WORLD SIGHT DAY: OVER 650,000 RESIDENTS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM LAGOS BLINDNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMME SINCE 2001
October 17, 2023 Over 650,000 Lagos residents have benefited from free eye screening, care and management, including, free eye surgeries, eyeglasses and eye medications under the auspices of Lagos State…
Banditry: FUGUS warns students to vacate off-campus residences on the outskirts of State capital
Oct. 16, 2023 Federal University, Gusau on Sunday warned students resident at off-campus area of Damba on the outskirts of Gusau to relocate and be safe from bandits. In a…
LASG seals hospital for transfusing unscreened blood to patients
Oct. 15, 2023 The Lagos State Government has shut a private hospital at Ago-Okota in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, for collecting and transfusing unscreened and unlabelled blood to unsuspecting patients….
Passport: NIS boss orders investigation of alleged unprofessional conduct of personnel
Oct. 15, 2023 Caroline Adepoju, Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has directed an investigation into some complaints of alleged misconduct against officers of the service in some passport…
Kidnapping: Troops rescue 4 kidnapped Fed. Varsity Gusau students
Oct. 15, 2023 Troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the operative of the Zamfara Police Command have rescued the four kidnapped students of…
NUC says top-up degree programme by NBTE not recognised
Oct. 14, 2023 The National Universities Commission (NUC) has disowned the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) top-up programme claiming to bridge the gap between polytechnic and university degrees. This…
Internet Fraud: International “Catcher”, Osondu Igwilo’s Accomplice Jailed 16 Years in Lagos
Oct 13, 2023 Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Anana Keneth Emeka to 16 years imprisonment for computer-related fraud….
TROOPS RESCUE 17 KIDNAPPED PERSONS IN KEBBI STATE
Oct 13, 2023 The Quick Response Force (QRF) of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI deployed at Malekachi in Kebbi state have successfully rescued 17 kidnap victims…
Alleged $1.2m US Visa Scam: Court takes Final Written Address in the trial of American businessman Dec 11
Oct 13, 3023 Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, adjourned till December 11, 2023, adoption of final written addresses…
LASG GOES TOUGH ON ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENTS ON LAGOS ISLAND
October 12, 2023 The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Thursday, embarked on physical planning enforcement on Lagos Island. The exercise, which was…