The Lagos State Government (LASG)has shut down Eko Bridge while diverting traffic to other routes for the safety of motorists following the inferno which engulfed the Apongbon axis of the bridge in the early hours of Wednesday. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, who announced the development in...
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A High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered that a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, be remanded in a correctional centre. The Lagos State Government charged Ominnikoron with four counts bordering on conspiracy, murder and rape. Justice Sherifat Sonaike ordered that the defendant be remanded in the...
The Lagos State Government has announced the suspension on the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) from parks and garages. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Thursday said that the state government had watched closely events in the...
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has stated that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State deserved a second term, for the good work he had done in the state. Lawan said this in Ikeja, at the 5th Town Hall Meeting and Empowerment Programme organised by the lawmaker representing Lagos West...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government on Sunday directed the prosecution of the developer of the three-storey building under construction that collapsed in Onike area of the state, on Saturday, killing four persons. The Commissioner of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, gave the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has issued a set of guidelines on social events and gatherings during the festive season amid the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday...
Three students of the Dowen College, Lekki Lagos are currently assisting the police in their investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni junior, a 12-year-old student of the college. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday, said three of the five...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence the 2021 Africa Industrialization Day/Young Africa Industrialization Week to commemorate international Africa Industrialization Day. The state Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC), Dr Lola Akande, made this known in a statement, signed by Mr...
Lagos State Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO-UN) have signed a 200,000 dollars Unilateral Trust Fund Agreement (UTF) for development of coconut value chain. Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, signed the agreement on behalf of the state government, while the Country...