Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has projected that the total investments in the agriculture sector would run to $10 billion in the next five years. Sanwo-Olu made the remark at the formal launch of the State 5-year Agricultural and Food Systems Roadmap, on Thursday, at Victoria Island, Lagos. According to him, most of the investments would be private sector-driven while the government would act as the catalyst and enabler. He noted that the state could no longer afford to rely exclusively on other states for its food adding that it was time for the state to unlock its immeasurable…
Author: YemieFash
No fewer than 18 commuters have been reportedly kidnapped in Igbo-Ora area of Ibarapa, Oyo State. The victims, who were passengers of an 18-seater bus from Abeokuta, were said to have been kidnapped between Igbo-Ora and Eruwa on Wednesday. The identity of the victims is not yet known Efforts to confirm the incident from Oyo Police Command were unsuccessful.
Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Nigeria Bar Association(NBA) on Thursday blocked the convoy of Osun Deputy Governor, Benedict Alabi during a protest. Members of the two unions had started the protest for full implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary at the High Court, Oke-Fia and marched to Customary Court through to Federal High Court opposite Osun State House of Assembly at Gbongan/Osogbo road. At 11:20am, when members of the two unions were marching to the Osun Government Secretariat, the convoy of the Deputy Governor ran into the protesters. The protesters refused to give way…
The Lagos Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has decided to resume partially. This, it said, was based on a meeting with stakeholders during which 70 percent of their demands were met. JUSUN Lagos Chairman, Asiwaju Shobowale Kehinde, confirmed their axillary demands are being speedily looked into and results manifesting. He said they had many interactions on the industrial action with State chairmen especially from the southwest, Southeast and south south regions. He noted it was only Lagos State Government that has shown concerns with the JUSUN struggle. Shobowale said judicial workers in Lagos have resolved to…
No fewer than 1.13 million shots of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) made this known on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. “As of April 21, 1, 133, 325 representing 56.3 per cent of the eligible persons targeted with the AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered with their first dose in this vaccination phase,” it said. The agency said that Lagos state topped the list by 218, 174 shots while Kano, administered 59,040. It is followed by Kaduna – 58, 026 ,…
On the 21st of April, 2021, the President of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) delivered a goodwill message, on behalf of the Institute, during the Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (GAC), Swiss Chinese Lawyers Association (SCLA), and the Geneva International Dispute Institute (GIDI). Dr. Agada Elachi congratulated all parties on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and applauded them for their willingness to partner in the promotion of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes in the effective resolution of cross-border disputes. The ICMC President stated that he appreciates the increased…
THE acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the withdrawal of senior police officers from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police and above attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He hinged the decision on the operational requirements of the force. In a letter dated April 15, 2021, addressed to the EFCC Chairman and signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IG, Idowu Omohunwa, the police boss directed that the affected officers should report not later than Wednesday (today). The letter was titled, ‘Withdrawal of senior police officers from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police…
The Ondo State Government on Wednesday insisted that a former deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, must returning the remaining two vehicles out of the initial four that was in his possession. Ajayi, who insisted that there were only two vehicles in his possession, had expressed his readiness to return the two vehicles for peace to reign. But the state government said there were four vehicles with him and he should return the remaining two. The Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, said this in a statement made available…
Workers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) under the aegis of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union (MHWUN) are set to resume work on Monday, as some of their demands have been met. The workers’ agitations include the payment of severance allowance to retirees – the allowance which is equivalent to their one-year salary. However, that allowance was stopped last year. The Governing Board Chairman of NAFDAC, Yusuf Suleiman, has however assured the union that it would be looked into their demand. Also, concerning the payment of promotion arrears for 2018, 2019, and 2020,…
A Fulani herder, Muhammed Maikudi, was on Wednesday shot dead in a forest reserve in Ifira Akoko, Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the deceased was shot dead by a local hunter, identified as Seyi Sansere, while grazing his cows in the forest reserve. It could not be ascertained if the incident was as a result of an altercation between the hunter and the deceased. A source said personnel of the state police command and the state security outfit, the Amotekun Corps, quickly mobilised to the scene to retrieve the deceased’s corpse and…