Friday, October 18, 2019

Lagos State Government To Demolish Over 100 Buildings In Magodo

   

   Lagos State Government has marked over 100 buildings for removal in Magodo area of the state following the collapse of a building which killed a mother and her three children last week after a house built on a hill collapsed on another at Otun Araromi area of Isheri – Magodo-Isheri.
 
   Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, led by the General Manager, Engr. Abiola Kosegbe were at Otun Araromi area of Isheri – Magodo-Isheri on Thursday, October 17th to monitor illegal development in the area, especially Orisha waterfront where the collapsed building that killed four people occurred. It was discovered that over 100 illegal buildings have been marked for removal in the waterlogged area to avert disaster. Residents were seen paddling canoe to get to their destination as flood had taken over the road and hundreds of properties.

Wendy Williams honored with Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


     Wendy Williams has been honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.  The talk show host  received the 2,677th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, October 17.

Federal Government And Labour Reach Agreement On Minimum Wage

 

   The Federal Government and organised labour have reached an agreement on the implementation of  the new minimum wage after three days of talks that ran through nights and ended in the wee hours of mornings.

President Buhari Approves Release Of N10Billion Emergency Fund For Enugu Airport

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of the sum of N10billion Special Intervention Fund for immediate repairs and upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International airport, Enugu. This was the high point of the courtesy call on the President by a delegation of governors and leaders of the Southeast on Thursday at the State House in Abuja.

Buhari Orders Forensic Audit Of The Operations Of The NDDC

 

  Worried by the persistent criticisms of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the organisation from 2001 to 2019.