...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
koyi Crescent in Lagos is in the midst of a miasma of despair and urban distortion. Bennett Oghifo reports on the potential destruction of Lagos’ ecosystem, the spurning of the state government’s efforts at tackling climate change and the likelihood of crashing the value of an upscale neighbourhood in Ikoyi as speculators and developers sand-fill Lagos lagoon, […]
It has been reported that the price of onion has been on the rise beyond what was obtainable years back. Recent findings by Daily Trust… It has been reported that the price of onion has been on the rise beyond what was obtainable years back. Recent findings by Daily Trust on Sunday also revealed that the commodity […]
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in an enforcement operation that started on Sunday, has impounded 78 trucks for indiscriminate parking in the Apapa-Ijora area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement sent to PUNCH Metro by the Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, on Sunday. According to the statement, the vehicles were impounded by […]
The Federal Government spent N375.8bn on electricity subsidy between January and September this year, as power consumers paid a total of N782.6bn for the commodity during the same period, it was gathered on Sunday. The latest power subsidy figures obtained in Abuja from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government, showed […]
About a week to Christmas Day, shoppers have condemned the worsening naira scarcity, with many of them expressing frustration over their inability to make vital purchases for the Yuletide celebration. Findings by The PUNCH on Sunday revealed that banks were still rationing cash over-the-counter, while several Automated Teller Machines visited did not dispense cash. Our […]
