A group, Nylon Sellers and Producers Association (NSPA), in Lagos has appealed to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa, to urge the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources not to ban the single-use nylon in the state from July 1, 2025. The group in a letter tagged:…
Owoseni condemned the hypocrisy of political leaders who criticise the physical appearance of officers without addressing the root causes. A former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has decried the dire state of funding and welfare in the Nigeria Police Force. He lamented that police divisions operate on as little as N30,000 monthly while…
The Lagos State Government has deployed officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to key traffic points to ease movement and prevent gridlock following the partial closure of the Ifako Expansion Joint Bridge for repairs. In a statement on Sunday, Giwa stated that the deployment is meticulously designed to guarantee uninterrupted vehicular circulation,…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is expected to lead over 2,000 delegates to the second Lagos International Fire Safety Conference, LIFSC 2.0, in the state. 2000 delegates, comprising industry experts, policymakers, emergency responders, market dwellers and community leaders are expected to converge to address critical fire safety challenges. The three-day conference themed, “Leveraging Technology…
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades. Rafael Grossi’s comments appear to support an early…
The All Progressives Congress says consultations are underway among key stakeholders to convene an emergency National Executive Committee meeting aimed at selecting a new national chairman following the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. The party, however, clarified that no specific date has been fixed for either the NEC or National Caucus meetings. The clarification was…
The police also disallowed a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Maina Chiroma, from entrance into the premises of the secretariat. An official of the party, who spoke to Channels Television’s reporter off camera, said that the police were deployed to stop the proposed NEC Expanded Caucus Meeting. Though some staff members of…
US President Donald Trump has said he is cutting off trade talks with Canada “immediately” as the country looks to start enforcing a tax policy targeting big tech companies. The latest move, which he announced on social media, comes as the neighbouring nations had been working to agree a trade deal by mid-July. Both countries…
Donald Trump’s week began with an on-air expletive as he lost his cool over his mounting frustrations with Iran and Israel’s shaky ceasefire. It ended with a beaming US president holding court at the White House – not once, but twice – as he celebrated a series of significant political victories at home and abroad….
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tied the knot with TV presenter Lauren Sanchez in a lavish wedding in Venice on Friday. Reality stars, actors, royals and a whole host of A-listers were trailed by paparazzi in water taxis as they made their way to the three-day event. Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Kylie Jenner and Ivanka…
