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The Nigerian Ports Authority has partnered with the Apapa Local Development Council Area, Lagos, for the provision of clean water to the residents through the Apapa Mini-Water Works. Announcing this Tuesday, the Chairman of Apapa LCDA, Idowu Senbanjo, said the move was in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6, which ensures the […]
Building Collapse Preventive Guild (BCPG) has called for more action against substandard buildings under construction in Ebute Metta and environs. This was with a view to saving the lives of citizens, following incidents of building collapse in Lagos Mainland. The guild said the call became necessary after the loss of three lives during the collapse […]
The number of power consumers without meters across the country is now 7,117,167, as a total of 504,729 meters were installed by electricity distribution companies between January and September 2023. Data obtained from the latest third quarter report of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission indicated that as of September 30, 2023, there were 12,825,005 registered […]
The Lagos State Government has begun the removal of illegal street gates permanently closed to traffic around Lekki Phase 1 area of the state. The government had issued ultimatum to gated streets owners in Lekki area to open them for traffic or face the consequence. Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab […]
Lagos vows evacuation of distressed structures, three die in collapsed building The bodies of two middle-aged adults (male and female) and a 12-year-old boy were recovered on Friday when a two-storey building collapsed in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State. The Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the […]
Urges govt to make public policies egalitarianThe Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has urged the state government to make public policies transparent, egalitarian and people-centric. He said this would silence divisionary accusations of bias and discrimination in the state. In a statement yesterday, Rhodes-Vivour also urged the government to establish […]
Power supply dropped to 3,636MW, yesterday, following the shutdown of Egbin Power Plant and challenges in the transmission network. The loss of 676MW from Egbin, Nigeria’s biggest power plant, at 10a.m., yesterday, dropped grid supply from 4,416MW to 3,632MW. A statement by the generation company posted on its verified X account (formerly Twitter) said the […]
A fire accident on Saturday night gutted a Transmission Company of Nigeria’s power substation in Maryland, Lagos State. According to a late-night statement released by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the fire has been put out. The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, also stated in the statement that no […]
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 […]
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 […]
