The Lagos State Government has said the Lagos Island Model City Plan, when operational, will restore the glory of Lagos Island. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, said this during the stakeholders meeting on the Plan, on Thursday, in Lagos. He said...
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Some boxing enthusiasts on Thursday in Lagos, have canvassed support for Nigeria-British born Anthony Joshua to beat French-Cameroon born, Francis Nganin a 10-round heavyweight clash on March 8 in Riyad, Saudi Arabia. The respondents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that Joshua will emerge...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Government has announced a 36-hour traffic diversion on the Island-Oworo-bound carriageway. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr. Osiyemi said this was in continuation of the ongoing repair works on the...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 123 vehicles over illegal parking around bridges across the Lagos Island. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Adebayo Taofiq, Director,...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced an increment in bursary payment to indigenes of the state in tertiary institutions. Sanwo-Olu said this at the one-day parley he had with student union leaders and stakeholders. The parley, with the theme “Students as Strategic...
The Lagos State PDP Chairman, Mr Philip Aivoji, has urged PDP gladiators in Edo not to bring down the roof of the party over the outcome of the governorship primary in the state. Aivoji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that those aggrieved...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – In compliance with the stipulations outlined in the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has issued a formal notification to all individual taxpayers, including self-employed individuals and employees under the PAYE Scheme to file...
A 12-year old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student, (name with held), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found. His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that suspected kidnappers allegedly took...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has reaffirmed its commitment to the continuous engagement of stakeholders to build synergy for the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during the special ceremony organised...
Sen. Ireti Kingibe has pledged to ensure full execution of all constituency projects earmarked in the budget for the FCT. “Everything that’s budgeted for in the zonal intervention projects will be done,” she said during the opening of Karu-Ishan road on Saturday. Kingibe who represents the Federal Capital...
The Minister of Transport, Mr Sa’id Alkali, has urged other states to emulate Lagos State, saying the success of its Red Line rail project exemplified collaboration between the federal and state governments. Alkali said that collaborative efforts between the Federal and State Governments enhances the wellbeing of the...
President Bola Tinubu is set to commission the Red Line Rail Project in Lagos, with guests arriving and settling into the venue. The Red Line, an intra-state rail service aimed at improving transportation within the city, spans 37 kilometres. The red line will share the right-of-way with the...
The Police Commissioner in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade said the command provided water and biscuits for protesters so as to avoid anyone collapsing on the way. Fayoade spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on the sidelines of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) nationwide...
Residents of Liasu Road, Ikotun, Lagos, were thrown into panic on Monday night as Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, spilled from an NNPC station into the road’s drainage, disrupting the flow of traffic. A resident of the area, Mrs Folasade Adeyemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Lagos State Police Command has said it did not seal the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at Yaba, on Monday as being rumoured. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has told newsmen that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, only...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi said he is saddened that Nigerians are losing their lives in their desperate quest to buy cheaper food in the face of the growing hunger and starvation in the country. NATIONAL...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Sunday distributed 447 resettlement housing, food items and other basic necessities to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Dalori community in Konduga Local Government Council. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the Borno State Government constructed the houses to resettle...
No fewer than 4,000 persons in Lagos benefitted on Friday from the sale of rice seized by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Comptroller-General of the NCS, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, had on Thursday directed that the seized rice be sold to members of the public at a subsidised rate...
The Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has won the Nelson Mandela Leadership Prize for Integrity and Transparency. The President of Stay Africa Youth Development Initiative (SAYDI-AFRICA), Mr Dominic Mensah, presented the award to Olatunji-Bello in her office on Friday in Lagos. Mensah said the award...