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The need to fortify women with knowledge and skills that will make them relevant in modern economy tops the agenda of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) – a non-governmental organisation (NGO). At the opening ceremony of its ongoing 19th National Women Conference at the Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island, the … Read more

Lagos State has sentenced thirty-seven traffic offenders to 100 days community service and fine ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 naira. The Lagos Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice led their arraignment and prosecution at the Special Offences (mobile) court in Oshodi. The offenders were charged for driving against traffic, illegal driving on the BRT corridor and … Read more

Lagos State Government on Monday sympathized with residents of the state that have been negatively affected by the rise in sea water level and continuous torrential rainfalls, saying it would do everything humanly possible to mitigate the effect. Speaking through the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello who in company of … Read more

The Lagos State Ministry of Housing has announced the postponement of its Stakeholders and members of the public to make professionalism as their number one priority when erecting a structure business conference to Wednesday October 30th, 2019. The event is put together by Lagos State, in conjunction with Lagos State Real Estate Transaction Department (LASRETRAD) … Read more

The Lagos State Government has restated its genuine commitment to making learning in the state very conducive and comfortable as it has also concluded plans to recruit more teachers for the state public schools. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat stated this today while on an unscheduled visit to some public primary and secondary … Read more

Six suspected cultists believed to be terrorising Alapere, Ketu area of Lagos State have been arrested. DSP Bala Elkana, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Lagos Police Command disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Elkana said some gangsters suspected to be members of Eiye and Aiye Confraternities, had earlier engaged themselves in a … Read more

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a wheel barrow pusher suspected to have vandalised a truck and two buyers of his stolen items around Oshodi, Lagos State. The suspect, Sunday Ogbonna, 27, was arrested at dawn in Toyota Bus Stop while coming from Ilasa. Recovered from his wheelbarrow were a radiator, two … Read more

The Lagos State Government has solicited the support and cooperation of market women and men in the State in collaboration with Local Government and Local Council Development Areas in ensuring the cleanliness of all meat markets in the State The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal who made the call in Lagos over the … Read more

An 18-year-old boy, Elikor Ehud in Ejigbo, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing tithes and offerings belonging to Chosen Vine Ministry, Furniture Avenue. DSP Bala Elkana, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the Lagos Command made this known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Elkana said that one Pastor Moses Nwoke … Read more

Lagos State Government has alerted residents on the rise of sea water level resulting in the inability of the lagoon to discharge water into the ocean, thereby causing backflow into the drainage channels. According to the Commissioner for the Environment& Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, officials of the state are already working on different measures … Read more

Come on the 8th Sunday, December, 2019, epoch making annual Lagos Ikeja City Award will hold. Contrary to the normal ritual of giving awards, there will be a seminar like discourse that will focus on housing; one of the major problems being faced by Lagosians. To make the event unique, Hon. Toke Benson Awoyinka Special … Read more

The Lagos State Government has disclosed its readiness to tackle the menace of cybercrime being perpetrated by some unscrupulous citizens who see the internet as an opportunity to make money through fraudulent practices. The Honourable Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Hakeem Fahm, who made the disclosure at a workshop on Cyber Security Awareness, noted … Read more

The General Manager, Lagos State Printing Corporation, Mr. Sakirudeen Odusanya has solicited the support of the State Government for increased patronage by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for all printing jobs. Odusanya made the appeal on Wednesday while receiving Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Parastatals Monitoring at the Corporation, saying there is a … Read more

Lagos State Government told residents not to panic following the outbreak of Monkey Pox in the state. The government reiterated the need for citizens to ensure and maintain adequate personal and environmental hygiene at all times as part of precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of infectious diseases such as Monkey pox which was recently … Read more

A 60-year-old man, Charles Chikwe, on Friday, October 18, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State charged with duping a woman of N150,000 and valuables worth N627,000 on the pretext of marrying her. Chikwe, who is unemployed and resides at No. 26, Mohammed Street, Ijegun, Lagos, is facing charges of obtaining by … Read more

Lagos State governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu has promised to drive reliable energy delivery to residents of the state with the availability of meters. Speaking during the 2019 Nigeria Resources Risk and Governance Summit, with the theme Energy for Sustainable Economic Growth – Threats, Opportunities and Governance , the Governor said Government is aware of the existing … Read more