Tag: Lagos
Lagos beats 35 states to emerge best in ICT
Lagos State Government has been named the best Information and Communication Technology, ICT, State in Nigeria.
Lagos presents N254.6 Million to families of deceased LG, SUBEB staff
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday presented N254.6 million to families of 99 deceased staff of Local Government and the…
Analyst advises CBN to reduce lending rate to 12 per cent
An investment Analyst, Mr Emmanuel Eze, on Tuesday advised the CBN to reduce lending rate from 14 to 12 per…
Lagos PDP: Salvador emerges Chairman, Adewale protests
The Lagos Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected as its Chairman, Mr Moshood Salvador, a factional Chairman…
Nigerian Govt ready to support stakeholders to develop creative industry
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says that the Federal Government is ready to support individuals and…
Group urges reinforcement of African arts for economic development
An arts group, Golan Heights Renaissance, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to redouble its efforts at preserving and promoting…
Lagos arrests 19 motorists for driving against traffic
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force at the weekend arraigned 19 arrested motorists for driving against traffic along…
Lagos to graduate 7,000 from skills acquisition centres Tuesday
The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has concluded plans to release over 7,000 trainees from its…
‘Ember’ months: Lagos embarks on campaign against drink-driving
The Lagos State Government in conjunction with Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1FM, has begun campaign to checkmate incidents of drink-driving resulting…
Amaechi tasks stakeholders on improving Nigerian maritime industry
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has urged stakeholders to initiate ideas that will elevate operations in the maritime…
NFVCB confiscates pirated materials worth N150m
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has seized pirated materials worth N150 million at Alaba International Market in…
We’ll not compromise product quality and service delivery – Minister
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, said quality of goods and services will no longer be…
Lagos Trains Another 250 Facilitators To Boost Adult Literacy Programme
In furtherance of the Lagos State Government objective of addressing the problem of adult literacy in the State, the State…
Expert urges Nigerian Govt. to employ renewable energy
A renewable energy expert, Miss Ify Malo, has urged the Federal Government to bridge the gap in grid generation for…
Use dry ports to access Int’l markets, Shippers advise farmers
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) Mr Hassan Bello, on Wednesday advised farmers to explore the availability…
Lagos pays N141.59 billion to bond holders
The Lagos State Government has paid the total sum of N141.59 billion to bond holders in its various fixed rate…
Lai Mohammed, others to grace Global Patriot Newspapers Anniversary
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and other dignitaries are among prominent personalities expected to grace the…
Leadership tussle: Trouble brews in S/West PDP
A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has warned the party not to stop it from…
Don calls for entrepreneurial studies in schools
A don, Prof. Martins Anetekhai, on Friday in Lagos called for the introduction of entrepreneurial studies in schools to stimulate…
Netherlands to promote cultural exchange with Nigerian artists
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria on Monday announced its first cultural exchange project and a…
N426.97M tax evasion: Lagos shutdown 13 hotels, event centres
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut 13 hotels, restaurants and event centers for failure to pay their…
Lagos begins Network Of Water Supply To Ogudu Ori-Oke, Alapere
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), has begun the network extension of potable water supply to…
One quarter of Nigerian adolescents sexually active – NURHI
Concerned by the spate of unsafe sex by adolescents in the country, an NGO, the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative…
We Feel Your Pains, Lagos Tells Displaced Otodo Gbame Residents
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday appealed to displaced residents of riverine communities in Ilado popularly known as Otodo Gbame…
NCS is empowered to intercept containers, goods anywhere — Official
The Federal Operations Unit (F.O.U.) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in Ikeja, said on Wednesday in Lagos that the…
Lagos Reconstitutes Joint Security Task Force To Decongest Apapa Gridlock
The Lagos State Government has reconstituted the Joint Security Task Force established to tackle Apapa gridlock and other security threats…
Road accident: Speed violation causes 42.7% – FRSC
The Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in charge of Ogun and Lagos States, Mr Shehu Zaki, says…
Otodo Gbame: Lagos faults Amnesty International forced eviction report
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday faulted the report released by Amnesty International regarding forced eviction of residents of Otodo…
Nigerian policemen receive training on incidents management
Over 100 Nigerian police officers have been trained on incidents management by the United Kingdom (UK) Policing College across the…
Nigerian Govt. to invest more in entertainment infrastructure
The Federal Government says it will provide the needed facilities for the entertainment industry to thrive in the country.