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• 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) on Tuesday said it sealed more than 700 buildings for various contraventions in 2023. Mr Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager, LASPPPA, disclosed this while leading an enforcement team of the authority across Ikeja Local Government area of the state. Osinaike said that the authority was embarking on early […]
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued 13 new licences for the generation of off-grid and embedded power, independent electricity distribution, as well as for the trading of electricity. It said the new licences were issued in the third quarter of 2023, as the cumulative quantum of electricity to be generated […]
The Lagos State Government has collaborated with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through its real estate regulatory body to combat fraudulent activities in the real estate sector. The partnership between Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA) and EFCC was solidified following a courtesy visit on Thursday by Barr. Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, the Special […]
The Lagos State Government has issued fresh update on the closure of Third Mainland Bridge for repair. The government, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Friday said based on observations on the on-going diversion on the Third Mainland Bridge, the government has adjusted the Island (Adeniji Adele bound) to […]
The Lagos State Government has assured motorists in the state that the traffic diversion directive following the ongoing repair of a section of the Third Mainland Bridge will not cause traffic congestion and hardship to road users. The government’s assurance follows the announcement of the eight-week-long diversion of traffic plan, which is occasioned by the […]
• MTN secures notification to disconnect 60m Glo subscribers on Jan 8• MTN owns over 50% of outstanding debts• ALTON expresses worry over conflict, seeks faster resolutions• NATCOMS commends sanction, wants it applied to USSD debts Besides the hydra-headed challenges of multiple taxation, right of way (RoW) levies, vandalism, theft among others currently threatening Nigeria’s […]
