Alao Abiodun

2 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Zainab Olufemi |Alao Abiodun

Lagos State Government has disbursed N978.62 million in insurance death benefits to 510 beneficiaries, offering critical financial support to families of deceased public servants. At the presentation at Debt Management Office, Alausa, Ikeja, Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, led the distribution of cheques, in collaboration with LASACO Assurance PLC. He said the initiative underscored Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s dedication to the well-being of workers and their families.

2 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Segun Showunmi |Alao Abiodun

The Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) has decried how government pays less attention to teacher education, which, according to it, is the bedrock of every country’s development. The union said no nation could progress without education, lamenting that less attention was being paid to teacher education across the country.

2 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Emmanuel Oladesu |Alao Abiodun

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has set up an Appeal Committee to look into protests by aggrieved aspirants, who participated in the local government primaries. The panel is headed by Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN). Other members are Otunba Abiodun Olufowobi (Secretary), Jokotola Pelumi, former Speaker of House of Assembly, Lanre Ogunyemi, ex-state lawmaker, and Chief Chukwudi Adiukwu.

2 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Alao Abiodun

After over 25 years of conducting forensic analysis in a single laboratory facility in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has established two new laboratories. It also upgraded the existing one to enhance accessibility, expedite timely analysis, and prosecute cases efficiently following a surge in drug seizures over the past months. The Director of Media and Advocacy at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Femi Babafemi, announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja.

2 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Ibrahim Adam |Alao Abiodun

Lagos State Government has announced plans to revive idle property estimated to worth three trillion Naira, to boost Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR). Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, disclosed this while presenting the ministry’s stewardship at the state’s 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing at Alausa, Ikeja. Oluyomi said the state was focused on harnessing idle assets to support its revenue drive. “In the second half of the year, we will securitise these assets.