THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 27, 2018 FG begins reconstruction of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in 2 weeks – Osinbajo (SUN) Federal Government yesterday said that the rehabilitation of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway would commence within the next two weeks. Vice President…
* Gridlock: Don’t close Third Mainland Bridge, LASG counsels FG (Punch) * Illegal migrants not welcome in Lagos, says SSG (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 20, 2018 Gridlock: Don’t close Third Mainland Bridge, LASG counsels FG (Punch) The Lagos State Government on Thursday urged the Federal Government to postpone its planned closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in the…
Buhari govt confused, incompetent to stem killings, says Obasanjo (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again attacked the Federal Government, stating that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is incompetent and incapable of addressing the killings and poverty in the country. He argued that the administration was confused and had reached…
Zinox boss to FG: Use Technology to eradicate corporate debtors, boost economy
Africa’s leading technology entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh has charged the Federal Government to leverage technology in reducing to the barest minimum the growing incidences of corporate debts and usher in an era of unprecedented boom and sanity in the Nigerian…
* Lagos: Police barred from operating in mufti (Vanguard) * Save Lagos from coastal erosion, NCF urges FG (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 14, 2018 Lagos: Police barred from operating in mufti (Vanguard) The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Edgal Imohimi, yesterday, warned that “any policeman who carries out operational duties in mufti will…
FG launches national campaign against fake news (Punch)
The Federal Government on Wednesday launched the National Campaign against Fake News, with an assurance that it would not resort to censorship. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the launch of the campaign in Abuja, described…
FG, Indian coy to install rice mills in ten states (DailyTrust)
The Federal Government has signed a $10.7 billion agreement with MV Agro Engineers Limited to install large rice mills in ten states. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh and his counterpart for State, Heineken Lokpobiri signed the…
FG caution Nigerians against treating malaria without lab test (Nation)
The Federal Government has advised Nigerians against taking malaria treatment before a confirmed laboratory test. Dr Audu Mohammed, the National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), gave the advice at the second quarter media chat in Abuja. Mohammed, who was…
FG begins HIV/AIDS survey nationwide (SUN)
The Federal Government has launched the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), which, they believe, will end the era of “guess work” in terms of burden of HIV disease in Nigeria. The survey will be conducted by experts from…