Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has announced that the Blue Line Rail will start commercial operations on Monday, September 4th 2023. Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed the development in a statement on social media on Wednesday. According to Gawat, the Blue Line Rail … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Institute of Water Engineers (NIWE), a Division of Nigerian Society of Engineers, Lagos Chapter, has paid a courtesy visit to Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Mukhtaar Temitope Tijani at the LWC Headquarters, Water-House, Ijora, Lagos. According to a statement issued by the LWC, the visit happened … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Ayisat Agbaje-Okunade as the executive secretary of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA). Agbaje-Okunade was the immediate past senior special assistant for development partnerships and economic planning to Sanwo-Olu. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Police Service Commission Orders Compulsory Retirement Of Four Senior DIGs … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State residents have been alerted as some desperate robbers have now adopted a new method to steal people’s cars. This online media platform gathered that one of the suspects involved in the evil act has been arrested, and is currently being interrogated by the state police command. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has disowned a suspected fake officer who attempted to steal a vehicle with the agency’s towing vehicle on Monday morning. A video had gone viral showing the “LASTMA officer” towing a vehicle a way with a van belonging to the state agency. The … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a 21-year-old man, John Junior, was on Monday remanded at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the alleged murder of one Kehinde Sule on Apapa Road, in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. Junior was arraigned before Magistrate O. Y. Adefope of a Yaba Magistrates’ Court on five counts of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a group under the aegis of Yoruba Council Worldwide has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Lagos urgently. The group, in an open letter signed by its President, Aare Oba Hassan Oladotun, on Monday, appealed to the president to proffer a lasting solution between … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State House of Assembly has insisted on its decision not to confirm some of the cabinet nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening and approval. The Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the resumption of sitting on Monday, announced the lawmakers have concluded there is … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday, said it has arrested a Nigerian importer, Boniface Ike, for offering $54,330 (N50m) bribe to officers of the Tin-Can Island Command of the Service over the seizure of two 40ft containers laden with illicit and dangerous drugs imported into the country from India. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has preached against “hatred, discrimination, and division,” saying these vices could cause severe damage to society. He made the call after a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda on Sunday. Sanwo-Olu had been in Rwanda for the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) leadership retreat … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has warned motorists against the use of defective vehicle registration number plates on Lagos roads and those without any number fixed on their vehicles to desist from the unlawful act, saying it is against Sections 15 and 16 of the State’s Transport Reform Law 2018. In … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that barring any last-minute change of plans, some of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s nominees earlier rejected by the Lagos State House of Assembly could be reconsidered for confirmation. Recall that the Lagos Assembly had rejected seventeen out of the thirty-nine commissioner nominees sent to it by the Governor. EDITORS PICKS Yahoo Boy … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has lifted the suspension order slammed on the Lagos state chairman of the union, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, and some other union members. The suspension order was lifted by the newly inaugurated National President of the union, Alhaji … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State University (LASU) has reopened the Indigeneship Verification Portal to enable candidates of Lagos State origin who were unable to meet up with the old deadline. The old deadline was Thursday, 17th August, 2023. In a statement on Saturday, the university said the reopening of the portal was … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Executive Leadership Retreat of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has concluded on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The retreat was organised for first and second term Nigerian Governors in Kigali, Rwanda, from 24 to 26 August 2023, under the invitation of Paul Kagame, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government on Friday reiterated its determination to sustain the campaign against Eradication of Open Defecation by 2025 through the National transformational agenda tagged Clean Nigeria: “Use the Toilet Campaign”. The Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Mr Omobolaji Tajudeen Gaji, who stated this at the “Use the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development Mr. Kehinde Gbajumo has urged the Executives of the Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria (REDAN) to enlighten their members on the requirements, procedures and laws relating to reclamation, regularisation of title on land and abutting waterfront clearance. Gbajumo gave … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has assured the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) of its cooperation and support in terms of database collection to enhance good security in the country, especially in the area of traffic management. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat gave the assurance on Thursday while receiving on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Basic Education has released the Year 2023 Admission List for the 16 Lagos State Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools across the State. A statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Ganiu Lawal advised Parents/Guardians and School Owners to visit the school of first … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), in collaboration with the AMA foundation, has flagged off a 14-day free medical eye screening at St. Agnes Primary School, Maryland Ikeja. According to the Chairman of LASUBEB, Dr. Hakeem Shittu, who was recently appointed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the initiative is … Read more