Tag: Lagos
Lagos set to float N43bn Bond in Capital Market
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is set to float a new bond of N43 billion in the Capital Market…
Passengers stranded over transport fare hike in southeast
Cyriacus Izuekwe This is not the best of time for most people who travelled to the southeastern part of Nigeria…
AMBODE AND THE SANCTITY OF PROMISE
Tayo Ogunbiyi The Chief Executive of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, once observed that what is needed from strategic leaders with…
Lagos records 260 fire disasters in December, as fire guts Galaxy
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 260 fire disasters have been recorded in Lagos this month alone, says the Director, Lagos State…
79 persons die in Lagos fires
At least 79 people died in different fire disasters in Lagos State between January and November, according to the state…
Committee reads riot act to medical practitioners
Eromosele Ebhomele It is no longer going to be business as usual in all medical centres in Lagos State as…
Lagos seeks monarchs’ support to curb communal clashes
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is seeking the support of traditional rulers in the state to curb intra and…
Lawmaker donates 1m de-worming tablets to Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele The representative of Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuff on Monday donated…
Siblings at war: Two professors fight over late mom’s properties
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two professors born by same parents are locked in a fierce battle over inheriting their late mother’s two…
Driver kills passenger on motorcycle in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe A private driver whose identity was not yet known overran a motorcycle operator and killed his passenger on…
Man dies after drinking 4 crates of beer in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe A man identified as Femi Aluko has died after he reportedly drank four cartons of beer in Shasha,…
African Basketball League for launch in Lagos Wednesday
A pan-African basketball league tagged African Basketball League will be launched in Lagos on Wednesday. The launch will take place…
Steer clear of Lagos, APC warns Biafran protesters
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned those planning to hold demonstration in…
Promoters unveil plans for kids at Boxing Day’s GOtv show
Flykite Productions, promoters of GOtv Boxing Night, have announced plans to make the fifth edition, holding on 26 December, a…
Lawmaker begins training of 250 Lagos residents
Eromosele Ebhomele Moshood Oshun, the representative of Lagos Mainland Constituency 2 at the state House of Assembly, on Monday began…
Nigerians share their Lagos experiences in #MyLagosExperiences
Lagos, the business capital of Nigeria is known for its traffic, flood and never-stopping lifestyle. In a bid to revive…
Gridlock: Lagos approves bridges for Ajah, Abule Egba
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the construction of flyovers for two of the state’s high-density traffic zones…
Lagos will host tennis Grand Slam someday —LLTC boss
Taiwo Adelu President of Lagos Lawn Tennis Club (LLTC), Onikan, Barrister Rotimi Edu, has said that Lagos State will host…
Man who came to Lagos to steal for Christmas celebration jailed
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year-old man, Ikechukwu Godspower, who confessed that he relocated a few days ago from Abuja to steal…
Man loses land, millions to trusted friends
Cyriacus Izuekwe A man, Emmanuel Akachukwu, who went abroad for greener pasture and entrusted his property to his trusted friends,…
Man, 26, defrauds U.S. citizen of $35,000
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Interpol section of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria,…
Lagos decries rising cases of violence against women
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has decried rising cases of violence against women in the state, warning husbands to…
Ambode orders sports festival for physically challenged athletes
Taiwo Adelu Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered that from next year, an annual sports festival mainly for physically challenged athletes…
Ambode inaugurates committee to tackle power challenge in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday inaugurated an Advisory Committe on Power to tackle power challenge in…
Lagos shuts 53 churches, mosques, hotels
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has shut down 53 churches, mosques and hotels over noise pollution and environmental nuisance.…
30 ships to arrive Lagos with food, petroleum products – NPA
Thirty ships laden with various food items, containers, general cargoes and petroleum products are expected at the Lagos ports from…
Appalling cases of death, missing persons in Lagos
The rate at which people go missing in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, coupled with issues relating to ritual murders, is…
Lagos set to review pension payment family of deceased staff
The Lagos State Government is currently reviewing payment of an additional 20 percent of accruable rights to the family of…
Lagos charges female prisoners at Kirikiri to learn vocation
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged female prisoners at the Kirikiri Prison to endeavour to acquire vocational skills…
Lagos holds ICT workshop for school pupils
Lagos State Ministry of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Wifi Combat Academy, has organised a One-Day training workshop on…