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Lagos State is one of the places where street begging has flourished over time. In fact, the city has become so fertile that almost all pedestrian walkways, up and under the bridges within the metropolis have been overtaken by beggars who sit in long rows, even as early as 7am. Although the sight of some of […]
First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has engaged students, government agencies, and Sexual Assault Referral Centers, (SARC), that support victims of rape cases to drive meaningful change and bring the incidents to the lowest minimum. This is in demonstration of a strong stance against sexual and gender-based violence and with a deepened commitment […]
The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board and its partners, UNFPA and Project Aisha, have inaugurated a state sub-committee for Community- based Maternal Perinatal and Child Death Surveillance and Response (C-MPCDSR). The inauguration of the Committee took place on Friday during a stakeholders’ engagement held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Conference Center […]
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the government was reviewing the Property Law of Lagos State 2010 and the Rental Law of Lagos State 2011. He stated this at the just concluded 5th Lateef Jakande Housing Lecture Series Organised by the Real Estate Developers Association. According to Sanwo-Olu, the government plans […]
One Mr. Samuel Soyemi has recounted how some men who claimed to be police officers from Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos State invaded his house and drove him and his family away in their vehicle. In what Soyemi described as both an abduction and armed robbery, he said the cops transferred the sum of N1,025,000 from […]
The Lagos State Government has given a seven-day ultimatum to house owners on Shoreline Estate, Onikoyi Estate, Park View and Banana Island in the Ikoyi area of the state to remove their fences encroaching on drainage channels. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, during an inspection of the area at […]
Working like elephants and eating like ants appears to be the daily struggles of the commercial bus, popularly called ‘Danfo’, drivers in Lagos who engage in a serious battle and alleged extortions from agberos and traffic officers after spending hugely at filling stations, GBENGA OLONINIRAN writes Kazeem was downcast, his head lowered towards the steering wheel of […]
There’s little rest for your hard-working smartphone. If you’re like many professionals today, you use it for work, play, and a mix of personal business in between. Now, what if something went wrong with that phone, like loss or theft? Worse yet, what if your smartphone got hacked? Let’s try and keep that from happening to you. Globally, plenty of people pull double duty […]
Taiwo Josu, a young lady in her 20s, strapped a school bag on her back; another of such bag was fastened on her chest, while a sack sat on her head. She appeared like someone set for the space, as she walked slowly under the heavy weight of what she carried this sweltering afternoon. Josu […]
•Blame poor infrastructure, policy inconsistencies, others •LCCI urges transparent forex policy By Victor AhiumaYoung & Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), have expressed disgust over the planned exit of Procter & Gamble, P&G, not long after Nampak, GlaxoSmithKline and others exited Nigeria, blaming stringent regulatory and […]
