Tag: Lagos
Over 3,000 mechanics register for Autofest training
Daniels Ekugo Thousands of auto technicians in Lagos have registered for Autofest which started Monday at the Blueroof of the…
Kumuyi cautions on war against corruption
Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi says the war against corruption should be carried…
Boat Mishap: Lagos warns against over-speeding
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government in western Nigeria, has warned boat operators in the state’s waterways against overs-speeding in…
Ambode underscores judiciary’s critical role in economic development
AKIN KUPONIYI & HENRY OJELU Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday restated the determination of his administration to partner…
New Legal Year takes off in Lagos Monday
AKIN KUPONIYI The new legal year in Lagos State Judiciary will take off Monday. As as usual, the new legal…
House On The Rock, US Embassy to premiere “Captive” in Lagos
Funsho Arogundade To mark Nigeria’s 55th Independence anniversary, Africa’s fast-growing pentecostal church, House on the Rock, in partnership with the…
Man buys car with dud cheque
Cyriacus Izuewkwe A 27-year-old man, Olatunbosun Kehinde, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly issuing a…
GTBank Plc joins ‘She Leads Africa’ for live entrepreneur showcase Saturday
GTBank Plc has partnered with ‘She Leads Africa’, SLA to support and invest in promising female entrepreneurs from across Africa.…
It’s zero tolerance for corruption, says new LIRS boss
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo as the…
21 ships to arrive Lagos ports with petroleum products, food
Twenty-one ships laden with petroleum products, food and other goods are expected to arrive Lagos ports from Monday to Sept.…
Diamond Bank manager docked over account manipulation
AKIN KUPONIYI A Manager in charge of e-business unit of Diamond bank Plc, Uchenna Okengwu alleged to have manipulated the…
Lagos enlists 400 market leaders as Ambassadors Against Domestic Violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has enlisted over 400 market leaders popularly called…
Lagos, UN walk for world peace
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos Citizens Mediation Centre, CMC, is set to partner with the United Nations on its International Day…
Fire guts Commerce Building in Lagos Govt Secretariat
Kazeem Ugbodaga A portion of the Lagos State Mnistry of Commerce and Industry at the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa…
Man whose wife police killed also dies in hospital from gunshot injuries
Cyriacus Izuekwe Akwa Ibom State-born, Godwin Ekpo, husband of a woman, Idongesit, who was shot dead by policemen at Ijegun…
Ambode commissions children hospital, emergency centre
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has commissioned the renovated Agbala Pediatric Centre in Ikorodu as well as a newly…
Lagos abolishes Special Adviser status at LG level
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has abolished the Special Adviser status and reviewed other administrative procedures for the 57…
Corporate social responsibility should be voluntary— Fashola
Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Wednesday described Corporate Social Responsibility in its purest sense as business…
Lagos And The Menace Of Street Trading
Rasak Musbau Lagos, to use the trending cliché, is a happening city; a bubbling city that never sleeps. It is…
Landlord arraigned over tenant’s missing $6,000
Izuekwe Cyriacus A 60-year-old landlord, Cletus Egwuatumba, and his secretary, Ngozi Onuaju, 36, have landed in trouble after they illegally…
Over 150 waste management firms to storm Nigeria
Daniels Ekugo A waste management company in Nigeria, Waste Matters Nigeria in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Environment is…
Ambode appoints new Governing Councils in state’s tertiary institutions
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday approved the composition of Governing Councils for tertiary institutions in the…
We didn’t pay sacked staff N2,500 — Catholic school
Cyriacus Izuekwe The management of a Catholic school in Ejigbo, Lagos State, western Nigeria, where a staff alleged that she…
Nigerian dismantles, couples Bajaj engine in record time
Daniels Ekugo A Nigerian mechanic, Adeshina Odedokun, has emerged the winner of a Bajaj Motorcycle in the recently concluded “Speed…
As Lagos Descends Into Crime
Lagosians are worried that criminals are gradually creeping back into the mega city after they were sent packing by law…
German company to build N14b factory in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The investment drive of the Lagos State Government received a major boost on Monday when the representative of…
Nigerian bolts with goods from USA, arrested in Lagos
Yusuf Muhammed A Nigerian identified as Audi Shehu Usman has been arrested by the police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Curtailing Fire Outbreaks In Lagos
Tayo Ogunbiyi Considering recent spate of fire outbreaks in which scores of human lives have been terminated and billions of…
Quest for movie stardom: Woman loses N2.1m to fake spiritualist
Cyriacus Izuekwe A middle aged woman, Gloria Sule, has been allegedly duped by a fake spiritualist, Francis Kalu, after she…
NUJ Games Football: Teams battle for final tickets on Friday
Taiwo Adelu With the successful completion of the group stage of the football event of the ongoing 2015 Lagos NUJ…