By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC), on Thursday consolidated its lead in the provision of integrated power solutions with the signing of a tripartite agreement with Daybreak Power Solutions Limited (Daybreak Power) and The Wood Factory Limited (Wood Factory), to pioneer the delivery of its...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has assured residents of the nation’s capital that the FCT Administration is doing everything within its capacity to address the recent security challenges in parts of the FCT. Wike who gave the assurance in Abuja...
Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is taking steps to address security challenges affecting some sections of the territory. Wike gave the assurance while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, before a close door emergency meeting with security agencies...
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has vowed that the Federal Government will provide electricity to unserved and underserved communities in Nigeria. The minister said this on Monday during the project inspection and impact assessment of 90KW solar hybrid mini grid at Adafila, Ogbomoso, as part of...
Findings from the coroner’s inquest into the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, will be made known on or before April 12. The Coroner, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, gave the assurance on Monday during adoption of final written addresses by...
Kidnappers have killed a secondary school student, Folorunsho Ariyo, who was abducted on Sunday in Dutse axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Recall that on Sunday, January 7, 2024, gunmen stormed Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse, capturing ten people—among them Miss Ariyo, her mother, and three siblings....
The Lagos State government on Saturday said the number of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) viewing centres had been increased from 15 to 20. Special Assistant to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sports, Mr Damilare Orimoloye, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)....
The Deputy Apex leader of Ndigbo in Lagos APC, Mr Jude Idimogu, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s electoral victory at the Supreme Court on Friday is well deserved. Idimogu, a former two-term lawmaker who represented Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, gave the commendation...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has berated the police for inhuman treatment of lawyers and the general public. Falana, a human rights activist, made the remark on Thursday in Lagos when hundreds of lawyers trooped out to protest against the alleged brutality of the...
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, said that seven high ranking cultists have been arrested in Ikorodu area of the state in the last five days. Fayoade confirmed the arrest during his interaction with the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) at the state’s...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man believed to have cut off the ear of a friend. The Command’s spokesperson, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest on Wednesday, said that the incident happened on Monday at about 6.00 a.m. at Abattoir in...
The police command in Lagos State has begun investigation into the death of a yet-to-be identified woman, whose dead body was found in a hotel room. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly beating a man to death over allegation of car doors theft. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Sunday, that the arrest was made after the widow of the...
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday passed a total of N2.268 trillion as the 2024 budget size of the state. The House approved the passage of the budget following a unanimous voice by all the lawmakers present at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr...
Some Lagos state residents have expressed mixed feelings as the cloud showered down the first rain in 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday gathered that some parts of Surulere, Anthony and Ojuelegba experienced showers of rainfall for about 20 minutes in the morning....
The Lagos State Government will soon establish a medical university to boost the training of health professionals and address the problem of brain drain in the health sector. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu disclosed this at the inauguration of the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital on Tuesday in Surulere,...
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has ranked Lagos State top in the implementation of accessibility to infrastructure and other services for the benefits of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in accordance with the National Disabilities Act. Mr Damian Ivom, the CCD Senior Programme Officer said this...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured Nigerians, particularly Lagos residents of bigger and greater accomplishments in year 2024. Sanwo-Olu, in his New Year message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday urged residents to be hopeful and continue to live in peace and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it has nothing to do with the demolition at Computer Village in Ikeja. The Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said this in a statement in Lagos. Omotoso said that structure was...
The re-modelled Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere and four other stadia under re-construction in Lagos State would be commissioned in the first quarter of 2024. Special Assistant to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sports, Mr Damilare Orimoloye gave the assurance in Ikeja on Saturday when he spoke with the...