The Lagos state Driver’s institute, LASDRI, has trained 134 driving school instructors at the year 2020 Train -The-Trainer workshop at Alausa, Ikeja. The training is to ensure safety and also reduce human faults, fatalities and accidents on the roads. The General Manager LASDRI, Mrs. Afusat Tiamiyu, said that the training was to arrange and put … Read more
Senate of the University of Lagos on Friday visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to seek his intervention in what they described as the illegal removal of the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. The UNILAG Senate members, who were led by their chairman, Prof Chioma Agomo, also visited the Minister of Education, Adamu … Read more
Lagos State Government on Friday gave e-hailing drivers 90 days to regularise their documents. The government also reversed the plan to impose 10 per cent service charge on every trip through e-hailing platforms like Uber and Bolt. It also moved implementation date of the levies on the operators by a week to August 27, 2020. … Read more
Operatives of the office of Special Adviser on Central Business Districts(CBD) have clamped down some shops on Lagos island business district of violating rules of COVID-19 trading hours issued by the states government as parts of effort made to curtain the spread of coronavirus. Read Also: Adamawa Recorded 50 TB Drug Resistance Cases In 2019 … Read more
The Lagos state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu has supported the families that were involved the massive rainstorm in Badagry with cash. The affected families are grouped into three according to the level of damages conditions, those who suffered enormously got a sum of N500,000 while those with moderate conditions got N400,000 and lesser, N200,000 respectively. … Read more
ASCON Oil Company Ltd has denied a claim by Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC that it retook possession of its petrol station at Block 36, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, unlawfully. ASCON said it recovered the fuel station with the assistance of court bailiffs pursuant to a July 24 order of Justice Mohammed Liman of the … Read more
The Executive Officer of the Lagos state AIDS control agency (LSACA) Dr Monsurat Adeleke has asked for the community involvement on the issues of infectious diseases like HIV and AIDS. Dr. Adeleke said it is now obvious that a person with HIV can be sometimes free of the symptoms for quite some time while infecting … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described late Nathaniel Folarin Coker as one of the front-runners in the race towards making Lagos a leading state in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region. Mr Coker, a retired permanent secretary in the Lagos public service, died in Lagos on Wednesday during a brief illness at the … Read more
The Lagos commissioner for wealth creation and employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke has asked for private organizations to be involved in economy development and stimulation through every possible wealth creation empowerment. The wealth creation Commissioner made the call at stakeholder’s summit held on Wednesday at NECA house with the title “Wealth Creation through Economic Employment -Catalyst … Read more
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) have demolished over 150 illegal shanties, kiosks and shop extensions around Arewa Community Central Mosque, popularly called (Masalashi Alhaja) in Agege area of Lagos. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, stated that the exercise became imperative following the degradation of … Read more
The Lagos state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo has visited some schools in Lagos on Wednesday to inspect whether they are prepared for the upcoming senior secondary school certificate examination(SSCE) or not. The schools the Commissioner visited are Somolu senior high school, Ajayi Crowther Memorial Senior Grammar school, CMS Girls Senior Grammar School, Jagunmolu … Read more
An unidentified driver conveying Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, to a destination in the state lost control of the vehicle and crashed around the New Road bus stop in Apapa, Lagos. Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the suspected cause of the accident was brake … Read more
A warehouse has been gutted by fire along the Wempco Road, in the Ogba area of Lagos State. According to reports, the warehouse which belongs to the Guinness Nigeria Limited, was said to be used in storing plastic crates. Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders, … Read more
The Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday says he’s dissapointed and dissatisfied with over the low allocation reserved for the state’s indigenes in the employment scheme of Federal Government’s organisations operating in the state. He vowed that his administration would be making necessary moves to address the inadequacy, which, he said, offended the spirit … Read more
The Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVCB) has announced a one-month ultimatum to content producers. Executive Secretary, Bamidele Balogun, spoke while unveiling a Performing Musicians Employers Association (PMAN) project on revenue generation for entertainers. He advised practitioners involved in production, sale, distribution of audio and visual products “to register through the board’s authorized … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced closure of Ilupeju bypass for the Lagos-Ibadan Railway Modernisation Project between 8:00p.m. on Wednesday and 6:00a.m. on Thursday. The State Ministry of Transportation announced this in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola. Read Also: BREAKING: Osun Osogbo Social Activities Cancelled Over COVID-19 The ministry … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State, Hon. Babatunde Oke. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Oke’s demise is a big loss to his … Read more
Lagos LG Boss, Babatunde Oke Didn’t Die Of COVID-19, Aide Refutes Claims The Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Oke, did not die from COVID-19 complications, An aide to the chairman revealed. Reports going viral suggests that Babatunde Oke died from COVID-19 complications. Reacting to this, the chief press secretary of the … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, Lagos State chapter, has warned the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu not spend funds or use any resource that belongs to the state on the upcoming governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states. This was released in a press statement by the Lagos PDP’s spokesperson, Mr Gani Taofik. The party urged the Lagos … Read more
A former member, House of Representatives, Rep. Taofeek Adaranijo, has inaugurated three blocks of classrooms in two primary schools in Agege area of Lagos. Adaranijo, who represented Agege Federal Constituency, said that the project was to give children the opportunity to continue to learn in a conductive environment. The former parliamentarian said that the constituency … Read more