Lagos sets sight on 30-year Development Plan

Lagos Island

Lagos aiming further on setting development agenda for the state Plan will be centred on youths Commissioner believes goals are attainable Lagos State is on course to present a 30-year development blueprint. This was made known by the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Samuel Egube. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the development plan will … Read more

Lagos Aiming to Become a Global Top Three Tourist Destination

Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf. Lagos Tourism Commissioner

Lagos plans to be a leading tourist destination in the world Committee for SCAH 2021 inaugurated Committee tasked with the mandate of ensuring a successful summit Lagos State is making an ambitious plan of becoming one of the top three tourist destinations in the world. This plan was birthed as a nine-man Local Organising Committee … Read more

NDLEA Praises Lagos on Campaign Against Drug Abuse

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NDLEA boss pleased with the fight against drug abuse campaign in Lagos He says there’s still room for improvement  Lagos state pledges more commitment to the cause The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has commended the Lagos State Government for its achievement in the continuous … Read more

Lagos Night Club Owners Plead with Sanwo-Olu for Safe Re-Opening

Lagos Night Club

Lagos night club owners desperate to get their business back and running Lagos government calls for caution with COVID-19 still looming large Lagos night club owners vow to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines Night club owners operating in Lagos have pleaded with the state governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, to consider the reopening of their businesses, with … Read more

#EndSARS: Lagos Panel Summons Three Directors Of Techno Oil

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The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS and other related matters has summoned three management staff of Techno oil. Those summoned are the Group Managing Director, Nkechi Obi, Anthony Onyeama and Godfrey Okigbo. The Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi gave approval for a subpoena summoning the three based on … Read more

Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Forms Partnership With Nigerian Institute of Builders

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Lagos Materials Testing Laboratory partners with the Nigerian Institute of Builders The agency will create a database containing the list of construction producers in Lagos Aims to tackle building collapse in Lagos caused by the use of inferior construction materials The Lagos State Government has announced that its Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) will be partnering … Read more

Lagos State Government Sounds Warning Following Arrest of Illegal Miners

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Lagos government arrests two illegal miners Miners to be prosecuted in court Lagos government pledges to tackle ongoing  the menace The Lagos State Government has reiterated its determination to tackle illegal mining and encroachment activity on its properties after two people engaged in sand mining were in Eti-Osa Local Government. The Permanent Secretary of the … Read more

Prof Abayomi reveals having side effects after taking Covid-19 vaccine

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Prof. Abayomi had some side effects from taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine Samwo-Olu and Hamzat had no such problems Lagos State Government reiterates safety of the vaccine despite a halt in distribution in a number of countries globally. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has admitted he had some side effcts after taking … Read more

Epe Residents Groan Over Ineffectual, ‘Confusing’ New Traffic Lights

Hotel Management Reacts to Death of Two Workers in Poka, Epe

By Babatunde Kaka. Residents bemoan flagrant disregard for traffic light prompts by road users Urgent measures need to be taken to avert tragic occurrence – Residents  Motorists demand deployment of traffic wardens to address the situation Residents of Epe who  ply the Ita-Opo axis of the Epe-Ijebu-Ode Expressway have expressed utter frustration over brazen disregard … Read more

Lagos police re-arrest ex-Kirikri prisoner for armed robbery

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A former prisoner at Kiriri Correctional Facility was re-arrested again for armed robbery He had accomplices but they escaped Arms used have been recovered by the police. The Lagos State Police Command over the weekend re-arrested a 23-year-old man named Taiwo Sunmonu for acts of armed robbery which he did with accomplices. The criminal suspect … Read more

LASU Vice Chancellorship: Three Professors Scale Through To Final Selection Round

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After months of widespread controversy and contentions from several segments of the University, three candidates have made it to the final selection stage which will determine the next Vice Chancellor of the University. According to a letter addressed to the Governing Council of the institution, the final selection process would be subject to a pronouncement … Read more

Lagos Police Arrest Ex-Convict For Armed Robbery, Recover Arms

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one 23-year-old Taiwo Sunmonu, for armed robbery after he was released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in November, 2020, having served a 5-year jail term. The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. According to him, the suspect … Read more

JUST IN: Unknown Gunmen Kill Six Members Of Same Family In Osun

Herdsmen

No fewer than six people have been killed by unknown gunmen before daybreak on Sunday in a village near Wasinmi, a community along Ife/Ibadan Way, Osun State. According to the PUNCH, the identities of the perpetrators of the crime could not be immediately ascertained, but police operatives, men of Oodua Peoples Congress and Hunters Group … Read more

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