The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde has emphasised the need for public transportation vehicles to comply with the government’s directive on 60% loading capacity. Addressing the media on Tuesday in Ikeja, the Commissioner said the directive was part of the measures taken by the State Government to prevent a state-wide spread of … Read more
The Lagos State Government has observed with dismay an upsurge in illegal activities that hamper the development of infrastructure along the waterfront in Lagos. The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Arc. Ahmed Kabiru Abdullahi, who disclosed this today at Alausa, Ikeja, explained that such actions along the waterfront of the State result from the low … Read more
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Cecilia Bolaji Dada has called on all women in Lagos State to adhere strictly to all safety measures put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Read Also: Coronavirus: LASG Calls On Hotel Owners To Comply With Sanwo-Olu’s Directives On Social Gathering She stressed … Read more
Lagos State Government has called on all owners and operators of hotels and tourism-related establishments to comply with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive that gatherings of more than 25 persons at a time must not be entertained. The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm. (Mrs) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, while making the call, stated that … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on March 23, 2020 arraigned one George Ologunoyan before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a six-count charge bordering on forgery and uttering. The defendant allegedly forged some documents to sell a property to one Adekunle Adams with … Read more
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) enforcement unit has dislodged scavengers from its landfills, as a precautionary measure against further spread of coronavirus and other dangerous diseases. The Chief Operating Officer of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, said the action was necessitated by the need to comply with the Governor’s directive that all necessary steps be taken … Read more
As part of the strategies put in place towards providing quality service and smooth hajj administration, the Lagos State Government has formally released the names of 19 Schedule Officers for the Year 2020 operations. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi announced the names during a meeting with the management and staff of … Read more
The Corp Marshal, Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Rtd) has declared the readiness of the Agency to ensure compliance with the directives of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Corps Marshal, the Agency is part of the essential service providers and enforcement team of the Lagos State Government … Read more
Lagos State government appreciates individuals and organisations that have heeded its call to support victims of the Abule-Ado-Soba explosion. No fewer than 20 people died and property worth billions of Naira destroyed in the March 15 disaster. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu set up a N2 billion Emergency Relief Fund to provide relief for the victims of … Read more
The Lagos State Government has denied claims in certain quaters that the state in on a lockdown following the following the various measures taken to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the state. The state government, reacting to the rumour via a statement, said that despite the stringent measures introduced by the government, Lagos is … Read more
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has ordered courts in the state not to remand suspects in correctional facilities, except those charged with non-bailable offences. Justice Alogba directed all courts handling criminal matters in the state to reject any police application seeking to remand suspects for bailable offences. The CJ authorised courts … Read more
A member of the Onyabo Vigilante Group in Ogijo, identified simply as Shina, is on the run after allegedly shooting to death a hairdresser, Aishat Adedimeji, in Odogunyan, Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Aishat’s lover, Rasheed Owamoyo, and his club members had gone to the Ola Guest … Read more
Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has denied allegations that he awarded illegal contracts to himself through companies registered in son’s name as published online on Saturday. The report said the speaker allegedly owned several companies used for receiving contracts from the Lagos State Assembly and ministries as well as launder public funds. … Read more
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is set to commence enforcement operation against health facilities that do not dispose of their medical waste properly. The Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, gave the hint when he spoke against the backdrop of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic and the need to curb the spread of infectious diseases in … Read more
The Lagos State Government has directed all open markets in the state to shut down effective from Thursday, March 26, 2020. This was disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Gbenga Akosile, on Twitter. Read Also: Lagos Shuts Down Markets, Magistrate Courts He said: “All open markets and stores except for sellers of … Read more
The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has warned against overcrowded parks and vehicles in the state in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus. MC Oluomo, who gave the warning via a statement, urged the transport workers to adhere to … Read more
The Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has declared that it will soon commence enforcement to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus disease on all construction sites in Lagos. According to a statement issued by the Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, all construction sites in the State are … Read more
Lagos State Government has adopted a number of biosecurity measures at every facility within the Oko-Oba abattoir and lairage complex as well as other slaughterhouses in the State to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 and other infectious diseases through these facilities. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal explained that the Government has … Read more
Lagos State Taskforce on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods has shut 32 pharmacies and patent medicine stores for offences bordering on illegal operation and operating beyond scope of practice. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi who disclosed this on Sunday after reviewing the report of the first enforcement exercise carried out by … Read more
Emerging facts have revealed illegal activities being perpetrated by Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, SaharaReporters reports. The online medium had on Saturday published a report highlighting a list of companies the Speaker had been using to award contracts to himself and launder public funds. The report revealed that Obasa primarily used … Read more