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Sanwo-Olu urges Lagos residents to plant trees, says state targets 20,000 this year

Nigeria, July 15 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged residents to plant and nurture trees as part of efforts to combat climate change and improve the environment, saying the state aim... Read More


Police recover seven vehicles, dismantle alleged car fraud syndicate in Lagos

Nigeria, July 15 -- The Lagos State Police Command says it has dismantled an alleged criminal syndicate that defrauded vehicle dealers by obtaining vehicles with dud and post-dated cheques before rese... Read More


Lagos govt threatens to sue X user over alleged false flood video

Nigeria, July 15 -- The Lagos State Government says it will institute legal proceedings against an X user, identified as Enugu Loudmouth (@Jamessucre2), over an allegedly misleading flood video the us... Read More


Gunmen kill Lagos NURTW organising secretary

Nigeria, July 14 -- The Organising Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council, Toba Ajiboye, popularly known as Ijaya, has died after he was reportedly shot... Read More


NBA Poll: Retired judge backs NIN verification of voters, says he warned of election crisis

Nigeria, July 13 -- A retired judge of the Federal High Court, Taiwo Taiwo, has backed the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) to verify lawyers eligible to vote in the upcoming elections ... Read More


Nurse charged in corps member's death case to appear in court

Nigeria, July 13 -- Kehinde Adesanya, a 37-year-old nurse, charged charged in connection with the death of a 23-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ariyo Victoria Olapeju, will on Mon... Read More


Premium Times reporter shortlisted for solution journalism award

Nigeria, July 13 -- PREMIUM TIMES' investigative journalist Chinagorom Ugwu has been shortlisted for the 2026 Active Citizens Award. The organisers, CivicHive and BudgIT, nominated Mr Ugwu for the aw... Read More


Anti-corruption groups urge African leaders to close enforcement gap, back international anti-graft court

Nigeria, July 12 -- Civil society organisations from Africa have called on governments to move beyond anti-corruption commitments and focus on enforcing existing laws, warning that weak accountability... Read More


Lawyer groups insist on Blue Silk rank despite negative court judgement

Nigeria, July 11 -- The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) and the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (BOSCON) have insisted that they have the authority to confer the "Senior Counsel of Nigeria" (SCN), also k... Read More


Appeal Court rejects jailed former accountant-general's bail request

Nigeria, July 11 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the bail application filed by jailed former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, pending the determination ... Read More