join the battle for the autonomy of State legislatures and judiciary in compliance with section 121(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as Amended). ...

  The Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Adeleye Ajayi, has commended the Federal Government for the free flow of traffic being enjoyed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as a result of temporary re-opening of the highway to traffic.   Ajayi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, joined some other road users to hail the authorities on the seamless movement now experienced on the highway.   NAN reports that the Federal Ministry of Works had on Monday re-opened closed lanes on the Section one of the highway which spans Ojota in Lagos to Sagamu Interchange to traffic days ahead of schedule.   The re-opening, which entailed removal of barriers that had been used to narrow lanes in the area, followed the suspension of reconstruction works on the OPIC axis of the expressway until January, to ease traffic flow during the festive period.    “I drove through the highway this morning and the road ...

  The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the sudden demise of Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain, Ademola Razaq Seriki, as shocking beyond description. Seriki, a former Minister of Defence in Nigeria, died at 63 on Thursday as announced by his children, who said he passed on peacefully surrounded by his family. Dr. Obasa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Eromosele Ebhomele, said the incident had depleted the ranks of great and passionate Nigerians who mean well for the country. The Speaker said it was painful that Lagos and Nigeria lost a great man whose contributions to national growth cannot be quantified. "The death of Demola Seriki, Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain, is shocking beyond description. "It is difficult to describe the pain and heartbreak that the death of Seriki has brought to us. Personally, I am devastated. I lost a brother, who loved his country and showed that passion to see it succeed. "A...

  Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, has promised to introduce reforms to improve the ease of doing business in the state if elected Governor in 2023. Jandor said that part of the reforms would be to check excessive taxation, provide enabling infrastructures and curtail harassment of businesses, especially in the informal sector in the state. He stated this during a meeting with Computer Sellers Association, artisans and traders in Computer Village in Ward A during his campaign tour of Ikeja Local Government. According to Jandor, “As governor, I would initiate reforms to aid business growth in Lagos; parts of which would be to look into the tax system, provide infrastructures, eliminate all forms of harassment in the market to make sure that people can easily come here and do business. “Technology hubs would be set up in five divisions in the state. We will come into this market and get talents...

The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has assured Ndigbos in the state of his resolve to form an all-inclusive government with them and stop all harassment against them in markets. Adediran said this at an interactive meeting with Ndigbo leaders at the palace of Eze Ndigbo of Ikeja Local Government on Monday, adding that the prosperity of the state could be linked to the investment of Ndigbo in Lagos State. "My coming here is to assure you that this time around, the party that you love will jointly form the government of Lagos State with you in 2023. "I want to appeal to you, we know it is difficult for one to have been working all over the years with no results, this is not the time to give up.  "This is a different time and by God's grace, we are going to have a different result which will be positive," he said. Adediran said his administration would eliminate everything that had been...

 Photo Caption: L:R: Segun Opeke, Executive Director, Lagos Business, Polaris Bank, Aina Amah, 2nd Vice Chairman, ACAEBIN; Felix Igbinosa, Chairman ACAEBIN & Makinde Kayode, CBN Representative at the 54th Quarterly Meeting of ACAEBIN hosted by Polaris Bank in Lagos last Friday. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank Limited, Mr. Adekunle Sonola has said most institutions in the world are faced with the challenges of taming the dire consequences of pervasive adoption of technological advancements in form of cyber security risk.  According to him, cyber security risk has now grown beyond a major threat to full scale pandemic particularly in the corporate world.  Sonola revealed this on Thursday in Lagos in his keynote address at the 54th Quarterly General Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN), hosted by Polaris Bank. The theme of the meeting was: “Cybersecurity threats and the challenges of building a s...

The Ogoni - American organizations; National Union of Ogoni Students, NUOS Int'l USA, Center for Democracy Human Rights and Anti- Corruption and Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP have faulted the Federal Government of Nigeria on why efforts to clean up oil spills in Ogoniland, Rivers State is being prolonged. Minister of the Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, was quoted to have said last week that the litany of litigations from Ogoni indigenes were affecting the clean-up, and that government had identified additional 635 hectares of contaminated shoreline in the area. The minister stated this at the eighth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration scorecard series (2015-2023), in Abuja. “…It is because of devastation of the ecosystems and their land and the activities of oil firms, particularly Shell, which led to agitations and that led the Nigerian government to establish Hydro-carbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP)…On the part of government...