NOVEMBER 21, 2020 The Universal Basic Education Commission has presented different sporting kits to Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board for redistribution to 1,016 public primary schools across the 20 Local Government Education Authorities in Lagos State. Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education, LASUBEB, Wahab Alawiye-King, recently assured the representative of UBEC that the … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 21ST NOVEMBER, 2020 The United States International Visitor Leadership Programme Alumni Association has said expectations of pupils will not be met if teachers do not make a conscious effort to equip them. The IVLPAA President in Lagos State, Ms Adetoun Tade, who spoke at the Leadership Workshop for Teachers on Friday, underscored the importance … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed hope that the cases of out-of-school children would soon be a thing of the past as private organisations have collaborated with the government under an initiative tagged “Project Zero” to provide succour to school children and increase accessibility to basic education in the State. Project … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 The Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips (rtd.), has restated the commitment of the Commission to voters’ education, saying the State’s electoral body is concerned about the rising trend of voter apathy in the State and the country at large. Speaking on Thursday at the opening ceremony … Read more
Lagos State Government on Thursday held a sensitisation workshop for children with special needs through the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA). Ekohotblog understands that the workshop was hosted to ensure maximum attention is given to matters relating to children with special needs. The event with the theme: “Caring for Special Needs Children; Our … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 20TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Lagos State Government has promised to build more public toilets to curb open defecation and achieve a cleaner city. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, noted that the government would also place mobile toilets in strategic locations across the state and upgrade already existing facilities … Read more
Lagos State says it will continue to enforce its traffic laws to maintain sanity on roads and save lives. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known through a press statement on Wednesday, November 19. He further stated that the development is to halt the resurgence of impunity and violation of traffic regulations. … Read more
The Lagos State Government will continue to enforce its traffic laws to maintain sanity on roads and save lives. The State Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) will keep enhancing the enforcement of the Lagos Traffic Law 2018 with which it has been checking the excesses of commercial motorcyclists and others who drive against … Read more
By Monsurudeen Olowoopejo No fewer than 26 commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders were said to be under detention after attacking officials of Lagos State Taskforce on environmental and special offenses Unit enforcing road traffic law on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. The 26 riders were among the over 200 Okada operators that attacked Lagos Taskforce personnel … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 19TH NOVEMBER, 202P The Department of Petroleum Resources, Lagos Zonal Office, said on Wednesday that it had shut down 85 illegal gas plants in the state this year. The Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos, DPR, Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, disclosed this during a sensitisation campaign on safe handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 18TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The All Progressives Congress Lagos East Senatorial candidate for the rescheduled December 5 by-election, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, has seeked for support to rebuild Lagos in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest. Abiru said all stakeholders, including the civil society, diplomatic community, informal sector, corporate organisations and all residents should play active roles … Read more
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has asked the National Assembly to make provision for funds in the 2021 budget, to support Lagos and other states where violence was recorded recently. He made the appeal on Monday at the Consultative Forum on Rebuilding Lagos held in Alausa, Ikeja. “I would like to appeal … Read more
15 Person have been recorded injured from the hoodlums attack which occurred at Olusoga, Daniel, Awawu Streets, Mushin, Lagos. Ekohotblog had reported that residents of the stated environs had a sleepless night on Sunday as hoodlums terrorised their area overnight, burning over 20 vehicles and 50 shops were vandalised. The hoodlums who arrived at about … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 17TH NOVEMBER 2020 Lagos State Government urged Religious Leaders to continue with safety protocols and to avoid second wave of Covid-19 pandemic The Lagos State Government has warned religious leaders in the state against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging them to intensify safety protocols to avert the spread of the virus. … Read more
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has again spoken about the impact of the destruction of government and private properties on the state’s economy. Speaking at the Consultative Forum on Rebuilding Lagos held on Monday, Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that the October violence has led to the loss of billions of naira. “The violence … Read more
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 The Lagos State Government, on Monday, arraigned one Ben Emmanuel before a Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba for allegedly assaulting a LASTMA officer, Ismaila Lukman. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Kayode Oyekanmi. According to the statement, Emmanuel in the company of … Read more
Following an attack on Olusoga, Daniel, Awawu streets in the Mushin area of Lagos, on Sunday night, over 20 vehicles and 50 shops were vandalised. Ekohotblog understands that residents had a sleepless night as the hoodlums which came in large numbers to terrorise the area, were said to be from Idi-Araba. A resident in Awawu … Read more
Lagos State Government on Sunday announced an adjustment in the earlier days slated for the closure of the level crossing at Ilupeju, Ogunmokun, Jibowu, and Yaba for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project. Recall that the closure which was supposed to begin on Sunday through Wednesday, has been slightly adjusted. A statement … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 16TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has charged the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to apologise and resign if he has any honour left. HURIWA made the call in response to Malami’s comment that gunmen who attacked End SARS protesters at Lekki toll gate Lagos State were not … Read more
The Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD), acting on the legal advice issued by the Office of the Lagos State Attorney-General exonerating 253 #EndSARS protest suspects, has secured the release of some youths from Police facilities and Correctional Centres in the State. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Agency, the release … Read more