Lasaco Assurance Plc has unveiled the Safe Start Initiative, a maternal health support program designed to promote safer motherhood and reduce infant health risks in underserved communities. The program was launched at Ogba Primary Health Care Centre, Ikeja, where Lasaco distributed maternity kits to new and expectant mothers. Each kit included essential hygiene and childcare

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Dr. Adekunle Olayinka, Special Adviser on Works to the Lagos State Governor, was among the dignitaries recognized at the 25th National Women’s Conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed “25 Years of Visionary Legacy: Inspiring the Next Generation,” the conference celebrated

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Nigeria’s $2.35 billion Eurobond, launched with two tranches—$1.25 billion 10-year (maturing 2036) and $1.10 billion 20-year (maturing 2046)—attracted over $13 billion in subscriptions, marking the largest-ever international subscription for a Nigerian Eurobond. Key points: President Bola Tinubu and Finance Minister Wale Edun described the oversubscription as a reflection of Nigeria’s credibility and strong reform trajectory.

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The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has ordered the Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) Board to reform its operations within two weeks to stop harassment of citizens during revenue and traffic collection. The resolution followed complaints about unverified contractors chasing and beating motorists and cyclists, often without identification. Lawmakers described the conduct as “lawless and dehumanizing”

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A tricycle operator was crushed to death and two others critically injured in a multiple-vehicle accident at Ekoro Junction, Lagos, on Wednesday. The crash involved a fully loaded six-tyre trailer, a Honda Pilot, a Toyota Camry, and an unregistered tricycle. According to LASTMA, the trailer suffered mechanical brake failure, causing the driver to lose control.

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Amid worsening insecurity from Boko Haram, bandits, kidnappers, and other non-state actors, Nigerians are placing high expectations on newly appointed service chiefs to reorganize and strengthen the nation’s security operations. President Bola Tinubu last week appointed: Stakeholders, including PAUDEN and the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), see the appointments as strategic steps to enhance professionalism

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Good morning! Here are the major headlines from Nigeria’s newspapers today:

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Barely four days after its commissioning, the overhead water tank at the Gwara Water Project in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State has collapsed, triggering outrage among residents and raising fresh concerns about project execution under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). The facility — launched by the Federal Ministry of Environment in partnership

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• Residents demand probe, question quality of construction Barely four days after its commissioning, the overhead water tank at the Gwara Water Project in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State has collapsed, triggering outrage among residents and raising fresh concerns about project execution under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). The facility — launched

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• Says attempts to convict Kanu under repealed law ‘null and void’ The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the Federal Government to desist from what it described as a “judicial conspiracy” aimed at securing the conviction of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying no amount of political manipulation would succeed. In a

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