EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commissioned the Ikeja overpass bridge situated in Ikeja area of the state. The Ikeja Overpass Bridge is the fourth to be commissioned by the Lagos state government within the last two months. EDITOR’S PICKS Appeal Court Dismisses Binani’s Case, Affirms Fintiri As Adamawa Governor Labour Minister: … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a tourist Nathan Lugo has recounted his encounter at Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport in Benin Republic, drawing comparisons with Nigeria’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport. In a recent post on his Facebook page, Lugo, an American Ifa devotee noted that the Cotonou airport is better than the Lagos airport. Editor’s Pick … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday, committed the 2024 Appropriation Bill presented last Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to a joint committee of the House for proper scrutiny. The N2.2tn budget, comprising N1.224tn capital expenditure and N1.023tn recurrent expenditure, scaled second reading at the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun, SAN, has resumed to the university following the conclusion of his Sabbatical and accumulated deferred Leave from the institution. He returned to the classroom at the Faculty of Law of the university on Monday, December 18, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms to identify and eliminate bottlenecks hindering Lagos’ full revenue potential. The Lagos governor made the charge on Monday when he received Taiwo Oyedele, a tax expert and chairman of the presidential panel. Sanwo-Olu … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a one-time President of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, Bashorun JK Randle and his family, on Sunday, December 17, 2023, organised a memorial and thanksgiving service in honour of their late father Chief JK Randle at the Cathedral Church of Christ Marina, Lagos State. The service commenced with … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 78 more illegally parked containerised trucks on top of High Bridge by Lilly Pond inward Apapa and Sifax axis of Ijora (Olopa), Lagos. The agency revealed the development in a statement issued by its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr. Adebayo … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled a newly constructed mid-level food agro-hub at Idi-Oro in the Mushin area of the state. The governor inaugurated the facility on Sunday, according to his Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat. Eko Hot Blog had earlier reported that Sanwo-Olu was set to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 75-year-old grandma, Mrs. Sekinat Soremekun for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. The agency made the disclosure in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. He said the arrested was made in Lagos on Friday 15th December. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is set to commission the newly constructed middle-level food Agro-hub, located at Idi-Oro in Mushin area of the state. The food hub, which was established by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration as one of the direct answers to the question of food insecurity and sustainability … Read more
By Babawale Solomon Barrister Anifowoshe is a native of Epe Local Government, Lagos State. She is currently an Assistant Director in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. The legal practitioner was named the Yeye Mofin of Ilara Kingdom in 2022 and is set to be officially installed a year later. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has urged lawmakers of the state to avoid letting their constituents down. Dr. Obasa gave the advice in Abuja at a three-day budget retreat titled: ‘Sustainability of ongoing reforms in Lagos State: prospects, opportunities and challenges’, organised for lawmakers. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, says the 2023-2024 edition of the Lagos Countdown Greater Lagos Fiesta will feature fireworks, live music concerts, Comedy, and cultural performances across the five (5) IBILE divisions of the state; Ikorodu, Badagry, lkeja., Lagos and Epe. Benson-Awoyinka, who … Read more
By Babawale Solomon Eko Hot Blog reports that HRM Oba Abdul Lateef Atanda Abiodun Adams, Akinwunmi 1, the Onikate of Ikate Kingdom, has expressed his motivation behind conferring chieftaincy titles. He gave the explanation on Thursday, December 14, 2023, during the chieftaincy conferment of Chief Bisi Onilogbo and his wife, Chief Mrs Oluwakemi Onilogbo as … Read more
By Babawale Solomon Eko Hot Blog reports that Chief Bisi Onilogbo and his wife Chief Mrs Oluwakemi Onilogbo, were on Thursday, December 14, 2023, conferred with honourary chieftaincy titles of the Aare and Yeye Aare of Ikate Kingdom, Surulere, Lagos, respectively, by HRM Oba Abdul Lateef Atanda Abiodun Adams, Akinkunmi 1, the Onikate of Ikate … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) Managing Director, Engr. Mukhtaar Temitope Tijani, has solicited for partnership and collaboration towards improved water delivery in the state. The corporation made the disclosure in a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, Engr. Tijani made the initiative during the just concluded 2023 International … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Government, through Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has restored potable water supply to Abesan, Baruwa and other adjoining communities of the area in the state, potentially ending 25 years of water scarcity in the areas. The LWC revealed the development on Thursday during the re-commissioning of the newly rehabilitated … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has reacted to allegations of indiscriminate deforestation in the Epe area of Lagos. The commissioner’s reaction was contained in a post on his X account on Thursday evening. He was reacting to a post by an X user identified … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, on Thursday, continued its dialogue with property owners on drainage setbacks by meeting those on the corridor of Lekki County, Ikota GRA, Megamunds Estate, Ajiran, Agungi, Orchid, Oral II and environs. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, met the property … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that gridlock gripped some parts of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Wednesday as Lagos State residents of adjoining communities protested to demand an immediate repair of some sections of the road. Led by human rights activists, under the auspices of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, the protesters lamented the … Read more