Senator Abiru Innovation Lab is a Community Innovation Space set up to train youths on relevant digital and innovation skills. The latest process started with 1,500 applications but 950 eventually enrolled. The lab said 120 outstanding participants got admitted into physical class, but 105 ended up graduating. Eko Hot Blog reports that more than 100 … Read more
A video showing a train deployed on the Lagos Blue Line Rail being pushed by people recently went viral. The state’s transport authority has quickly reacted to the video, calling it misleading. It described the circulation of the video as the work of mischief makers. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport … Read more
The crisis started in 1968 when two families were in court over a land dispute. In 2022, a judge ratified a 1975 order that conferred the ownership of the land on one of the families. The family subsequently moved to execute the court order on Thursday, throwing homeowners into panic. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more
COSEYL has slammed the DSS and the Nigeria Police over the arrest of Eze Fredrick Nwajagu. COSEYL are demanding the release of the Igbo leader and have spoken out against the injustice faced by the Igbo people in Lagos. The group claims that Nwajagu’s arrest is an insult and affront to the entire Igbo nation. … Read more
The Lagos waste management agency said its move is to ensure proper environmental hygiene in the state. The agency also disclosed that it will start enforcing the use of waste bins by tenements on June 1. It said it has set up a task force responsible for ensuring compliance in all homes. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
The Lagos government said it is diverting traffic on the busy bridge for repairs of identified failed/peeled asphaltic sections. The diversion will happen on Sunday, April 2, 2023. It is expected to last between 9:00am and 4:00pm. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan for the rehabilitation/repair … Read more
The park project is a partnership between the Lagos government and the IASO Consortium. It is expected to be a 120-bed tertiary facility. The park will have residential facilities, hotels and other ancillary services. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Government, through the Office of Public-Private Partnership, on Saturday, executed the Concession Agreement to … Read more
The Eze Igbo, Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu has threatened to invite members of the IPOB to secure properties of Igbo people in Lagos State. This is due to the persistent attacks on some Igbo people and the markets they dominate. The tension between Igbo and Yoruba ethnic group has heightened ahead of the 2023 … Read more
Before the upgrade, the Lagos government said the Oba Sekumade Road was in deplorable conditions. The upgrade included turning the road from a single-lane to rigid concrete dual carriageway. The road was the first major infrastructure project to be inaugurated by the governor after he won his reelection two weeks ago. Eko Hot Blog reports … Read more
The Lagos governorship election held on March 18, 2023. The electoral commission declared the incumbent governor as the winner of the election. He has promised Lagos residents to expect more rewards in the next four years. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday pledged that the wheel of governance in … Read more
The Lagos governorship election held on March 18, 2023. The electoral commission declared the incumbent governor as the winner of the election. However, his closest rival, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has refused to concede, accusing the ruling party of voter suppression and intimidation. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress … Read more
Whitney slumped and died at the venue of her school’s sports event on February 9, 2023. The 12-year-old’s autopsy showed that she died from asphyxia and electrocution. The Lagos government subsequently found some officials of the school culpable and decided to charge them with crimes. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Government on Thursday … Read more
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Lagos, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The association used the occasion to discuss the importance of oil and gas to Lagos government’s plan to build a profitable and resilient energy future. The energy commissioner attended the event, saying the state is close to the actualisation of the plan. Eko … Read more
The Lagos sexual violence agency recently held an interactive programme on child protection. At least 30 parents attended the event. The agency’s boss said the programme was aimed at tackling the trend of “rape culture” in primary and secondary schools. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has … Read more
The 2023 World Water Day held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. NIMechE used the opportunity to organise an essay competition on water sanitation and hygiene. The institute’s president also urged Nigerians to be the change they want by practicing good hygiene. Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Mechanical … Read more
The 2023 World Water Day held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The Lagos water corporation used the opportunity to partner with an engineering institute in organising an essay competition on water sanitation and hygiene. The corporation’s boss disclosed the state of water distribution in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) … Read more
A bus conveying Lagos civil servants collided with an oncoming train in the morning of March 9, 2023. The accident involved 102 people, with two dying at the scene and four passing away at the hospital during resuscitation. The driver of the bus, who was blamed for the accident, is set to be charged with … Read more
An engineering institute recently collaborated with the Lagos Water Corporation to organise an essay competition for secondary students. 80 schools across Lagos State participated in the competition. The students were asked to provide creative solutions to issues surrounding water sanitation and hygiene. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Government, through Lagos State Water Corporation, … Read more
Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his 71st birthday and The Lagos Governor described him as an “enigmatic master strategist whose democratic credentials are scholarly materials for study in political economy.” Sanwo-Olu believes Tinubu’s emergence as president-elect is a reward for his hard work and contributions to Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
The deputy governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat MC Oluomo, should be arrested if he broke the law. Hamzat condemned violence and ethnic slurs, and emphasized that anyone found guilty of violence should be made to face the law. Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sanwo-Olu, applauded Hamzat for his response during an interview. … Read more