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The Lagos State Government on Sunday warned Alabarago Market traders of possible closure if they failed to comply with the environmental rules of the state within 24 hours. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said this while speaking with journalists, after an inspection of the Alabarago Market and some other areas in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that among the places visited by the […]

  Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has partnered with an insurance firm, AXA Mansard, to raise awareness and enhance education about the scourge of domestic and sexual violence, particularly against the girl child in Nigeria. According to a statement signed and released by Olusesan Ogunyooye, Head of Marketing at AXA Mansard Insurance Plc, and made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday, the partnership is to protect vulnerable girls […]

The Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the poor conditions under which Nigerian students recently sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), describing the situation as a “national disgrace.” Atiku’s statement follows viral reports of students taking exams in complete darkness due to lack of electricity and poor infrastructure. He described the incident as a failure of responsibility by examination authorities and called for the affected […]