Tag: Lagos State
In support of Okada/Keke ban in Lagos
Lagos deserves more than Okada and Keke. Lagos deserves a modern, multimodal, integrated transport system. That is the true spirit…
Lagos Okada/Keke ban: 3 videos that will shock you
Since 1 February when the Lagos State Government ban on Okada and Tricycles on major highways and bridges took effect,…
50,000 apply for 1,000 teaching jobs in Lagos
No fewer than 50, 000 people applied for 1,000 vacant teaching jobs advertised in Lagos State last year.
Lagos govt to begin disinfection of 26 bird markets
The Lagos State Government will begin week-long post-festive disinfection and decontamination of 26 major live bird markets in the state…
Photos: Two die in truck accident on Otedola Bridge
Two persons have lost their lives when a truck laden with granite collided with a Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle on…
Accidental killing: Mopol walks out of court a free man
A police mobile officer, Salisu Ibrahim, who was attached to the Epe Branch of First Bank Plc, was on Tuesday…
Lagos settles N1.51bn accrued pension rights
The Lagos State Government ( LASG) on Wednesday said it had paid an Accrued Pension Rights of N1.514 billion into…
Sanwo-Olu launches endowment fund
The wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, launched the Pediatrics Endowment Fund at the Lagos State…
How Lagos became a melting pot of different ethnicity
Right from the pre-colonial, colonial to this post-independence period, Lagos has proved to go beyond being a melting pot of…
Photo News: The ugly side of Lagos (Part 1)
With a population of over 20 million, Lagos State is the most populous city in Africa and the third largest…
Photo News: Anti-riot forces take over Lagos streets
In continued efforts to foil plans of the #RevolutionNow protesters to stage street protests across Lagos State, combined forces of…
Lagos: Police arrest 32 suspected cultists, recover arms
The Police Command in Lagos State have arrested 32 suspected cultists and recovered firearms in the last one week.
Jakande at 90: Flashback to his achievements in 4 years as governor
By Ademola Adegbamigbe Lateef Jakande was Governor of Lagos State from 1 October 1979 to 13 December, 1983. Yesterday, 23…
Making Lagos work again
The centre of excellence, Lagos in southwest arguably did backslid from its position in 2015 where the then governor, Babatunde…
Lagos releases result of model colleges’ CBT entrance exam
The Lagos State Examination Board has released the results of 127 pupils who sat for its Computer Based Test (CBT)…
Lagos and the Spirit of June
June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is also the second of…
Video: Anthony Joshua arrives Lagos
Former World Boxing Heavyweight Champion of the world Anthony Joshua arrived Nigeria Thursday for a visit.
Read what each Nigerian state is owing, the biggest and least debtors
Lagos State, Nigeria's richest state remains also its biggest debtor, accumulating as at March this year N542 billion in domestic…
Lagos State resumes construction of Badagry Expressway
Ten years after its commencement, Lagos State Government under the Sanwo-Olu Administration has resumed the construction of the ten-lane Lagos-Badagry…
Uber car snatching robbers arrested, 2 guns, 7 cartridges recovered
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested three suspected robbers who lured an Uber driver into the bush, beat…
Know the 64 traffic offences in Lagos and the penalties
With indications that the new Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration wants to enforce the traffic law, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority(LASTMA)…
Save us from untimely death, 37 sacked College teachers beg Gov Sanwo-Olu
The 37 teachers recently sacked from the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos State, have pleaded with Gov. Babajide…
Sanwo-Olu appoints Acting Chief Judge for Lagos State
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Justice Kazeem Alogba as acting Chief Judge of the state with effect…
LASG to prosecute 10 over alleged traffic offences
Lagos State Task Force on Environment said it had arrested 10 motorists for allegedly driving against traffic and would prosecute…
PDP warns Sanwo-Olu against victimization of Ambode
The Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State has counselled Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to focus on surpassing the achievements of his…
The Story of My Life – Ambode
Tomorrow, 29 May, 2019, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos will hand over power to his successor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu.…
Apapa gridlock eases 2 days after expiration of Presidential directive
The 72-hour Presidential order for articulated vehicles to vacate the Apapa Wharf access roads which expired on Saturday afternoon, had…
My administration will be driven by hardwork – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday said he would work assiduously to deliver the dividends of democracy…
4 injured, commuters suffer as commercial bus burns on Lagos bridge
Hundreds of commuters were stranded and, at least, four people injured on Tuesday as a commercial bus, maneuvering near a…
Successful nation: Lagos Dep. Gov. tasks parents on well-mannered children
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Sunday urged parents to monitor and spend quality time with their children…