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  The Oyo State Head of Service, Dr. Adenike Fasina, mni, has reaffirmed her commitment to administering the state's Civil/Public Service with the fear of God, while charging the management of the Oyo State Waste Management Authority (OYOWMA) to intensify efforts at keeping roads and public spaces clean. Dr. Fasina gave the charge while receiving the management team of OYOWMA on a courtesy visit at the Office of the Head of Service, Secretariat, Ibadan. The Head of Service stressed the importance of environmental sanitation, directing the agency to ensure that road medians across the state remain free of refuse, especially during the rainy season. She urged heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to lead by example through diligence and commitment to duty, noting that exemplary leadership would inspire subordinate officers to perform effectively. She said  "the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde remains committed to the welfare of workers across all grade lev...

  By oluwaseyi fadoro  The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has intensified its preparations for the 2027 general elections with the unveiling of a new grassroots mobilisation initiative aimed at strengthening the party's support base across the state. The initiative, christened "2027 Elections: Waking the Giant Votes in Lagos," was launched in Ikeja, Lagos, under the platform of the Lagos Grassroots Alliance (LGA), with Hon. Owolabi Jamiu Falana serving as its convener. The campaign is designed to reinforce the APC's structures across the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State while expanding the party's reach to more communities and voter groups. Addressing party members and supporters at the event, APC leaders said the initiative would focus on grassroots engagement, voter mobilisation and strengthening the party's electoral fortunes ahead of the 2027 polls. They stressed that all activities wou...

  The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has cautioned against interpreting recent remarks by a United States Assistant Secretary of State as an endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration, insisting that Nigeria's economic realities should be judged by the living conditions of its citizens rather than diplomatic goodwill. In a statement issued by the party's South West Zonal Organising Secretary, Comrade Wale Balogun, the SDP said while it welcomed stronger bilateral relations between Nigeria and the United States, diplomatic expressions of support should not overshadow the severe socio-economic challenges confronting millions of Nigerians. The party was reacting to comments attributed to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Frank Garcia, which it said could be perceived as a broad endorsement of the Tinubu administration's economic and infrastructure policies. According to the SDP, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite acknowledging improvements in so...

  By oluwaseyi fadoro  The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has expressed concern over what it described as the alleged disregard for court orders and the reported disappearance of a prime suspect linked to the killings of two residents of Ajiran in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. Addressing journalists at a press conference, the President of CHSR, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, said that the organisation was speaking on behalf of grieving families and residents of Ajiran who, according to him, have continued to live in fear following the killings of Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami and Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye. According to the group, Mr. Salami was allegedly murdered in Moba, Eti-Osa Local Government Area, on April 18, 2023, while Prince Akinloye was reportedly killed along Chevron Road on August 26, 2024. CHSR alleged that investigations by the police led to the arrest of several suspects who reportedly made confessional statements and named one Alha...

L-R: Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Fidelity Bank Plc, Victoria Abuka; Assistant General Manager, Heritage Homes Orphanage, Irene Light; and President, Audacious Inductees Class of 2026, Fidelity Bank Plc, Aanuoluwa Akinyemi; during the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP) Outreach at Heritage Homes Orphanage, Anthony, Lagos recently. Press release    Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to health and social welfare through a comprehensive intervention at Heritage Homes Orphanage in Anthony Village, Lagos. The initiative was executed under the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP), Fidelity Bank’s flagship employee-led corporate social responsibility scheme which empowers staff to identify impactful community projects, raise funds towards their execution, and receive matching support from the Bank to execute the projects. The outreach was championed by the Bank’s Audacious Class of newly inducted employees and ...

Lagos, Nigeria – Union Bank of Nigeria, in furtherance of its commitment to building a cleaner and more sustainable environment, organised a beach cleanup in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) at Alpha Community Beach, Lekki, Lagos, on July 3, 2026. Nigeria currently generates an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, with Lagos alone accounting for approximately 870,000 tonnes of that figure. More than 88 per cent of this waste is never recycled, and a significant proportion finds its way into rivers, lagoons, and the ocean, posing grave consequences for marine biodiversity and coastal communities. It is against this backdrop, and in direct alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) and Life Below Water (SDG 14), that Union Bank organised this exercise. The cleanup was held to mark the Bank's 2026 Employee Volunteer Day under its Employee Volunteering initiative, power...