Eko Hot Blog DPP issued a total of 1,223 legal advice as at December 2020 Stealing remains the most prevailing offence for which inmates were incarcerated, followed closely by other offences as: breach of peace, cultism, fighting, murder and armed robbery. The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, has said that … Read more
Oyeyemi noted that the arrest of the suspected robbers followed a distress call received by the police in Ajuwon from residents of Iju Aga area of Ajuwon at about 1:45 am that armed hoodlums numbering about six have invaded the area and dispossessing innocent members of the community of their valuables.
Eko Hot Blog The mid-term break has been scheduled for March 4 and 5. There will also be two public holidays – Good Friday on April 2 and Easter Monday on April 5. The second term of the 2020/2021 academic session is meant to last for 61 days for public and private schools in Lagos … Read more
“We did not come here to discuss who takes anything for zonal Congress” “We came all the way from Lagos, to plead with him to keep leading the party.” The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged it unalloyed loyalty and allegiance to governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde. Ekohotblog reports … Read more
Olatunji Isreal Eko Hot Blog No injury nor death was recorded The fire was completely extinguished around 21:03hrs An inferno resulting from a suspected power surge, destroyed 12 shops at Ijesha area of Surulere in Lagos yesterday. The Ag. Head, Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, made the disclosure while responding to inquiries … Read more
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which is entrusted to manage all Commercial Airports in Nigeria, has shared pictures of the works that have been done at the new Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) terminal, Lagos. The terminal was one of the four facilities to be built under the Nigeria-Chinese $500 million loan deal signed … Read more
Student told to leave the hostel and isolate themselves at home for two weeks. Courses and examinations have been put on hold. The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) has announced closure of its campus following outbreak of COVID-19 among students and officials. In a statement, the institutions said closure of the college became … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced the top five local governments areas with high positive cases of the virulent COVID-19 virus. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, named the top five councils in a post on his official and verified Twitter page. Ekohotblog reports that the commissioner listed Eti-Osa, Ajeromi, Surulere, Amuwo … Read more
Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Lagos State, has asked the public to disregard information about the ongoing recruitment of teachers in the state. Assistant Director, Public Affairs of TESCOM, Kayode Sutton, made this known through a press statement on Tuesday, Ekohotblog reports. He said that recruitment awareness currently being circulated on various social media is untrue. … Read more
Lagos state has closed one of its primary health center as workers contract the virulent COVID-19 infection, a statement from one of the state municipal governments has announced. Ekohotblog reports that David Famuyiwa, chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo local council development area of the state, said the closing of the Meiran primary health centre became imperative to … Read more
Nigeria Police Force on Saturday arrested 237 persons for violating the government’s 12am to 4am curfew imposed to curtail the spread of coronavirus. Lagos police boss Hakeem Odumosu said he led the Friday night operation and pounced on some deviant night clubs where two hundred and thirty-seven (237) violators were arrested. Read Also: Police Rescue … Read more
Lagos state government says one in two beds in both private and public COVID-19 care centres in the state have been occupied. Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in the state, made this known while giving update and situation reports on the dreadful infection in the state. Ekohotblog reports that this means that such hospitals have … Read more
COVID-19, Lagos The Lagos State Government on Friday, intensified public advocacy and sensitisation to the emergence of the second wave of COVID-19. This was done through interaction between the staff of the Ministry of Information and Strategy, led by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Mr Toyin Adeni-Awosika, and members of the public. The sensitisation team … Read more
Tributes are pouring in for Haroun Hamzat, brother of the deputy governor of Lagos who died of Covid-19 at age 36. He would have been 37 by March 2021, but Haroun breathed his last on Wednesday, after a battle with COVID-19. He worked at a primary healthcare centre in one of the local councils — … Read more
By Joy Udoh General Manager Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), Afolabi Solebo Esq., has reinstated the agency commitment to protect the interest of consumers against hazardous products. Afolabi who said this during an interview with Eko Hot Blog added that the agency’s priority is to guard citizens against harmful products and ensuring their satisfaction. He, … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka Lagos state commissioner for wealth creation and employment, Yetunde Arobieke, has reiterated the commitment of governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration to implementation of social intervention and empowerment programmes that will the state rresidents cross the hurdle economic downturn. Arobieke was speaking at the disbursement of cash to the residents of the state in … Read more
Lagos, Revenue The Lagos State Government has indicated a monthly target of N60.318 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to fund the 2021 budget. Speaking during a media briefing on the Analysis of the Year 2021 Budget at Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, said that the budget size was … Read more
The Lagos state government says schools in the state can resume academic activities for the second term 2020/2021 academic session from January 18. According to a statement on Monday by Folasade Adefisayo, commissioner for education, all public and private schools below tertiary level in Lagos should be reopened on the date, advising the authorities to … Read more
Lagos residents as of now are so confident that 2021 would be a better year for them and the nation. They disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the previous year fell short of their prospects, with the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Adekunle Brown, a Lawyer, … Read more
