The Kassim Alli-Balogun (KAB) Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the health and wellbeing of workers and communities through a comprehensive medical outreach for staff and legislative aides of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission. The outreach, organised in partnership with the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Lagos State Branch, as part of activities marking PASAN Week, was held at the Lateef Jakande Auditorium of the Lagos State House of Assembly and attracted over 500 beneficiaries. The initiative provided beneficiaries with access to a wide range of free medical…
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The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has commenced the evacuation of accumulated waste at the Cele Bus Stop, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said on Friday, 18 September, 2026, that the Authority responded promptly by deploying its intervention team to commence the evacuation as the immediate priority was to restore the affected location to an acceptable environmental condition. He explained that the intervention was part of LAWMA’s sustained efforts to clear identified waste black spots across the State, while addressing the factors responsible for their recurrence. Gbadegesin said that the Authority would continue…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Musa Kakaki on Friday, 18 September, 2026, convicted and sentence a Lagos trader, Elwah Chigbogu and two companies, Profile & Well Pharmaceutical Limited and God of Elwjah Nigeria Limited to a fine of N1.5 million over illegal possession of fake drugs, distribution and importation of unregistered drugs. Justice Kakaki convicted and sentennce Elwah Chigbogu and the two companies owned by him following their guilty plea to a four counts charge of unlawful possession, distribution and importation of unregistered drugs filed by counsel to the National Agency for Food Drug…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports as part of efforts to expand Nigeria’s maritime capacity and reduce the concentration of cargo traffic around Lagos. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the approval in a statement, saying the expansion would complement the earlier approval for the modernisation of Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos. The Minister said the approvals formed part of the Federal Government’s broader plan to develop a balanced, efficient and globally competitive port system capable of supporting…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the immediate dissolution of boards, commissions and parastatals in the state and terminated the appointments of political appointees as his first term winds down. The affected appointees include Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants and Technical Assistants, according to a statement issued on Sunday, 27 September, 2027, by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode. The decision, the statement said, was taken ahead of the inauguration of Oyebanji’s second term scheduled for Friday,16 October, 2026. However, the dissolution does not affect chairmen and members of statutory boards, including the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Fabian Obot, has called for the systematic application of Artificial Intelligence in Nigeria’s justice system, stressing that technology must remain a tool for improving justice rather than replacing judicial responsibility. Obot made the call while delivering a public lecture marking the 2026/2027 legal year in Akwa Ibom, where she spoke on “Justice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – Transforming Nigeria’s Justice Sector through the Efficient Use of Artificial Intelligence.” The Chief Judge said the Judiciary could not remain isolated from rapid technological developments reshaping different sectors…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that the National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC) unlocked N46.95 billion in loans in its first year of operations, part of the government’s drive to broaden access to formal credit for households and small businesses. Tinubu disclosed this in a post on his official X account on Monday, 28 September, 2026, explaining that the NCGC issued N21.59 billion in loan guarantees, which enabled participating lenders to provide financing to 67,512 borrowers across 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the figures, for every N1 in guarantees mobilised, about N2.17…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Criminal groups are allegedly controlling artisanal mining sites in parts of northern Nigeria, imposing levies on miners and residents while questions linger over possible links between some licensed miners and armed groups, a foreign trade expert has alleged, as stakeholders warn that Nigeria loses an estimated N13.7 trillion annually to illicit mining and illegal trade in solid minerals. The warning was raised by stakeholders in separate interviews, who called for stronger enforcement, regulation and monitoring of the mining sector. They explained that the continued exploitation and movement of valuable minerals outside the regulatory framework was depriving…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Traditional rulers, religious leaders and political figures in Orile-Agege and Agege Local Government Areas of Lagos State have moved to avert reported plans for violence ahead of the 2027 general elections, convening a peace meeting to appeal to former council chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, and Azeez Yusuf, popularly known as Ninolowo, to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The intervention came on Sunday, 27 September, 2026, when the Alaige of Orile-Agege, Oba Ambaliu Agbedeyi, disclosed that reports of possible bloodshed had prompted the gathering, insisting he could not stand by and allow violence to erupt in…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola A former Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Olusola Adeyeye, has argued that a presidential candidate can still win the presidency even after losing the South-West, citing former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s experience, even as he expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu would not suffer the same fate in the 2027 election. Adeyeye, who is the South-West Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, made the argument while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Sunday, 27 September, 2026. He recalled that Obasanjo lost his ward, polling booth, state and every state across the…