By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have raided a building in the popular VGC Estate in Lagos State and discover amrth laboratory on a property. The raid on the estate was carried out by anti-drug agency on Saturday following an credible intelligence....
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Lagos has become a place where real estate is making a significant difference. The sector keeps surviving the bad economy year in and year out. The effect of the pandemic still lingers even after a year and some months. Nonetheless, the real estate business is still standing tall. If...
The Police Command in Lagos State has placed its operatives on red alert over alleged plans to attack the state by suspected terrorists. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. According to him, the command is not unmindful of intelligence...
The Police Command in Lagos State on Saturday said no INEC official was arrested on Friday in connection with the ongoing Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday , while reacting...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Saturday debunked reports of arrest of its officials over alleged creation of illegal voter enrollment centre. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made this clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By OlA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed grief over the death of his Senior Special Assistant on Tertiary Education, Youth and Student Affairs, Mr Omotayo Sanyaolu. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said the death...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as being reported in some sections of the media. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some online media on Friday, reported that thugs invaded INEC...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has re-invigorated the ‘G7” security operations to secure the territory. The ‘G7’ security operations involve collaboration and partnerships with states that are contiguous to the territory. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the FCT...
The Lagos State Government has begun payment of compensation to 800 people affected by the right of way of the 32km Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red line project in Ogun State. The Managing Director, Lagos State Metropolitans Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, made this known in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer than 560 residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s grants to vulnerable people in the territory. The distribution of the cash grant which was disbursed through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – FCT Police Command on Wednesday debunked media reports that there was shooting at Dantata Bridge and Minister’s Hill in Abuja. The Police spokesman , DSP Josephine Adeh, who said this in a statement issued in Abuja, said the Command’s Intelligence and Tactical team was...
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), on Tuesday in Abuja warned FCT residents who do not file tax returns to do so or face sanctions. Mr Haruna Abdullahi, the Acting Executive Chairman of FCT-IRS, who gave the warning at a tax seminar with the theme; “Reviving the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of one of its colleges, the Federal Government College Kwali, located in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu gave the directive in a statement...
The TinCan Island Port Customers Command has generated N274.32 billion in the first six months of 2022. Comptroller Olakunle Oloyede, command’s area controller, made this known at a media conference in Lagos on Friday. Oloyede said that this indicated an increase of 27.50 per cent when compared with N229.32...
By SAA-AONDO ADZEGEH, Abuja – Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) currently face additional dangers to lives and property from criminals and other shady characters targeting the theft of their National Identity Numbers (NIN) and vital personal details like Bank Verification Number (BVN) as well as vital passwords....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is poised to check the proliferation of unregistered veterinary facilities across the FCT in order to curb the activities of quacks in the profession. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, while inaugurating the...
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says it will use the opportunity of the 35th National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) to showcase 37 wonders of Nigeria to the world. Chief Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, NCAC, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos State. Runsewe...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has commenced the enforcement of the ban on use of Spy number plates in the territory. The command’s spokesman, DSP Josephine Adeh, said in a statements on Thursday that the enforcement followed the directives given by The Inspector General of...
The FCT Administration Debt Recovery Committee on Thursday said property owners in Asokoro, Industrial Area II and Maitama Districts are the highest ground rent debtors. Mr Muhammad Sule, the Chairman, Media and Publicity sub-Committee Director, Information and Communication, disclosed this in a statement, he signed and made available to...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the flooding that occurred in Lagos last weekend claimed seven lives. Zonal Coordinator, South West, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. “The post-emergency phase assessment after the unprecedented rainfall of Friday,...