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The leadership of the Kaduna State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers says travellers in the state have reduced by over 50 per cent as the Yuletide approaches. The state NUTRW Secretary, Malam Bature Suleiman, disclosed this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Suleiman said the development […]
The Nigeria Customs Service generates 70 per cent of its revenue comes from Lagos State. This is according to a revelation by the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi. The Customs CG said s on Thursday in Lagos during the CGC 2023 Conference with the theme ‘Leveraging Data Analytics for Secure and […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said his administration will provide health palliatives for the residents by subsidising drugs to improve their well-being. He said the health palliatives, which will soon be rolled out by his administration will cushion the effects of high prices of drugs as a result of the economic challenges […]
The Nigeria Police Force said Nigerians are free to video and photograph police officers on duty. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement via his X handle on Thursday. Adejobi was responding to an X user who said some police officers extorted N10,000 from him for videoing them during a stop-and-search operation. […]
Some residents of Lagos State have raised the alarm over the spike in cases of kidnappings in the state in recent times. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incidents had largely been recorded on the Mainland, particularly in the Alimosho and Amuwo Odofin Local Government Areas of the state. It was also gathered that wealthy people were […]
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, launched the Leonardo AW 109 Level 5 Simulator at the Caverton Helicopters Aviation Training Centre in Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. In his remarks, Sanwo-Olu lauded Caverton’s founder and chairman, Aderemi Makanjuola, and the management for their contributions to the Nigerian economy through job creation. […]
The Lagos State Government has promised to donate 300 operational vehicles to the security apparatus in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the pledge on Tuesday at the 17th Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. Speaking at the event held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Sanwo-Olu said […]
… As Non-Governmental Organisations Visit Ministry of Information As part of efforts to strengthen synergy between the Lagos Government and organisations committed to development, stakeholders have called for strategic collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Information to further place the State on the right pedestal globally. Delegations from the Bread of Hope Organisation, International […]
Residents of adjoining communities along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Wednesday protested to demand an immediate repair of some sections of the road. Led by human rights activists under the auspices of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, the protesters lamented the deplorable state of the road and its neglect by the government. They […]
An accident involving an Iveco truck with number plate, KRA 80 XA and a Hiace bus with number plate FKY 898 YF, yesterday, claimed no fewer than 10 persons’ lives on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, […]
