Dr. Mrs. Olufolayimika Ayandele, Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Education District III, has urged public and private school administrators to create an isolation centre in schools to prepare for the students ahead of resumption. Ayandele told EkoHotBlog in Lagos, on Thursday. She said that the development became necessary to tackle the further spread of the … Read more
Fire on Wednesday morning, August 26, gutted a branch of Access Bank Nigeria, in Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and fire fighters are doing their best to put out the inferno. There are no casualties recorded as at the time of filling this report. Read … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for COVID-19. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday, August 24 by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. The statement was titled ‘Press release on the positive COVID-19 Status of Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi’. According to … Read more
The Lagos State Government has issued some modalities and placed protocols and rules in place of hospital implementation and tourism establishments for reopening of business activities in the state. The Honourable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said Lagos State has issued new rules that affect establishments and that the protocols are … Read more
Fire gutted 14 shops and 16 kiosks at the Adeniji Adele Market in Lagos Island on Sunday morning, Ekohotblog reports. The fire was said to have started around 3am as a result of electrical malfunction in one of the affected shops. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a distress call was received around 3:13am … Read more
An unidentified persons lost their lives on Friday night when a container- truck fell on a commercial bus at Ijesha bus-stop area of Odo-Olowu in Lagos. Ekohotblog gathered that the truck loaded with an empty 40-feet container suffered brake failure and rammed into the stationary bus. Due to the impact of the collision, the container … Read more
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday said that the Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) would resume very soon. Mr Jerry Oche, the Lagos Railway District Manager, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. In his words; “We are looking at resuming MTTS very soon. “We are … Read more
The Lagos State Government has extended hours of operations of food and non-food markets in the state. Ekohotblog gathered that they are to open at 8am and close at 6pm henceforth Also Read: Fire Guts Popular Market In Warri According to a statement by Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, the … Read more
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lanre Rasak is dead. Rasak, a member of Governor’s Advisory Committee (GAC), the highest decision-making body in Lagos State, clocked 74 earlier this year. He reportedly died Saturday morning, August 15 after a brief illness. Read also: Benue Ex-Speaker Returns To APC The APC chieftain was said … Read more
Ten cars and one trailer was razed by the inferno of a fire outbreak that occurred in the yard of Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) located at Osodi, Lagos. This incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Agency’s spokesperson, Nosa Okunbor on Friday, August 14. However, the cause of the fire is uncertain … Read more
Lagos State Government on Friday gave e-hailing drivers 90 days to regularise their documents. The government also reversed the plan to impose 10 per cent service charge on every trip through e-hailing platforms like Uber and Bolt. It also moved implementation date of the levies on the operators by a week to August 27, 2020. … Read more
The Senate of the University of Lagos, Akoka, has rejected the removal of Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as Vice Chancellor of the institution by the Governing Council. Ekohotblog gathered they kicked against the appointment of Prof Omololu Soyombo as Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution. Led by Wale Babalakin, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, the … Read more
The Lagos state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo has visited some schools in Lagos on Wednesday to inspect whether they are prepared for the upcoming senior secondary school certificate examination(SSCE) or not. The schools the Commissioner visited are Somolu senior high school, Ajayi Crowther Memorial Senior Grammar school, CMS Girls Senior Grammar School, Jagunmolu … Read more
The Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday says he’s dissapointed and dissatisfied with over the low allocation reserved for the state’s indigenes in the employment scheme of Federal Government’s organisations operating in the state. He vowed that his administration would be making necessary moves to address the inadequacy, which, he said, offended the spirit … Read more
The Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVCB) has announced a one-month ultimatum to content producers. Executive Secretary, Bamidele Balogun, spoke while unveiling a Performing Musicians Employers Association (PMAN) project on revenue generation for entertainers. He advised practitioners involved in production, sale, distribution of audio and visual products “to register through the board’s authorized … Read more
Lagos LG Boss, Babatunde Oke Didn’t Die Of COVID-19, Aide Refutes Claims The Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Oke, did not die from COVID-19 complications, An aide to the chairman revealed. Reports going viral suggests that Babatunde Oke died from COVID-19 complications. Reacting to this, the chief press secretary of the … Read more
The Lagos State Government regulations for ride-hailing services such as Bolt and Uber will take effect on August 20. Transport Companies with less than 1,000 drivers are to pay a N10million licence fee, while those with more than 1,000 drivers are to pay N25 million. Annual renewal for those with more than 1,000 drivers have … Read more
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadiri Obafemi hamzat has called Lagosians to embrace technology. He specifically directed the call to the Lagos state teachers while speaking as the guest of honor at webinar training series 3.1. This seminar was organized by the teaching service commission (TESCOM). The Deputy Governor said that As food and … Read more
Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni, has approved the appointment of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to chair the Campaign Council for the Ondo State governorship election. APC spokesman, Yekini Nabena made this announcement on Tuesday night, August 11. The Ondo State governorship election is scheduled to hold … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the Bayelsa Central and West Senatorial Districts and Imo North Senatorial District bye-elections for 31 October. Other bye-elections scheduled to hold in the same date include Nganzai State Constituency Borno; Bayo State Constituency Borno; Cross River North Senatorial District; Obudu State Constituency; Cross River State and Lagos … Read more