Tag: Lagos
Lagos waste management deal to create 5,000 jobs
’We will definitely and wholeheartedly work to the timeline of the collaboration. This is a relationship that we have tested,…
Lagos named fastest growing tech city
Lagos keeps getting recognition. Time Out Magazine recently ranked the State as one of the three best African cities for…
AFRIMA 2025: African Union awards hosting rights to Lagos
Entry submission portal for AFRIMA 2025 officially opens on May 27 and closes on August 8, 2025. While the grand…
Military grenade explodes in Lagos
“A sound of explosion was heard around past 12 pm and the police were immediately contacted because no one could…
I did not authorise closure of Lagos Independence Bridge – Umahi
Umahi said this while apologising to Lagos residents and President Bola Tinubu for the disruption caused by the sudden closure…
Lagos, LIFC sign MOU with City of UK for international financial centre
"We are localising our idea and initiative to be able to also put Lagos and, by extension, Nigeria, on the…
Nigerian from Canada caught with 142 wraps cannabis at Lagos airport
MMIA Customs Command Comptroller, Mr Effiong Harrison, handed over the seized drugs and the suspect to the National Drug Law…
Police detain murder suspects, foil robbery in Lagos
“The injured was rushed to Gbagada General Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Army confirms tragic route march accident in Lagos
The incident involved troops 81 Division of the Nigerian Army. Friday rammed into the soldiers around the Myoung Barracks Army…
53 escape death as Max Air plane suffers tyre burst in Kano
The Max Air aircraft with the registration number: 5N-MBD suffered the tyre burst on landing at 22:57pm, the Punch newspaper…
Just In: Lawyer protests N12.3bn fraud charge against Otudeko in court
Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN) told the court that he was protesting because the charge had not been served on Otudeko…
Lagos on alert as govt set to begin mass demolition
“This is a full-fledged market like you just saw, illegally being operated around here, and they dump their waste in…
Lagos will conduct council election in 20 LGAs, 37 LCDAs in 2025 – APC
The bill is titled: A Bill for a Law to provide for Local Government’s System, Establishment And Administration And to…
Minister orders occupiers of FG’s lands, houses in Lagos to pay ground rent
Dangiwa said that the Ministry of Housing under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, had resolved to restore…
Lagos, Bulgaria partner on agriculture, others
“There are things we can develop further. I am hoping that your tenure and time as the Bulgarian Ambassador to…
Lagos social protection campaign: Strengthening partnerships, uplifting the vulnerable
With over 90 intervention programmes in 22 socio-functional MDAs, the Lagos State government remains steadfast in empowering the vulnerable.
Kwankwaso: Efforts ongoing from Lagos axis to colonise Kano, Northern Nigeria
On the on tax collection, Kwankwaso said, “Today, we are aware that the Lagos young men are working so hard…
Lagos residents worry as onion’s price rises by 100%
“Due to the recent price hike of onions, most people now use more seasoning in their food to mask the…
Cholera outbreak in Nigeria soars by 128%, Lagos hardest hit
According to the NCDC, Lagos accounts for 60% of all reported cases, with Lagos Island being the hardest-hit Local Government…
Sanwo-Olu condemns ‘Igbo must go’ campaign
"Mr. Governor enjoins Lagosians to ignore the post and any post of that nature, promising to double his efforts towards…
‘We’re one family’- Remi Tinubu visits Saraki ahead of mother’s burial
Oluremi, during the visit in Lagos said her visit was permitted by her husband, President Bola Tinubu, as a way…
What Tinubu said after observing Eid-el Adha prayers in Lagos
“Being a very good citizen comes with responsibility, As citizens, what do you do to be a very committed member…
OSSAP-SDGs donates hostel block to National Orthopaedic Hospital
The new hostel at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, represents a significant step towards enhancing healthcare education and supporting Nigeria's…
How Lagos is competing with African countries – Sanwo-Olu’s aide
“This is what a lot of people don’t take note of when they are comparing. They don’t compare Lagos with…
Forgotten Lagosians: Agony of residents of Nigeria’s commercial capital (1)
Truly, some of the claimed achievements of the Lagos State Government are verifiable. But there are Lagosians who say they…
Nigerians change fashion styles as prices soar
“Business has not really been encouraging for some months, due to the increase in the prices of tailoring accessories."
Again, aircraft skids off Lagos Airport runway
The aircraft, it was learnt, had 52 passengers and crew members on board before it took off from Abuja to…
Motorists, commuters groan as fuel scarcity persists in Lagos, Abuja, other cities
Some motorists told our reporter that they had to painstakingly endure the unending queues and jostling for sometimes six hours.
Air Peace speaks on emergency landing of its plane in Lagos
Olisa who is the airline’s Corporate Communications Lead explained that some minutes before landing, the Captain noticed a fire warning…
Man reignites Lagos ‘no man’s land’ debate with new proposal
The proposal has generated serious controversy on the social media platform with many who are opposed to his view condemning…