...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
The U.S.-Nigeria Trade Council (USTC) has raised alarms, stating that the abrupt prohibition of single-use plastic containers by the Lagos State Government will pose a significant financial burden on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) within the state. Mr. Titus Olowokere, the President of the council, expressed these concerns in a statement released on Tuesday […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced it will conduct the first-ever free computer-based mock exam for private candidates gearing up for the 2024 first-series West African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE). The Acting Head of Public Affairs at WAEC national office in Lagos, Moyosola Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on the regulator’s […]
The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has begun the sealing up of premises of traditional birth attendants and unauthorized maternity homes as part of effort to sanitise the traditional medicine practice in the state. The exercise was carried out in Ebute-Metta, Agege and Dopemu environs in collaboration with the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps. The board’s […]
The Police have warned that self-kidnapping (false kidnapping) is a criminal offence punishable under the Nigerian laws and as such, there will be legal consequences for anyone involved in the act. The Police issued the warning following observed incidents of self-kidnapping in various locations, with suspects apprehended in Lagos and Abuja as narrated by Force […]
• Power intervention up, running at Alex Ekwueme, UDUS, UAM• Yet to commence in UNILAG, OAU, abandoned in five others• UNILAG, UI, Ilorin, OAU, BUK spend N45m to N80m on electricity bills monthly Six years after the $105 million-worth of special intervention to electrify public varsities and some tertiary hospitals nationwide, several beneficiaries listed in […]
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 63 miscreants and recovered weapons in an early morning raid in different parts of Oshodi, Lagos on Monday. The early morning raid lasted for over three hours at Bolade Junction, Mosafejo, Oshodi Bridge, Oshodi Under Bridge, Brown Street, Railway Track and the BRT Corridors. The raid was carried out […]
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 […]
