Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, January 3rd, 2020 1. ‘Your Contributions To Development Remain Valuable’ – LASG To Volunteer Groups Lagos State Government has told the various volunteer groups in the State that their contributions to the development in the realization of a greater Lagos remain valuable and … Read more
Lagos State Government has told the various volunteer groups in the State that their contributions to the development in the realization of a greater Lagos remain valuable and of immeasurable importance to the present administration, even as it charged organizations and others to embrace volunteerism. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, disclosed the plan by his government to expand the capacity of the State-owned Independent Power Plant (IPP). Sanwo-Olu said his administration would be harnessing private investment to boost the output of the IPP in response to the growing need to sustain the “Light-Up Lagos” project of his predecessor … Read more
Public Servants in Lagos State began the New Year with a commitment by the State Government to pay 3-month arrears of the new minimum wage, the implementation of which took off in November 2019. Speaking today at the 2020 Annual First Working Day Thanksgiving for Public Servants in the State, the Deputy Governor stated that … Read more
After residents of Kano on Thursday lamented the intensity of the cold weather and remained indoors, the people of Jos have also complained that the prevailing biting cold that has enveloped the city, saying the weather condition is disrupting their routine activities. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that temperature in Jos dropped to an … Read more
Three huge lions were shot dead on Wednesday night by wildlife officials in the US state of Arizona. The three mountain lions were said to have fed on human remains found near a popular hiking trail. Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday it had found human remains at Pima Canyon Trail in the hills north … Read more
Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has moved to Spanish La Liga side Getafe on loan until the end of the season. The 24 year old has found in difficult this season at Stoke making only eight starts in a campaign blighted by injuries. And even when he’s passed fit, he has had a tough time breaking … Read more
Arsenal captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has said he is fully committed to the Gunners despite speculations to the contrary. Aubameyang had in November 2019, pulled out of a contract extension talks with 18 months remaining in his present deal with the North London outfit. The Gabonese, 30, has been rumoured to be seeking an exit from the … Read more
A commercial bus conductor, Chuks Odalonu, aged 39, has been arraigned before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly pushing a police officer into a gutter. The prosecutor, Insp. Simon Uche said that the defendant committed the offence on Dec. 13, 2019, at Iyana Isashi. According to him, the defendant obstructed the free flow … Read more
The Lagos State Government has begun cashless policy for toll payments at Lekki/ Ikoyi Link bridge toll- plaza as earlier announced. The State Government had last year announced that it would go cashless on toll payments at the Lekki/ Ikoyi toll plaza effective from 1st January 2020 due to huge traffic gridlocks often experienced on … Read more
Lagos State Government will be pursuing audacious development programmes in 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed in a New Year broadcast. The Governor unveiled his administration’s direction in policies and programmes in the year, disclosing that the Government would be prioritising investment in critical infrastructure with a new vigour. Read Also: Lagos Introduces Agripreneur To Train … Read more
Lagos State Government says it has introduced the Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (L.A.P.) under its Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-Yes) in furtherance of the State Government’s objective of training 15,000 youths and women in the various agricultural value chains by year 2023. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal noted that the programme which is … Read more
The lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, YAYI, hosted members of the Igbo Community, Arewa Community and others at his home in Lagos. Speaking during the event, Yayi said that the essence was to demonstrate that there is strength in diversity and power in unity. Read Also: Ex-Convict In EFCC Net … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its Lagos zonal office had arrested Mark Obisesan, said to be an ex-convict, for possession of suspected fake traveller’s cheque valued at $10,000. The anti-graft commission stated this in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja. Read Also: House Of Reps Member … Read more
A member of the House of Representatives, Mufutau Egberongbe, has urged Nigerians to enter 2020 with a resolution to play positive roles in how they are governed. In a New Year message to Nigerians, Egberongbe, who represents Apapa Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said it was time Nigerians are … Read more
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive a grant worth 2 million naira to finance its project, News.bitcoin reports. Wicrypt allows … Read more
The Attorney General of Lagos State and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has said the state has no plan to stop policemen from prosecuting cases at the magistrates’ courts in the state. The attorney general said there was no law in Lagos State that bars police prosecutors from handling cases at the magistrates’ … Read more
Commercial motorcyclists plying Oke- Ira from the Shonola Street junction, opposite the Excellence Hotel, Aguda, in the Ogba area of Lagos State, have accused the police of harassment, extortion and seizure of their motorcycles. The motorcyclists told PUNCH Metro that the police were carrying out regular raids on them despite the fact that they were … Read more
…SO THE RICH ALSO CRY I would actually have headlined this piece: ‘The Politics of Impunity in Kwara’ but because wisdom is the better part of valour, let me state that I did not know that those who thrive in hitting others hard politically, could be so hurt when hit below the belt by a … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 1. Scores Injured As NURTW Factions Clash In Lagos Many people were between Monday night and early Tuesday injured as factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW) clashed in the Berger area of Lagos State. READ … Read more