… Approves 10 hectares of land for workers’ housing scheme. This year’s International Workers’ Day in Lagos state workers, on Saturday, May 1, at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan Stadium, was a harvest of packages for workers and union leaders in the state. The theme of the event was “COVID-19 Pandemic, Social and Economic Crises: Challenges…
President Buhari Re-appoints Heads of NCAC, NTDC, NFVCB
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of the Chief Executive Officers of three federal agencies for another term of four years. In a release by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, they are Segun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Folorunso Coker, Director-General, Nigeria Tourism…
Buhari Approves Three Appointments in Aviation
[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Akin Olateru, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N), who ended his first tenure in December 2020. According to a statement signed by James Odaudu, the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Aviation, . The ministry said: “President Buhari…
CEE-HOPE Seeks Redress as Lagos Demolishes its ICT Centre
[responsivevoice] A Non governmental Organisation, NGO known as the Centre for Children Health Education Orientation and Protection, CEE-HOPE, which launched its ICT centres in five states across the country in 2020, one of which was located at Monkey Village, an informal housing settlement in the Opebi area of the state. While launching the centres last…
Professionalism In Extractive Industry Is Highly Essential says Adegbite, Minister of Mine & Steel
[responsivevoice] The importance of professionalism in the Extractive Industry cannot be overemphasized, as such, all hands must be on deck to ensure that the Council of Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) succeeds in its mandate as the foremost regulator of the professionals in the sector. Olamilekan Adegbite, The Honorable Minister of Mines and Steel Development,…
FRSC Says, “No National Identity Number, No Driver’s License”
[responsivevoice] Following the Federal government directive on citizen`s data harmonization in Nigeria, The Federal Road Safety Corps has on Wednesday, December 16, mandated the use of National Identification Number for the process of driver’s licences. According to a statement titled “FRSC commences enforcement of National Identification Number in driver’s licence processing”, signed by Bisi Kazeem,…
Gov Abiodun Greets Buhari at 78, Prays for End of Challenges
[responsivevoice] Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State governor rejoices with President Muhammadu Buhari on his 78 birthday. In a statement released by Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor made available to TELL, the governor he shares in the joy of the President’s birthday and wishes him well in the arduous task of nation-building. Abiodun…
Leaking Gas Compound Traffic on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway (Video)
[responsivevoice] The usual traffic bottleneck on the Lagos-Ibadan Exp-way, particularly at the Lagos end of the road was compounded Wednesday morning. The reason for the problem was a gas leakage around the Punch newspaper office. Workers with Julius Berger, the road construction giant are said to have inadvertently broken a gas pipeline while working on…
Lagos NUJ Mourns Muyiwa Daniel, Veteran Sports Writer
[responsivevoice] The Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the death of Muyiwa Daniel, a veteran sport writer as shocking. In a statement signed by Adeleye Ajayi the State NUJ Chairman, the union lamented that Daniel died just as hopes were raised that he was going to come out of the…
NAPTIP Gets New Director-General
[responsivevoice] Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sulaiman-Ibrahim replaced the sacked Julie Okah-Donli. A lawyer from the South-South zone of the country, who has been the head of the agency since April 2017. According to a…
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