THE educational arm of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA Academy, has sensitised over 4,258 pupils of various public schools across the state, since its school enlightenment/advocacy programme began last month. This was disclosed by LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, following the visitation of the school advocacy team to schools at Eti-Osa. … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has left Abuja to attend the final event of the week-long activities marking the 60th anniversary of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna. According to an update from the State House media office, the departure was announced on Saturday morning with the message, “President Bola Tinubu departs to attend NDA Anniversary in … Read more
THE National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to suspend their proposed strike in the interest of the nation. NANS National President, Mr Pedro Obi, made the appeal at a news conference in Abeokuta on Saturday. Trojan News reported that NLC and … Read more
POPULAR skitmaker and activist, Mr Macaroni, has blasted Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff of President Tinubu over his recent comments. Recall that Gbajabiamila, during a book launch in Lagos State on Thursday, February 8, 2024 slammed users of social media in spreading fake and wrong information, which he claimed has almost torn the country apart … Read more
THE public may recall that in 2020, the Commission issued the Order on Capping of Estimated Bills (Order No: NERC/197/2020) and subsequently issued monthly energy caps which aimed to align the estimated bils for unmetered customers with the measured consumption of metered customers on the same supply feeder. A review of the Electricity Distribution Companies … Read more
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Zero Tolerance for Social Immoralities Initiative (ZETSI) has expressed its displeasure over alleged injustice meted to seven staff of Rural Electrification Agency (REA) by the Federal Government. The group in a petition written against the agency and submitted to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), headquarters in Abuja, claimed … Read more
THE President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Otunba Oye, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to immediately investigate and prosecute those responsible for the $2.4b fake Forex claims. The CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, had disclosed on Monday, during an interview on a television programme, … Read more
THE Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by its President-General, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has issued a call to Muslims across Nigeria to observe the crescent of Sha’aban 1445AH. The observation is scheduled to take place after sunset on Saturday, 29th Rajab, 1445AH, which corresponds to February 10, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu SOCIO-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to take legal action against the federal government over plans to regulate social media. Trojan News reported earlier that President Bola Tinubu declared that social media must be regulated because it has become a societal menace. The President, who spoke through his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, said this … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2024 into law. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The House of Representatives passed the bill on July 27, 2023, and the Senate followed suit on November 14, 2023. The bill was sponsored by Babajimi Benson, representing … Read more