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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has dismantled an illicit facility operating as a “baby factory” in Badagry, Lagos State. Acting on intelligence gathered over three weeks, officers raided the compound in Okuju-Ilado during the early hours of Wednesday. The operation resulted in the rescue of 28 individuals, including 18 adults and 10 children….
The average pump price of petrol in Nigeria rose slightly in February 2026, even as diesel also recorded a monthly increase, according to fresh data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday. In its latest Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch, the NBS said Nigerians paid an average of N1,051.47 per litre…
Nigerians have begun a frantic search for Lenacapavir, a newly introduced injectable for HIV prevention, ahead of its official nationwide rollout. Individuals, particularly those in “discordant” relationships where one partner is HIV-positive, are reportedly besieging health facilities and NGOs to secure the drug. The Federal Government has already received its first tranche of 11,520 doses,…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to stop treating national security as a spectator sport. Speaking at the Dodan Barracks in Lagos after Eid-el-Fitr prayers, the president argued that peace is not a one-man job. He told the public that the government and security agencies cannot secure the country alone. The timing was pointed. It…
Lagos — Bola Babarinde, a public policy analyst and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has urged the Federal Government to incorporate Nigeria’s solid minerals sector into its ongoing tax reforms, warning that its exclusion would render the reforms incomplete and unjust. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday, Babarinde, a former Chairman of…
Lagos State has recorded another landmark in its plan to cut down the use of dirty fuels responsible for carbon emission and air pollution. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, commissioned a 40 metric tons Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Refill Plant in Ikorodu division. The Governor, in company of his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, opened the…
It is quite commendable that the Lagos State Government is considering an official public holiday set aside for traditional worshippers in the state. Commissioner for Tourism, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, and the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Solomon Bonu, hinted this while giving an account of their stewardship in the…
Recently, in response to the rising cost of food in the market, the Lagos State Government launched a five-year plan that will enhance food sufficiency in the state. The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the road map will give Lagos comparative advantages in the sector and enhance self-sufficiency in food production from the current 18…
It was a special birthday ceremony. Eminent Nigerians trooped in significant numbers to celebrate with the nonagenarian. The presence of officials from the presidency, governors and former governors, ministers and ex-ministers, speakers and former speakers, political bigwigs, stakeholders and princes, gave the atmosphere an aura of elitist prominence. Tributes poured in like rainfall. Different people…
The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has revealed recently that there are over 12 million registered vehicles in the country. Lagos State alone is said to have 5 million vehicles. Despite this large number of vehicles, the industry says that it loses millions in unpaid premium. About 9.64m vehicles have been revealed to hold fake motor…
