Tag: Lagos
Lagos to relocate illegal FESTAC markets
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is to relocate markets along 1st, 2nd and 3rd gates in FESTAC to another…
Monarchs seek judicious use of Ambode’s N4.7b equipment to police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Traditional rulers in Lagos, western Nigeria, have called on the police to judiciously utilize the N4.7 billion security…
Remittance & Mobilemoney stakeholders meet over ‘lowering transaction cost’
More than 250 delegates from over 25 countries are expected for the 6th remittance and mobilemoney expo to be held…
Lagos reads riot act to fireworks users
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has warned dealers and end users of fireworks to be careful…
Man, 70, sent to prison for defrauding step-son
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 70-year-old man, Muyili Akande has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding his…
IPMAN wants petroleum products loading decentralised from Lagos
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to decentralise loading of petroleum products…
Lawmakers, others laud Ambode over security equipment
Kazeem Ugbodaga A cross-section of Lagosians on Sunday commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for equipping the Lagos…
Lagos to boost Office of Public Defender
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has pledged its commitment towards boosting the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to…
Military, police frustrating enforcement of laws in Lagos— Adebule
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, has decried increasing rate at which military and police officers…
Lagos splashes N1.5b on retirees
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the release of N1.5 billion for the payment of another batch of…
Lagos shuts Shoprite over breach of safety law
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Safety Commission has shut the multi-billion multi-national shopping outlet, Shoprite located at the Ikeja Shopping…
RRS smashes dollar counterfeiting syndicate
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Friday arrested five members of a 15-man syndicate specialising in dollar…
Man loses belongings over wife’s N4k bank debt
Cyriacus Izuekwe It was a sad experience for Segun Adeyemi after he discovered that his belongings were carted away by…
Tears as Lagos gives N5m to man who lost 4 kids in mudslide
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tears flowed at the Lagos State Secretariat as the state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presented a…
Ambode woos Commonwealth investors to Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday stepped up his government’s campaign for direct foreign investment in Lagos, by…
Golden Eaglets coach, Amuneke bags chieftaincy title
Cyriacus Izuekwe For his feat in the just concluded Under 17 World Cup football competition in Chile where Nigeria won…
Robbers smash baby on the road while robbing mom
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Shasha division have arrested two men on a motorcycle after they smashed a 2-year-old baby…
Police in Lagos kill 5 suspected robbers in shootout
The Police in Lagos on Wednesday killed five suspected armed robbers and arrested one with bullets wounds.
Ambode repairs 280 roads, to fix 189 others
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has rehabilitated over 280 roads since Governor Akinwunmi Ambode came to power…
Lagos targets end to HIV/AIDS 2030
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is targeting an end to the dreaded HIV/AIDS pandemic in the state by 2030…
Bizman dies after losing N36m to partner
Cyriacus Izuekwe An Onitsha businessman, Ikechukwu Ezeanyagu, has died in his room after he allegedly lost N36m to his business…
Federation Cup final: Lobi promise ‘Baptism of Fire’ for Akwa United
As Nigerian football fraternity converge on Lagos for the FA Cup Finals on Sunday, all eyes are on the two…
Fashola the link between Lagos and FG, says Ambode
…vows to uphold good governance Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday described his predecessor and Minister of Works, Power…
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Nigeria dismisses world’s worst airport rating
Unhelpful staff, demands for bribes, lack of seating, broken air-conditioning and a tent for an arrivals hall. Nigeria’s Port Harcourt…
Diamond bank loses regional office over fraudulent transaction
Akin Kuponiyi Justice Atinuke Oluyemi of Lagos High Court, Ikeja, western Nigeria, has barred Diamond Bank Plc and Ablag Company…
Commissioner seeks data bank for churches, mosques
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef has called for the establishment of religious volunteer scheme and…
Bank customers in Lagos continue to register for BVN
Five days after the expiration of the deadline for the registration of Bank Verification Number (BVN), banks in Lagos are…
2 escape death as storey building collapses in Badagry
Kazeem Ugbodaga Two persons escaped death when a storey building under construction collapsed in Badagry area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…
TAMING LAGOS TRAFFIC CHAOS
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Like every cosmopolitan city across the world, Lagos also experiences gridlock. The gridlock, widely referred to as…
EVOLVING NEW STRATEGIES TO COMBAT INSECURITY IN LAGOS
Ayo Afuwape No significant change can be seen or experienced if the same method is being used to perform the…