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Lagos polls: LCDA chairman rallies support for APC candidates
News Diary Online
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July 1, 2025
Mr Monsuru Akinloye, Chairman of Eredo Local Council Development Area(LCDA) in Lagos State, has called on residents to come out en masse and vote for candidates By Idris Olukoya Mr Monsuru Akinloye, Chairman of Eredo Local Council Development...
Lagos moves to enforce single-use plastic ban today
Prompt News Online
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July 1, 2025
The Lagos State Government has begun implementing its ban on single-use plastics, including black nylon bags, across markets and public spaces, starting today, July 1, 2025. This enforcement follows the end of an 18-month grace period announced...
Lagos encourages residents to embrace good environmental habits
Eagle Online
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July 1, 2025
The Lagos State Government on Monday urged market men/women and all residents to keep their environment clean, imbibe good environmental sanitation and hygiene practices. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab made...
Nigeria-China Summit: 216 Chinese Investors Target Oil, Agric, ICT, Other Sectors
Leadership
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July 1, 2025
No fewer than 216 Chinese investors have expressed strong interest in Nigeria’s key economic sectors—ranging from oil and gas to agriculture, ICT, fintech, and manufacturing—following the successful Nigeria-China Sustainable Business Bilateral...
Nigeria And Brazil’s $1bn Deal: Can Mechanisation Boost Food Security?
Leadership
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July 1, 2025
A few days ago, Nigeria and Brazil signed a $1 billion agreement at the State House in Abuja, aiming to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector through the Green Imperative initiative. The deal, formalised during the 2nd Nigeria–Brazil Strategic...
Lagos govt seals two buildings over illegal sewage discharge in Ikoyi
Daily Post
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July 1, 2025
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, has sealed two properties in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. The properties were sealed for obstructing the office’s operations and for unlawfully discharging raw sewage into public drainage systems....
Lagos Govt Seals Two Ikoyi Properties Over Illegal Sewage Discharge, Obstruction
The Herald
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July 1, 2025
The Lagos State Government has sealed two properties in the upscale Ikoyi area for environmental violations, including the illegal discharge of raw sewage into public drains and obstructing government officials from carrying out their duties. The...
Lagos Food Fest is back
The Portugal News
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One of the highlights will be the presence of influencer Kiko is Hot on Friday, July 5th, at 10pm. Other familiar faces will also be taking to the Lagos Food Fest stage, including Toby One, Pippa, DJ Juju, Marsha Jam, The Protons and more. More...
Nigeria’s digital betting boom: What’s fueling the surge
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 30, 2025
Young Demographics and Mobile Access Lead the Charge Nigeria has one of the youngest populations in the world, and its mobile penetration continues to rise steadily. With more than 50 percent of citizens under the age of 19 and mobile device...
Nigeria establishes diplomatic ties with St. Lucia
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
‘Most St. Lucian former slaves were Nigerians’ President Bola Tinubu announced, yesterday, the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between...
Nigeria's Super Falcons in full flight heading into Women's AFCON
ESPN U.S.
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July 1, 2025
Leonard Solms CloseJack of all sporting trades. Author of my 11-year-old self's fantasy story about his road to FIFA World Cup glory. Perfecting the art of writing about people who do what I said I was going to do. Jul 1, 2025, 03:15 AM ET The...
NIGERIA DAILY: Despite N3 Billion Aid, Mokwa Flood Victims “Hungry”
Daily Trust
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July 1, 2025
More Podcasts DOWNLOAD HERE: On May 29, 2025, Mokwa in Niger State was hit by one of the deadliest floods in recent Nigerian history — over 200 lives were lost, 500 people reported missing, and more than 3,000 residents displaced. NIGERIA DAILY:...
Nigeria must adopt AI surveillance to build future ready capital market — SEC
Nairametrics
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July 1, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven surveillance systems as part of broader reforms to reposition Nigeria’s capital market for sustainable growth and resilience. This was...
Lagos Monarch Ojora Dethrones Six Chiefs For Attending Labour Party Campaign Flag-Off
Sahara Reporters
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The Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu Kingdom, Oba AbdulFatai Aromire Oyegbemi, has taken action against six of his Chiefs, dethroning them for violating palace protocol and impersonating the monarch at a political event. Those removed from their...
Nigeria: a divided nation
Mission Network News
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July 1, 2025
Nigeria (MNN) — Last month, militant Fulani herdsmen killed up to 200 Nigerians in the predominantly Christian village of Yelwata. Since then, fear has risen that another large-scale attack could be coming. Greg Kelley with Unknown Nations...
Nigeria, 6 others begin $1% passenger safety deductions Jan. 2026
Daily Trust
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The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) says it will introduce a $1 passenger safety levy as part of key reforms to enhance aviation safety among member states. The organisation revealed that the...
Nigeria and litany of ifs
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
There is no doubt Nigeria has not made progress after 65 years of independence, evident when juxtaposed with her contemporaries in the beginning. The chequered political experience over the years underscores the retardation in development, notably...
Nigeria to host more World Fencing Federation events
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
Satisfied by the excellent facilities and the successful conclusion of the 23rd African Fencing Championships in Lagos at the weekend, the International Fencing Federation (FIE) has promised to consider Nigeria as host of its future international...
#Kosarachi: How Lagos, police secretly handed abused child to suspected traffickers (7)
Eagle Online
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July 1, 2025
#Kosarachi: How Lagos, police secretly handed abused child to suspected traffickers (7) Investigative Reporter, JULIANA FRANCIS, probes the latest conspiracies, corruption, and deliberate perversion of justice in the case of 10-year-old Kosarachi,...
Poly Ibadan Students Protest Over Renaming School After Ex-Governor Olunloyo
Nigerian Eye
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July 1, 2025
Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, have staged a mass protest against Governor Seyi Makinde's decision to rename the institution after late Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo. The students on Tuesday morning blocked the entrance gates of the...