The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday held an anti-corruption rally in Lagos to boost awareness on the fight against corruption. The rally began at the EFCC office, Awolowo Road Ikoyi and moved to Obalende through Tafawa Balewa Square and back to the EFCC office. The … Read more
The Lagos State Attroney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has set a man accused of videoing a traffic warden free. Israel Adejol was arrested by the police in January at Orile-Iganmu while videotaping a traffic warden on duty. According to a statement on Friday by the Director of Public Affairs in the … Read more
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its decision to ban commercial motorcycles (okada) and tricycles (keke) on major roads in Lagos metropolis. In a statement issued by his office on Friday, the state Deputy Gov. Obafemi Hamzat said that the government was determined to reduce accidents and vices associated with the use of motorcycles and … Read more
An unidentified man on the popular Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos has just jumped into the ocean. Read Also: HR experts suggest flexible office hours for workers as Lagos traffic worsens Rescuers have been mobilised to the scene and are making frantic efforts to save him. Details shortly…
In less than two weeks, Mrs Damola Akintunde has been served two queries by his employer for resuming work late. It is unusual of the 32-year-old resident of Olowora, Isheri area of Lagos State. For the past four years she has been working with an insurance firm in Ikoyi, 40 kilometres from her residence, lateness … Read more
Residents of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in the eastern part of Lagos State have reaped what could be termed “bountiful dividends” of local government autonomy entrenched in the State. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in the area on Friday to inaugurate 11 road network recently completed by the council chairman, Hon. Alabi Kolade. Governor … Read more
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Friday announced that it had shut 16 companies in the state over alleged failure to remit about N126.19m consumption tax. The organization’s Director of Legal Services, Mr Seyi Alade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the companies’ tax liabilities were from 2014 to … Read more
The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr. Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun has expressed the readiness of the Agency to partner with the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for operational efficiency. Ladi-Balogun stated this in his address during a courtesy visit by the LAGFERRY management to NIMASA Office in Apapa. He commended the cordial inter-agency … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, through the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), on Thursday launched the newly designed Articulated and Allied Vehicle Number Plate (AVNP). The Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Sewedo Oluseyi Whenu said that the development is to further … Read more
The Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins has reiterated the commitment of the State government to improving the capacity of first responders and safety agencies. Bamgbose-Martins disclosed this during a visit to some of the agencies under the supervision of the Ministry, stressing that the present administration is poised to promote … Read more
A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, has sentenced a 47-year-old commercial driver Akeem Raimi, popularly known as an old soldier, to death by hanging, for killing a carpenter over refusal to refund N3000. Justice Modupe Nicole-clay handed down the verdict, after finding him guilty of the offence of murder, Vanguard reports. The convict was … Read more
A Twenty-eight-year-old waitress, Dora Edet, appeared on Thursday before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates Court for allegedly adding marijuana into noodles she cooked for her friend. Edet, a resident of No. 4, Mufutau Shobola St., Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos State, is facing a count charge of breach of the peace. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the … Read more
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State chapter, on Thursday held a rally on Lagos Island. According to the Nation, the rally was meant to further unite the feuding parties after the peace meetings held at the NURTW Agege headquarters. NURTW Lagos State Council Chairman Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo dissolved … Read more
A man indentified as Emma on Wednesday night, stabbed his friend, White London, to death at Whitesand area of Ijora Badia in Lagos state following a disagreement over N100 debt. According to reports, the deceased was owing Emma the sum of N1,100 with a promise to pay back within a week. Emma, who is an … Read more
The Lagos State Government is set to inaugurate emergency committees in all markets across the state. This followed recent spate of fire incidents which has resulted in heavy loss of lives and property running into billions of naira, This development was disclosed by the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu … Read more
In line with the Lagos’s vision for a safer water transportation system in the ongoing Multi-Modal Transportation arrangement to meet the transportation needs of of its over 22 million people, the state government has commenced a waterways cleanup campaign across its coastal regions. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu represented by the … Read more
The spokesperson for the family, Ademola Daramola, urged the Lagos State Government to recourse to the Customary Law Regulation Selection to the Oniru Chieftaincy signed by former Governor, Sir Michael Otedola, in September 1993. Ogunyemi ruling house of Oniru royal family has asked princes and princess jostling for the vacant Oniru traditional stool not to … Read more
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Radio has congratulated the newly appointed Chairman and members of the State Civil Service Commission saying the appointments are well deserved and their leadership qualities will impact positively on the activities of the Commission. Read Also: Speak Up Against Sexual Violence – Jaji Tasks Women Speaking during a congratulatory … Read more
The Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mrs. Folashade Jaji has charged women to speak out against any form of violence and abuse rather than being ashamed and emotionally troubled for the rest of their lives. She said the era of keeping quiet when raped or abused has been overtaken with awareness around the world, adding … Read more
The Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON) has condemned the ban of motorcycles (okada) and tricycles in some parts of Lagos state. General Secretary of FIWON, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe while addressing a press conference in Lagos said that the ban is a direct slap on the working people of the state. He stated … Read more