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Lagos Assembly approves reordering of 2024 budget

Lagos Assembly approves reordering of 2024 budget

Increases capital expenditure By Oyebola Owolabi The Lagos State House of Assembly has amended the N2,267,976,120,869 Appropriation Law of 2024. The reordering follows a August 9 letter sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The House, at

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Lagos Assembly to partner Army on security

Lagos Assembly to partner Army on security

 By Oyebola Owolabi Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa has said the House will support the Army’s efforts at sustaining the peace in the state. Obasa gave the assurance when he

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Domestic violence: Lagos Assembly seeks enlightenment units in schools

Domestic violence: Lagos Assembly seeks enlightenment units in schools

The Lagos State House of Assembly has emphasised the need for a proactive approach to address domestic and sexual violence in the state. At a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, the House

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UN Women advocates for greater empowerment, inclusivity

UN Women advocates for greater empowerment, inclusivity

By Oyebola Owolabi The United Nations (UN) Women has called on stakeholders in the private and public sector to promote inclusiveness by ensuring that women have access to financial resources. This was the focus of

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Lagos signs MoU with China for Green rail line

Lagos signs MoU with China for Green rail line

By Oyebola Owolabi  The Lagos State government yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to bring the Green Line to life. Governor

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Three million Nigerian women to get prenatal vitamins

Three million Nigerian women to get prenatal vitamins

The Gates Foundation and its partners will be providing 3 million Nigerian women with prenatal vitamins as part of efforts to stem maternal deaths. Bill Gates however said governments at all levels must commit to

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Gates: I still believe in Nigeria’s future

Gates: I still believe in Nigeria’s future

Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has expressed optimism in the greatness of Nigeria’s future. Gates, in his remarks to the National Economic Summit (NEC), urged leaders to invest in the

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Invest in the people, Gates urges Nigerian leaders

Invest in the people, Gates urges Nigerian leaders

By Oyebola Owolabi Bill Gates has admonished Nigerian leaders to invest in the people if the country must experience true economic growth. Gates was addressing the National Economic Summit (NEC) on Wednesday after attending the

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Gates Foundation commits to improved maternal health, others

Gates Foundation commits to improved maternal health, others

By Oyebola Owolabi The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has promised greater commitment to ending maternal mortality, especially from Post Partum Hemorrhage (PPH). Co-Chair of the Foundation, Bill Gates, made the promise while addressing journalists

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Business mogul Olashile Muraina installed as ‘Agbakin Bashorun’

Business mogul Olashile Muraina installed as ‘Agbakin Bashorun’

 Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has installed business guru, Chief Alexandra Olashile Muraina, and his wife Esther Taiwo Murina, as the Agbakin Bashorun andYeye Agbakin Bashorun of Yoruba land. The one-week event started with traditional