The Lagos State Building Control Agency, (LASBCA) has called on all builders and developers in the state to ensure that they obtain a letter of authorization to commence construction before embarking on the construction of building projects in any part of the State. The General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki stated this on the sideline of the presentation of Letter of Authorisation to developers of the Lagos Arena at a groundbreaking ceremony by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the weekend. Oki noted that the letter of authorization to commence construction of buildings in the state…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Senate on Tuesday resolved to carry out a thorough investigation on the affairs of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Ore Mining Company in Kogi State from 2008 to date. It planned to unravel the mystery behind the payment of $496 million allegedly made to Pramod Mittal, Chairman, Global Infrastructure Holdings Ltd by the Federal Government in September 2022 as a settlement over said contractual disputes. It also resolved to investigate the circumstances that led to the re-concession of NIOMCO even when the initial Concession Agreement was validly terminated by the Yar’adua Administration with a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has stated that the decision of his administration to remove subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) was premised on the need to ensure long-term energy security and economic prosperity of Nigeria. The President stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 7th Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, 27th February, 2024. The President who was represented at the event by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, noted that the petroleum subsidy had, over the years, strained the country’s…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, 27 February, 2024 has revealed the reasons behind the launching of expatriate employment levy. Tinubu said the launching is aimed at improving home-grown skill retention and technology domestication and to balance employment opportunities between Nigerians and expatriates. Tinubu, who said this at the launch of the Expatriate Employment Levy handbook at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also warned that the scheme should not be used as an impediment nor as a stick wielded to deter foreign investors. “I declare my support for the Expatriate Employment Levy scheme, and I will…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has flagged off Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan’s empowerment package for 1,720 people. The flag-up was held on Monday, 26 February, 2024, at the multi-purpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri. The beneficiaries were selected from the eight local government areas that comprise the Borno Central Senatorial district. About 500 beneficiaries got a sewing machine, 500 received a grinding machine, 250 received deep freezers, 100 received generators, 50 received block-making machines, 250 received agricultural tools, 50 received refrigerators, and another 20 got a tricycle (Keke Napep). Meanwhile, each of the 1,720 beneficiaries received N20,000…
A total of 832 artisans, mostly orphaned as a result of the over a decade long Boko Haram insurgency, have graduated from the Borno State Enterprise Institute. The event was presided over by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday at the Muna Vocational Enterprise Institute, along the Dikwa-Gamboru highway in Jere Local Government Area. The trainees were selected from across the 27 local government areas of Borno State and have undergone training in 14 different trades; among them, 54 graduates specialised in aluminium fabrication, 29 in bricklaying, 48 in carpentry and 73 in information technology. Others include…
The Minister of State for Environment Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako has launched the National Deratization framework exercise to prevent and control the spread of Lassa fever in the Country. The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari while briefing the Press in Abuja stated that “I stand to provide an update on the recent outbreak of Lassa Fever reported by 44 Army Referral Hospital in Kaduna State and subsequent spread of the disease in the state”. He said the meeting with the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), has provided the etiological pattern of…
By Dupe Olaoye-Osinkolu The Association of Nigeria Theatre-Arts Practitioners (ANTP) has gone a step further in its realignment drive as it just created a standard website and opened a YouTube channel for disseminating information on the Association’s activities. The National President, Dr Rasak Oyadiran, said ANTP will continue to focus on giant developmental strides towards positioning the foremost theatre-arts association at par with its international counterparts. He added that the creation of the website and the YouTube channel is to mark his administration’s 4 months in office. The domain of the website is www. antpglobal.com, while the YouTube Channel is ANTP…
President Bola Tinubu has been advised not to merge the Nigerian Army University with the Nigerian Defence Academy as part of the implementation of Steve Oronsaye report. The advice was given by the Olowu of Kuta, HRM Oba Hameed Adekunle Makama, Tegbosun III, in a statement on Tuesday, 27 February, 2024. The monarch in a statement issued by his media office, said Nigerian Army University, Biu, unlike the Nigerian Defence Academy, Is a full fledged federal university like other federal universities in the country, and offers various courses, and not specialised university which the NDA is. He added that the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike One of the assistant pastors of Celestial Church of Christ, Grace of Comfort Parish, Omitoto, in Osun State named Lekan Ogundipe, has been arrested by the State police Command over alleged murder of the Pastor in Charge the church, Moris Fadehun. The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Tuesday, 27 February, 2024 adding that the command has commenced investigation into the matter. “At about 10:15 am on Monday, one Moris Fadehan aged 65 years of Grace of Comfort Oke Odo, Omitoto, Ile-Ife, was killed by one Lekan, who is also a…