The Lagos State Government has borrowed over N126 billion domestically in the last quarter of 2021, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. According to a report released by the DMO, Lagos, whose domestic debt stood at N532.12 billion as of September 30, 2021, is now owing N658.95 billion as …
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In recognition of its outstanding efforts in girl child development, women empowerment, and job creation under its 5by20 programme, the Coca-Cola System in Nigeria has received the ‘Job Creation Champion’ award from the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) at the Fund’s 5th Anniversary Gala and Awards Night which held …
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In a bizarre turn of events, Soldiers attached to a military barrack close to Sabo, Yaba have reportedly shot dead a police officer who is a task force official for seizing a fellow Soldier’s motorcycle, popularly known as Okada. The Police Officer, in the company of his fellow task force …
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The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was committed to ensuring the control of malaria, as it was endemic in the state and affected human development. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health,, who made the assertion at the 5th “Doctors Discuss Malaria’’ Progamme, in Lagos, said the state recorded …
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The Lagos State Government generated N436.3 billion internal revenue in 2016 from the N399.4 billion realised in 2015. The state realised N7 billion from Land Use Charge (LUC) in 2016 against N6 billion in 2015. Mr Akinyemi Ashade, the state Commissioner, Ministry of Finance, made the disclosure at the ministry’s …
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Fareeda, the two-year-old daughter of a slain broadcaster, who was abducted by gunmen in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has been released. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria that the abductors released the little girl and a friend of her mother on Monday evening at Ikorodu. They were …
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Three landlords at Oshorun Heritage Estate, Isheri and their trainer kidnapped last Saturday on Channels Avenue have been freed. Kennedy Ucheagwu, Dr. Omololu Bello, Fidelis Esang and trainer Coach Oni were whisked away by gunmen clad in military camouflages during their routine exercise near Lekki Gardens Estate. Initially, the gunmen …
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Six people have died of cholera in Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State after eating contaminated Abacha, a local delicacy of the people of the South-East geopolitical zone. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who briefed the press about the development at the state’s secretariat on Thursday, stated that …
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The police in Lagos State have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued an Indian national from suspected kidnappers in Ikorodu area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Fatai Owoseni, confirmed this on Thursday to newsmen at his weekly news briefing.Owoseni said the Indian was working …
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The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had concluded plans to upgrade 21 secondary school libraries across all the six educational districts in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said in a statement that the libraries would be upgraded by the end …
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