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The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has sealed two properties and arrested multiple offenders in Alimosho Local Government Areas during intensified night and day enforcement raids targeting illegal dumping and drainage abuse. The operation, led by LAWMA’s Project W.I.S.E (West) team, swept through Ikotun and adjoining Local Council Development Areas, focusing on indiscriminate disposal, illegal dumpsites, and waste discharged into drains. During night surveillance, officers caught fifteen-year-old Chukwudi Opara dumping refuse at Ikotun-Egbe roundabout around 10 p.m and he was handed over to the Task Force office in Oshodi. The team also sealed a car lot at Iroko Estate, LASU-Isheri…

Babcock University has inducted Seventy three graduates into the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), reinforcing its drive to professionalize teaching and raise classroom accountability. The 6th induction ceremony, held at the main campus in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, marks the graduates’ formal entry into Nigeria’s regulated teaching profession. Babcock President/Vice-Chancellor, Professor Afolarin Ojewole, praised the inductees for their resilience through training. “This is a milestone that not only celebrates your academic achievements but your readiness to shape minds, mould character, and build the future of our nation,” he said. Professor Ojewole commended TRCN’s regulatory role and the Federal Government’s focus…

Ilishan-Remo, Babcock University President/Vice Chancellor, Professor Afolarin Ojewole,has urged African leaders to embrace Artificial Intelligence as a core tool for sustainable development, warning that ideas and technology, not raw resources, will define the continent’s future. “The future of Africa will not be built by resources alone, but by ideas, technology, creativity, and courageous leadership,” Professor Ojewole said this while declaring open the International Conference on Knowledge, Innovation, and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Information Professions, hosted by the university. He acknowledged AI’s double edge which included disrupting professions and threatening existing skills, but also unlocking new paths for growth. “Knowledge and…

Ilishan-Remo; Babcock University is set to host its Innovation Ventures Summit 2026, unveiling plans for a world-class innovation hub aimed at positioning Nigeria as a continental leader in technology and AI. The two-day summit will convene government officials, corporate executives, investors, researchers, and students for high-level sessions on innovation, artificial intelligence, and Nigeria’s digital economy. At the core of the event holding on April 21–22, is the university’s plan to build an ecosystem modeled on global innovation clusters, a hub for research, startup incubation, industry partnerships, and commercialization of ideas. The University leadership framed the project as a national imperative,…

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) have strengthened their partnership to reduce petroleum tanker-related accidents across the country through a nationwide Safe-To-Load (S-T-L) training programme. The initiative, which builds on a collaboration that began in 2019, is designed to improve safety compliance within Nigeria’s downstream petroleum transport sector and enhance overall road safety performance on major highways. Speaking at the South-South regional training held in Port Harcourt, MEMAN reiterated its commitment to raising safety standards in the movement of petroleum products. The association noted that the Safe-To-Load programme aligns with the…

Rite Foods Limited, as part of its commitment to sustainable community impact and corporate citizenship, partnered with Atti Theresa Foundation ( ATF ) to deliver free medical outreach in Ososa, Ogun State, an initiative firmly aligned with its EYEC (Education, Youth Empowerment, Environmental Stewardship and Community Development) sustainability agenda. Held on March 28, 2026, the outreach provided comprehensive healthcare services to over 400 residents, demonstrating how purposeful corporate action can drive measurable social impact while addressing critical gaps in access to healthcare. The one-day intervention delivered a full spectrum of healthcare services including general medical consultations, eye care with prescription…

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 15.38% in March 2026, with increasing transport fares and logistics costs emerging as key drivers of rising living expenses, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The latest figure represents an increase from 15.06% recorded in February, indicating a renewed uptick in overall price pressures after a brief period of relative stability. The NBS report showed that transport-related expenses contributed significantly to the inflation basket, alongside food and accommodation services, as higher fuel costs, haulage charges, and inter-state transport fares continued to push up prices across the country. On a monthly…