Towards enabling public health secondary health facilities in Lagos to utilise reported health data for informed decisions, Save the Children International, SCI, Nigeria, through the INSPIRING Project, has donated the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) Dashboard App valued at…
How 6 failed attempts at the Life In My City Art Festival prepared me for success – Ejiofor Samson, LIMCAF 2022 winner
“Everybody’s born a winner, if only you just believe…” These lyrics by popular Nigerian music artiste, Teni were on the lips of Ejiofor Samson, a woodwork artist who after six attempts, emerged as the winner of the Life in My…
Lagos and London-a tale of two train rides
Weeks back I went with my old school friends to Ibadan for a wedding. It was the wedding of the daughter of one of us. There were 5 of us billed to go from Lagos. TBabes, the most adventurous of…
FRSC: 412 killed in Lagos road crashes in 10 months
The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Deputy Corps Marshal Dauda Biu, says some 412 people were killed in reported cases of road traffic crashes in Lagos from January to October. Biu, represented by the Lagos Corps Commander,…
NAFEST: Oyo finishes 3rd in Ayo Game
The Team Oyo has finished third in the Traditional Ayo Board Game at the just concluded 2022 National Arts and Culture Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. The artistes also finished fourth position in indigenous fabrics fashion and fifth place in Children…
Air Peace lauds minister over installation of airfield lighting on Lagos Airport
The chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has commended the minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, and the federal government for the successful installation of Airfield Lighting on Runway 18L/36R at the Domestic Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.…
16 schools, 45 scholars, across 3 states benefit from Pistis Foundation’s N25m scholarship
… As Pistis Foundation celebrates four years of impact As part of events celebrating its fourth-year anniversary, Pistis Foundation, one of Nigeria’s leading non-profit, social initiative, established to be a model provider of empowerment opportunities for the economically challenged in…
Shina Peters, Alariwo of Africa thrill fans at NAFEST
Revellers at the ongoing 35th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) on Saturday in Lagos were thrilled with electrifying performances from Sir Shina Peters and Alariwo of Africa. The festival hosted by Lagos State, has its…
NAFEST cultural market opens to boost Lagos economy
The cultural market at the ongoing National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST), in Lagos, has been declared open for commercial activities. Chief Olusegun Runsewe, Director – General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), organiser of the festival, on…
Build on your predecessor’s legacies, Lagos commissioner tells new Permanent Secretary
The Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD), Mr Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins, has challenged Mr Oluwole Sotire, the ministry’s new Permanent Secretary, to build on legacies of his predecessor. Bamgbose-Martins, according to a statement by the spokesman…