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The Lagos State Government is planning a massive onslaught against okada riders in prohibited routes across the State. The government said it has launched a robust campaign targeting motorcycles operating on restricted routes within the city. It said the initiative is part of the ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and mitigate traffic congestion. Commissioner for […]
No fewer than 6,700 traders lost their goods to a fire that gutted the popular Mandilas building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State on Sunday. This is just as 450 shops, 30 offices, two hotels, and five restaurants were destroyed by the impact of the fire which affected the 14-storey […]
Despite the increasing wave of abductions across the country, security experts and families of victims have said that most kidnapping incidents in the Federal Capital Territory and other parts of the country are not reported to the authorities. Victims of abductions and their families in Abuja and other parts of the country, who spoke to […]
In a bizarre twist on asylum applications, a Nigerian man seeking refuge abroad has caused a stir by requesting the police to declare him wanted. The incident, narrated on Saturday by Lagos State Police Command spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin on X, bring to the fore the desperation of some to flee their home country. According […]
The Lagos State Government has vowed to impose sanctions on traditional medical practitioners operating in the state if they fail to register their premises with Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB). The LSTMB Registrar, Babatunde Adele, made this known in a statement on Sunday, ordering all traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practitioners, to regularise their […]
Police operatives in Rivers have apprehended one Joel MBA Okodi, a suspect who has been on the wanted list of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the past four years in the Ajegunle area of Lagos. Joel MBA Okodi, commonly known as ‘Chief,’ was residing at No. 21, Abak Road, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom […]
The Lagos State Government has sealed Oke-Afa market, Isolo, and Katangua market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations, including sundry unhygienic practices around the markets, which constitute grave environmental infractions. This information is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Folashade Kadiri, Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). LAWMA said that the […]
A massive fire broke out in a warehouse in the 14-storey Mandilas Building, Broad Street on Lagos Island area of Lagos on Sunday with goods worth multi-million destroyed. The fire broke out from the building in the afternoon, but operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene around 1:15pm. […]
Rents in Lagos have surged by 91.32 percent over the past five years, posing a challenge to residents seeking affordable housing, The PUNCH’s findings have revealed. It was according to data obtained from prices sourced from prop-tech, propertypro.ng and estate agents in different locations. The weighted average of the percentage increase for each location was […]
Nigerians spent $1.58bn on health tourism, foreign education, and other personal matters in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. The data from the apex bank’s Balance of Payment compilation spanning the first six months of 2023 showed that Nigerians spent $245.68m on overseas health-related issues, $896.09m on foreign education, and […]
