Tag: Lagos
Lagos not obliged to employ N-Power beneficiaries – Adviser
The Lagos State Government says it is not obliged to retain teachers posted to the state under the ongoing N-Power…
Apapa gridlock: Lagos issues 30-day ultimatum to tank farms to get holding bays or face sanction
The Lagos State Government on Monday issued a 30-day ultimatum to tank farm owners in Apapa area of the state…
Woman, 19, arrested for planning her kidnap
Police nab woman for planning her kidnap in Lagos. The Police Command in Lagos State have arrested a 19-year-old woman,…
Lagos charges 5,000 RSW participants to carve niche for themselves
Participants in this year’s edition of Ready. Set. Work, RSW, an employability and entrepreneurship training initiative of the Lagos State…
Lagos signs MOU to deploy drone technology for efficient health delivery
The Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with Zipline International Inc, operators of drones, to offer…
Lagos warns against illegal waste collection
The Lagos State Government has warned Waste Collection Operators (WCOs) in the state to operate within the arms of the…
9-year-old girl showcases website, mobile app in Lagos
Miss Emmanuella Oziofu, a nine-year-old child prodigy and grade five pupil of Skycrest School Lagos, on Friday showcased her website,…
3 killed, many injured as train crushes commercial bus in Lagos
Three persons died and many others were injured when a train hit a commercial bus at Pen Cinema railway crossing…
Lagos needs private schools to achieve 2020 Education For All
Mrs Ronke Soyombo, Director-General, Quality Assurance Office, Lagos State Ministry of Education, says collaboration between the state government and private…
Lagos reiterates zero tolerance to street begging
Worried by the alarming rate of street begging and its negative impact within the State, the Lagos State Government has…
Apapa gridlock: FG must postpone closure of Third Mainland Bridge – LASG
The Lagos State Government has called on the Federal Government to postpone the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in…
Lagos drills workers on fire safety
The Lagos State Fire Service has flagged off the 2018 evacuation drilling exercise for Lagos State public servants, being part…
Lagos warns LG revenue collection officers against corruption
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned Local Government revenue collection officers against corruption, vowing to punish anyone caught diverting…
Hit-and-run truck kills man in Lagos
The body of a middle-aged man reportedly killed by a hit-and-run truck was found at Costain area of Lagos on…
How fake medical doctor was arrested
A fake medical practitioner, Salisu Usman, on Wednesday confessed at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos that he had been…
Driver allegedly ran away with N4.5m car
A 40-year-old driver, Morris Udoh, who allegedly ran away with a Toyota Camry car valued at N4.5 million given to…
Holiday Safety: Lagos charges parents on vigilance
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri has called on parents and guardians to be aware…
Lagos commend residents’ conduct at World Cup viewing centres
The Lagos State Government has commended residents for their good conduct at the eight World Cup Viewing Centres throughout the…
Fake lawyer arrested for theft, impersonation
The police in Lagos have arrested a 27- year- old man Destiny Otubambo, for allegedly parading himself as a lawyer…
Islamic cleric arrested for alleged rape
A 25-year-old man, who claimed to be an Islamic cleric, had been arrested by the police for allegedly raping a…
Flood: Lagos allays fear, says maintenance of drainage channels on course
In the wake of torrential rainfall experienced in some neighbouring States, the Lagos State Government on Monday allayed fears of…
Smart City: Lagos harps on need to develop capacity of Commissions, MDAs
In preparation to attain Smart City status, the Lagos State Government has harped on the continuous need to develop the…
Man in trouble for allegedly beating, stripping female colleague
A 32-year-old, Abraham Udo, who allegedly beat up a female co-worker, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
Teenager beats, pushes 12-year-old girl down stairway
A 13-year-old boy, (name withheld) on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up a 12-year-old neighbour…
Dead baby found within waste-bin in Lagos
Emotions were raised on Thursday as passers-by placed curses on an unknown mother, who dumped her dead baby in a…
3 hoodlums jailed for robbing motorists in Lagos
An Igbosere Magistrate's Court, Lagos has sentenced three hoodlums terrorising and robbing members of the public and motorists at the…
Lagos appeals judgment restricting it from issuance of licenses on Lotteries, Gaming
The Lagos State Government has appealed the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court restricting it from issuance of licenses on…
Man allegedly kills bartender over bottle of beer
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday directed that a 35-year-old man, Bakare Akeem, who was alleged killed a bartender…
Lagos to upgrade community stadia to int’l standard
The Director-General of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Babatunde Bank-Anthony, has said the government had given approval to upgrade all…
Lagos opens completed portion of Badagry Expressway to traffic
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that the completed portions of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway from Eric Moore…