Tag: Lagos
Lagos to host world’s first African E1 boat race
Sanwo-Olu concluded by saying, “We’re bringing a world-class sporting event to our shores. This is a new chapter for Lagos,…
Lagos loses N1 trillion every year due to traffic – Government
Giwa shared this information during the opening of the Second Lagos Traffic Conference at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island.
Accord Party rejects Lagos LG polls, wants state electoral commissions scrapped
The party is calling for the removal of all State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs), including the Lagos State Independent Electoral…
Manufacturers say Lagos plastic ban threatens thousands of Jobs
Ajayi-Kadir stressed that instead of banning plastics, Nigeria should focus on improving recycling systems to protect jobs and support the…
African champion Oluwatimilehin Doko to light up Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament
One of the greatest scrabble player to emerge from the continent of Africa, Oluwatimilehin Doko has confirmed his participation in…
Lawyers, developer face trial over alleged land fraud in Lagos
Two lawyers, Ademola Owolabi and Adebayo Akeju, along with a property developer, Alex Ochonogor, have been taken to court over…
Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Championship gets July date
wooden edition of the one of the most prestigious scrabble events in the continent, the Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament…
Lagos NYSC eyes Agbowa completion after pausing renovation at Iyana-Ipaja Camp
The renovation, started by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is meant to improve the temporary camp while construction continues on a permanent…
Mobolaji Johnson Arena to host 2025 President Federation Cup grand finale
The compact but dainty facility by the waterfront hosted last year’s grand finale, in which El-Kanemi Warriors defeated Abia Warriors…
36 illegal street traders arrested in Lagos
The Lagos State Government has apprehended 36 individuals for engaging in illegal street trading and displaying goods on the road…
Lagos set to become world’s largest city – Bill Gates
By Femi Fabunmi Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and a well-known philanthropist, has projected that Lagos could become the…
OSSAP-SDGs commissions home, school for the blind in Lagos
The project features accessibility ramps and inclusive design elements, in keeping with OSSAP-SDGs’ policy of ensuring that all public infrastructure…
Our Lagos, their Lagos: When filth becomes politicised
It was James. A Garfield who said that "the truth will set you free, but first it will make you…
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…