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The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), Lagos Chapter, on Saturday gave an insight into its areas of focus in 2022.

Medical experts are divided over the best containment measures as COVID-19 continues to mutate into deadlier variants. The debate was heightened after United Kingdom (UK), United States, Canada and others placed Nigeria and some other countries on red list and banned air travel from the latter.

It is no longer news that as a key regional player, Nigeria accounts for about half of West Africa’s population with approximately 202 million people and one of the largest in the world. With an abundance of natural resources, it is Africa’s biggest oil exporter, with the largest natural gas reserves on the continent.

The NURTW President, Tajudeen Baruwa, says plans ongoing to bring back aggrieved members of Lagos Chapter of the union into the fold.

The Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW) on Monday appealed to the National Assembly to speed up processes for the passage of the Nigerian Council for Social Work Bill.

It was a pitiable sight, yesterday, as residents and victims’ families watched rescuers pull out 19 dead bodies out of the rubble of the 21-storey building, which collapsed on Monday at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Civil society and labour activists, under the platform of Our Water Our Right movement, have urged the Lagos State government to reject all forms of corporate control of water and privatisation of water services through public private partnerships (PPPs).

Three groups, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Grassroots Mobilisation Group, The Democrat Group (Lagos Chapter), and PDP National Youth and Student Assembly have called on young Nigerians

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[FILES] Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu. Photo: TWITTER/JOKESANWOOLU Wife of Lagos State governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has emphasised the need for collaboration among the federating units in the country to fast-track growth and development. The governor’s wife, who spoke at the maiden edition of Lagos Praise, said that development could not be said to be comprehensive if all the states are not making progress, hence the need for effective partnership to engender sus...