...news, reports, issues... about Lagos
Barely two days to the new year, a hit-and-run driver ended the life of a pedestrian on Saturday, just after the Mobil filling station toward Otedola Bridge outward Lagos. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. Farinloye said that the […]
Chief executive officer, 11 Plc, Adetunji Oyebanji, has said the company has commenced exploration of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) market with the construction of facilities in Ibadan and Lagos respectively. Oyebanji, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, said that feat was part of […]
Amid rising fraud cases, Nigerian banks have once again sent messages to customers to be vigilant during the festive season. In similar messages, the banks also provided steps on actions customers must take to avoid falling victim. Leadership reports that Nigerians have lost a whopping N51 billion savings to banking-related fraud between 2019 and July […]
Naira has been rated among the world’s worst performing currencies in 2023. This is according to Bloomberg in its latest report. It said the currency… Naira has been rated among the world’s worst performing currencies in 2023. This is according to Bloomberg in its latest report. It said the currency is poised for its worst […]
The Lagos State Government has announced a 2-night traffic diversion from 12:00 midnight till 5:00 am at Alaka inward Stadium Flyover Bridge and Ojuelegba Flyover Bridge by the Fire Station. A statement issued by Oluwaseun Osiyemi said the closure begins from Friday 29th to Saturday 30th December, 2023 for the installation of truck barriers. He said consequently, […]
…And Commuttal Of 39 Death Row Inmates To Life Imprisonment. Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State and the commuttal of 39 inmates on death row to life imprisonment. The Governor signed the […]
The Federal Government, yesterday, announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The 11.8km bridge, the longest of three connecting Lagos Island to the Mainland, has been undergoing comprehensive rehabilitation. The bridge starts from Oworonshoki, links the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and […]
Performance cripples to 33% as only 7 plants in good condition Over 20 of the 27 electricity plants on the Nigerian electricity grid are in shambles as some of the plants are producing only about 0.2 per cent of their installed capacity. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in its third quarter report for the year […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that it has received seven new power transformers at its Akangba 330/132kV transmission Substation in Lagos to improve supply to the area. TCN in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah explained that transformers with capacities ranging from 60MVA to 100MVA and their accessories are […]
The Lagos State Police Command has said it will not do guesswork in the investigation of the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday, reiterated that the command had not received the report of the autopsy conducted […]
