City Crime
No Death Recorded In Collapsed Building – LASEMA Boss
The Managing Director of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Oke Osanyintolu, has said that no death was recorded in a building, which collapsed on Saturday in Lagos.
Osanyintolu told newsmen at the site of the building at Orosanye Street, Lagos Island, on Sunday that the agency had concluded preliminary rescue operations at the scene.
The LASEMA boss said while no one was trapped under the building, four persons rescued from the three-storey building were taken to the hospital for medical care.
He said that one of the victims sustained serious injuries, while three had minor injuries.
Mr Olumegbon Mutairu, the Secretary of the Association of Real Estate Developers of Lagos State (AREDLS), said that the association had earlier served notice to the people living in the building to vacate since July 19 but all efforts to get them leave failed.
“Thank God that no fatalities were recorded but the association still has a lot to do as regards enforcement of the law,” he said.
Mutairu said that the association had observed that most people often resisted notices advising them to leave substandard buildings.
He said that the association had complemented the government’s efforts by identifying and providing information on substandard buildings in Lagos.
It would be recalled that the house located in Central Lagos, collapsed at about 4.30 p.m on Saturday.
City Crime
Renaissance Energy Pledges Stronger Partnership With RIVCHPP
Renaissance Africa Energy Limited has pledged to strengthen its partnership with the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP), following an advocacy visit by the agency’s management to the company’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.
The company’s General Manager, Health, Dr. Akinwumi Fajola, said the proposed partnership would involve the constitution of a joint team comprising representatives of Renaissance and RIVCHPP to deliberate on and develop modalities for deeper collaboration.
Fajola, who spoke during the visit, said the engagement would help strengthen the agency’s operations and advance the attainment of Universal Health Coverage in Rivers State.
He noted that the seeming bottlenecks often associated with government agencies had made some organisations and individuals sceptical about engaging with them.
According to him, the leadership style of the RIVCHPP Executive Secretary had demonstrated positive changes capable of attracting public and private-sector partners.
He stated that Renaissance Energy Limited would further strengthen its engagement with RIVCHPP, particularly in promoting health insurance within its operational areas.
Earlier, Agala described RIVCHPP as a legacy project of the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, established to ensure that Rivers residents have access to quality and affordable healthcare in line with the administration’s #Health4AllRivers vision.
She said since the agency became operational in January 2024, it had sustained awareness campaigns across the formal and informal sectors, resulting in steady growth in enrolment.
Agala disclosed that RIVCHPP had enrolled more than 160,000 residents across the state’s 23 Local Government Areas, giving them access to healthcare services.
She also said although Rivers was among the last states in the country to operationalise a health insurance agency, it had risen to 13th position in Universal Health Coverage and was recognised as the most improved state at the Federal Ministry of Health’s 2025 joint annual review meeting.
The Executive Secretary said the agency was implementing comprehensive healthcare plans covering all population groups, including vulnerable residents, to protect households from health poverty and catastrophic health expenditure.
She commended Renaissance Energy Limited for promoting health insurance in its operational areas and congratulated Fajola on his recent promotion.
The visit featured the exchange of promotional materials and souvenirs between the two organisations.
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Bayelsa Renders June, July Account Of Financial Receipt, Expenditure
Technical Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Treasury, Accounts and Revenue Mr. Timipre Seipulo has rendered account of financial receipt and expenditures of the State Government for the months of June and July, 2026.
He said after all capital and recurrent expenditures were made in June, the state had over N1.2 billion left.
Seipulo declared the financial receipt and expenditures at the monthly transparency briefing of the State Government held on Thursday in Yenagoa, the State capital.
He stressed that with the brought-forward balance of over N37.3 billion from May, the State recorded a closing balance of N38.305 billion for the month of June.
The governor’s Aide further explained that in July after recurrent and capital expenditures over N16 million was left, stating that adding a balance brought forward of N38.305b the State has a balance of N38.321b.
“After all capital and recurrent expenditures were made in June, we had over N1.2b left.
“The N38.321b balance is not savings as being speculated. It’s been deployed for both capital and recurrent expenditures for the month of August”, he said.
“In July after recurrent and capital expenditures over N16 million was left. And in addition to the balance brought forward of N38.305b we had a balance of N38.321b.
“As of August 21st, 2026, some capital and recurrent payments had already been made”, he clarified.
By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa
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