Tag: Lagos
Ambode berates Senate for rejecting bill to grant Lagos special status
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has berated the Senate for turning down a bill meant to grant Lagos…
Lagos begins demolition of structures impeding flyover bridge
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Tuesday began the demolition of properties impeding the Right…
Lagos screens intending Jerusalem pilgrims to ascertain medical fitness
Lagos State Government has begun the administrative and Medical screening exercise for intending pilgrims to Jerusalem and Rome to ascertain…
Man killed after winning lottery in Lagos
35-year-old Ejike Onyejekwe has been killed in the Festac Town area of Lagos State. The victim, who lived on 21…
Lagos to hold maiden edition of food security summit
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to organize a world class summit, tagged: ‘The Lagos Food Security Summit and…
Lagos demolishes illegal structures in Magodo
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Tuesday demolished illegal structures erected by traders selling building materials along the Centre…
Lagos signs MOU with AWIEF on $300M to empower women entrepreneurs
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum…
Lagos begins demolition of illegal structures in VI, Ikoyi
The much anticipated Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island areas of Lagos, South commenced simultaneously on Saturday with officials…
Heavy rainfall: Lagos charges residents to vacate flood-prone areas
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged residents living in flood-prone areas in the state to urgently relocate as…
Lagos begins installation of 13,000 CCTV cameras October
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said plans are afoot to link inner roads in the…
Lagos to close 10,444 unregistered private schools
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is set to shut down 10,444 unregistered private schools which littered the…
Lagos unveils Ketu-Alapere lay-by to decongest traffic
The Lagos State Government has unveiled the newly built Ketu-Alapere Lay-by and 700m concretized Slip Road to decongest traffic in…
Lagos charges residents to embrace mediation for peaceful co-existence
The Lagos State Government has charged residents of the state to embrace mediation in resolving disputes in order to enhance…
Lagos beefs up security for Sallah
The Lagos State Government has said adequate preparations have been put in place toward ensuring hitch-free celebration of this year’s…
Ambode donates land to German firm investing $75 million in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday demonstrated his commitment to attract foreign investors into the State by approving…
Ambode leads ‘All Male Walk’ in Lagos against sexual violence
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday led the first ever ‘All Male Walk’ against sexual and gender based violence…
1 killed, 4 arrested as Hausa, Fulani clash in Lagos over a girl
One person has been killed, four arrested and properties destroyed as members of the Hausa and Fulani communities in Lagos…
Lagos begins demolition of illegal structures in Ikoyi next week
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Special Committee on Clean-up of Ikoyi, Lekki, and Victoria Island inaugurated by the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi…
Mudslide kills newly wed in Lagos
A mudslide collapsed on shanties at Agindingbi area of Lagos on Tuesday killing a 16-year old girl who just wedded…
Lagos unveils another multiple Lay-by to decongest traffic
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has unveiled another multiple lay-by at Car Wash bus stop, Iyana-Oworonshoki area of Lagos,…
Lagos shuts 37 illegal pharmacies, chemist shops
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has shut 37 illegal pharmacies and chemist shops in Ikorodu area of Lagos, Southwest…
Lagos, FRSC partner to curb road accidents
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation and the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) are poised to undertake joint monitoring across…
Lagos laments gross abuse of govt infrastructure at grassroots
The Lagos State Government has lamented gross abuse of government infrastructure at the grassroots level. The Special Adviser to the…
Mark Zuckerberg is enjoying himself in Lagos, jogging
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg has been enjoying all his moments in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, since he began…
Lagos sets to prosecute kidnappers of Iba monarch
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced moves to charge the suspected kidnappers of the Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola…
CSOs protest in Lagos over budget padding
A coalition of over 30 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, on Monday took to the streets of Lagos to protest against…
‘Pickpocket’ chairman, 21 others arrested in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a self-acclaimed Chairman of pickpockets in Oshodi, Ibrahim Kasali,…
Lagos gives 14-day ultimatum to owners of illegal structures in Ikoyi
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Sunday read the riot act to all owners of illegal structures, shanties, street…
Rainfall: Lagos allays residents’ fear, appeals for calm
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has allayed the fears of residents over the torrential rainfall witnessed in the State…
Lagos reads riot act to land grabbers
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has read the riot act to land grabbers in the state, saying it will…