LASG To Open New Towns In Lekki Area The Lagos State Government has disclosed its intention to open up new towns in Ito-Omu, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State and its adjoining communities in order to bring development to the people of the area. The Acting General Manager New Towns Development Authority (NTDA), Tpl. Olakunle Aboyeji, … Read more
Lagos State Government has read the riot act to operators of Tank Farm in the state. This is coming as the state seeks to regulate the activities of the operators. To this end, the state government has given the operators one week to commence regularizing their facilities by filling the application for planning permit. Commissioner … Read more
In line with the promise of the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos state government has commenced the reconstruction of the property damaged by Chopper mishap that rocked the state last week Friday. EkoHotBlog had reported how a helicopter crash at opebi in Ikeja area of the state left three persons on board dead. While … Read more
The Executive Secretary, Health Facilities, Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu, has said that the agency has registered over 3,400 health facilities across the state to deliver healthcare services to people. Dr. Idowu stated this at a two-day workshop in Lekki. She said the initial step required to register a health facility with … Read more
The Lagos State Government says it has paid over N1 billion retirement benefit bond into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) of 218 retirees under the state public service for the month of August. The Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commision (LASPEC), Mr Babalola Obilana made the disclosure at the 78th Batch Retirement Bond Presentation on Thursday … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State had tested a total of 95,843 samples for COVID-19 infections as at Aug. 25. The NCDC announced the figures in its COVID-19 Situation Report for Aug. 25. Read Also: Heavy Flooding Might Hit FCT, Bayelsa, Others From Sept 6 -NIHSA It said that … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday disclosed that the country has recorded 321 New cases of the novel coronavirus infection. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 321 new COVID-19 cases, 98 are detected in Lagos, FCT-34, Kaduna-30, … Read more
The Lagos State Government has begun the construction of a one-kilometer drainage system within the premises of Ikorodu Fish Farm Estate in Odoguyan to stop any flood rise and its effect. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abiola Olusanya, disclosed this while inspecting the farm estate. Ms Olusanya said the construction of the drainage … Read more
The Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the residents of Badagry Local Government Area of the State and the entire black race will celebrate the annual international remembrance of slave trade and its cancellation with intentions to repatriate all monuments of slave trade routes in badagry, to ensure tourism and investment in the ancient town … Read more
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says an empty 40ft container has claimed two lives in an accident at Ijesha area of Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, … Read more
The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, has commenced an investigation into an accident that occurred at the General Aviation Terminal of the Lagos Airport on Friday. It was gathered that brake failure caused a private charter airline, King Air Jet, to ram into a fence while the pilot was reparking it. Read Also: OGIRS Commences Road … Read more
Another batch of 186 Nigerians stranded in South Africa are expected to arrive Lagos. The media aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda disclosed this on Thursday afternoon, August 20, stating that this will be the last evacuation flight from South Africa. According to her, the flight conveying the evacuees-Air Peace departs OR … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday disclosed that the country has recorded 410 New COVID-19 cases. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page According to the agency, of the 410 new cases, 210 were confirmed in Lagos, 45 in Abuja, FCT-45, Ondo-30, Plateau-21, … Read more
A former All Progressive Congress leader, chief Lanre Rasaq alias KLM has been buried in his native town, Epe Lagos. Correspondent Oyinlola Ojetola learned that he was severely sick for some months before he died at the age of 74. He was on life support and oxygen 3 weeks ago in a hospital on Victoria … Read more
The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi have embarked on inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail projects. The Lagos-Ibadan rail project is the first double-track standard gauge modern railway in West Africa. The project, the second leg of the Lagos-Kano Railway Modernisation Project is being constructed by … Read more
A party man and committed democrat – Sanwo-Olu A colourful personality and enigma – Ikuforiji A debilitating cloud of despair hover around the entire Epe horizon on Saturday morning as the entire enclave was thrown into a mourning state over the death of an illustrious son, Chief Lanre Rasak, popularly known as KLM. The cause … Read more
The Lagos state Driver’s institute, LASDRI, has trained 134 driving school instructors at the year 2020 Train -The-Trainer workshop at Alausa, Ikeja. The training is to ensure safety and also reduce human faults, fatalities and accidents on the roads. The General Manager LASDRI, Mrs. Afusat Tiamiyu, said that the training was to arrange and put … Read more
The Executive Officer of the Lagos state AIDS control agency (LSACA) Dr Monsurat Adeleke has asked for the community involvement on the issues of infectious diseases like HIV and AIDS. Dr. Adeleke said it is now obvious that a person with HIV can be sometimes free of the symptoms for quite some time while infecting … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday disclosed that the country has confirmed 453 new COVID-19 cases. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 453 New cases, 113 are detected in Lagos, FCT-72, Plateau-59, Enugu-55, Kaduna-38, Ondo-32, Osun-26, … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, Lagos State chapter, has warned the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu not spend funds or use any resource that belongs to the state on the upcoming governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states. This was released in a press statement by the Lagos PDP’s spokesperson, Mr Gani Taofik. The party urged the Lagos … Read more