Lagos State Fire Service said one person was injured when an explosion was recorded at an independent marketing filling station in Badagry, Lagos state on Monday night. Mr Abel Husu, the Station Head, Badagry Fire Service, Lagos state, who confirmed the inciden to the News Agency of Nigeria (...
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A 26-year-old man Olamilekan Olubusade, had reportedly drowned at Alpha Beach in Lagos while swimming with his friends. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said that his body was yet...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a water tank from a scaffold has fell and killed two persons at Ladi Lak, Bariga, Lagos State on Sunday night. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South West NEMA, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – All is now set for Gwagwa Concession Limited to mobilize to site following the successful completion of the payment of compensation for crops and economic trees to the Alkali family, the last batch of beneficiaries in the phase 1 of the payment exercise. This...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested an illegal developer for acquiring, building, selling of lands and property that contravened the land act at Katampe extension, Abuja. The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Mr Umar Shuaibu, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Shuaibu...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to sustain the demolition of illegal structures, markets and shanties built on the encroached rail corridor in Gwarinpa. Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, stated this after clean up exercise at Gwarinpa,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), The Henss Foundation has earmarked N100 million for various programmes it plans to execute for young people, widows and the vulnerable persons in Cross River State. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Foundation , Okoho Effiom Etim who initiated...
At least two persons have died after a stampede by worshippers at the Comfort Life Mission International Church, Lagos on Thursday. Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin gave the confirmation, when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. He...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Minister has tasked Public Relations (PR) practitioners to devise means of ensuring positive public perception of the country and its people in the overall interest of the nation. Malam Bello gave this charge on Thursday when he received a delegation of the...
The Lagos State Government has announced the ban of commercial motorcycle (popularly known as okada) operations in four more Local Governments (LGs) and six Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde made the announcement on Thursday in Ikeja, during a news briefing on the...
The members of staff of Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) on Wednesday said they would embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of a new salary structure. The workers under auspices of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), had on Tuesday commenced a...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the test run of the Blue Rail Line train service project will commence December 2022. Sanwo-Olu said this in Marina at the launch of the last track beam (T-beam) for the blue line rail mass transit project. He said that with the...
The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted 119,940 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, at the Badagry border creeks. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bello Jibo, made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Seme, Lagos State....
There was blackout across Lagos State on Wednesday following the nationwide strike by electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). Ikeja Electric Plc and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the development in separate public notices to their customers. The DisCos said the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The FCT Minister of State Dr. Ramatu Tijjina Aliyu, has urged youths in the Federal Capital Territory to be part of political processes in Nigeria. The minister who spoke during an interactive session with the FCT youths as part of activities to commemorate the International...
Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire outbreak that razed part of the shopping complex on Ligali Ayorinde Street in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the inferno started in the early hours of Wednesday in one of the shops...
Tragedy struck on Tuesday at the Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, after four teenagers drowned while swimming in the water. It was gathered that 10 secondary school leavers, aged between 14 and 15, went to swim at the beach to celebrate the completion of their...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Tuesday assured that Abuja, the nation’s capital remains the safest and most peaceful city in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Security Matters, Amb. Abu Mohammed gave the assurance, while reacting to recent reports on the social...
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) on Tuesday begun an indefinite strike over non-implementation of their new salary structure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workers of the board vowed never to return to work until the new salary structure is implemented. Addressing newsmen on behalf...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Craftec Homes Limited alongside Obtuse Tec Engineering and Construction Limited are set to partner with TAJ Bank, First City Monument Bank, FCMB and other business developers to invest about N10 billion in Jere LGA and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of Borno State. The partnership is...