Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the Lagos State Government to address flooding, improve water supply and sanitation as well as enhance the resilience of communities through sustainable infrastructure and collaborative interventions. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, FNSE, gave...
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Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), has commended the transformation of the Alaba International Market, describing it as a shining example of Nigerian enterprise, innovation and economic resilience. Speaking at the Gala and Award Night marking the unveiling of the “New Face of Alaba” in Ikoyi, Lagos,...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reaffirmed its commitment to due process, institutional discipline and the rule of law amid public controversy surrounding allegations involving Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, Moshood Jimoh. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer,...
Lagos State has intensified preparations for the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards following an inspection visit by a CAF delegation to assess the city’s readiness to host the prestigious continental event. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed on Monday that officials of the Lagos State Sports Commission received the...
City Boy Movement has dismissed claims that the attendance of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, at the inauguration of its Lagos State chapter amounted to political endorsement by the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid...
Industrial action by resident doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) entered its eighth day on Monday, disrupting healthcare services and affecting patients seeking medical attention. The strike, declared in line with a directive from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), followed unsuccessful efforts to resolve longstanding...
Choosing a dentist in Lagos is rarely as simple as picking the nearest option. Between HMO restrictions, traffic across the Mainland and Island, and the sheer number of clinics now advertising “world-class” care, patients are often left comparing marketing copy rather than substance.Over the past decade, Lagos has also...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday announced the disbursement of ₦3.1 billion in compensation to 331 property owners whose lands and buildings were acquired for major infrastructure projects across the state. The beneficiaries are owners of properties affected by government projects in Badagry, Epe, Ikorodu, Igbogbo and Ogba....
Lagos State Police Command has arrested 135 suspected cultists and recovered 26 firearms during coordinated raids across criminal hideouts in different parts of the state as part of efforts to prevent violence linked to the annual July 7 cult activities. The operation, which was carried out on the directive...
By ABIMBOLA ADELAKUN – Presidential adviser Sunday Dare jumped into the “akara and kúlíkúlí” conversation and came out as someone living an unexamined life. He gave his mother’s petty trading as an example of what was possible from meagre means. Dare could have left it there, but he had...
Lagos State Government has appealed to residents to remain calm following the flash flooding recorded across several parts of the state after days of persistent rainfall, announcing that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the immediate dredging and maintenance of 28 additional primary drainage channels. The Commissioner for the Environment...
Nigeria has received 18 Benin Kingdom artefacts from three Swiss museums, marking another milestone in the country’s campaign to recover its stolen cultural heritage. The objects, widely known as the ‘Benin bronzes’, were among the treasures taken during the British invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897. Switzerland also...
Two people have been confirmed dead and 16 others rescued with varying degrees of injuries after a residential 5-storey building collapsed in the Alakija area of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The incident occurred on Thursday at Old Ojo Road, near Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry...
Lagos State Police Command has intercepted a truck conveying 47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of suspected illicit substances in a major intelligence-led operation along the Lekki-Epe corridor. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, leading to the arrest of four suspects...
Fire outbreak on Thursday razed parts of a multi-storey commercial building housing a Polaris Bank branch on Broad Street, Lagos Island, triggering panic among residents and business owners in the area. Eyewitness videos shared on social media showed thick plumes of smoke rising from the building as crowds gathered...
Lagos State Police Command has announced the commencement of a statewide enforcement operation targeting vehicles with covered, obscured, unauthorised, defaced, or missing registration number plates as part of efforts to strengthen security across the state. The exercise, which begins on Monday, June 15, 2026, follows a directive from the...
The planned arraignment of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four co-defendants over an alleged N4.29 billion foreign exchange fraud was abruptly stalled on Wednesday after the accused parties failed to appear before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
Operatives of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have uncovered a major drug trafficking network in Lagos, seizing suspected illicit drugs valued at over ₦7.8 billion during a sting operation in Mende, Maryland, reject a five hundred million naira bribe. The operation, carried out jointly by...
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against car theft and robbery incidences with the arrest of two notorious members of a car-snatching syndicate and the recovery of five (5) suspected stolen vehicles. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this...
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) for recent consumer focused reforms aimed at stopping estimated billing within the Lagos electricity market. The Commission particularly welcomed LASERC’s position in the 2025 Lagos Electricity Market Report supporting the enforcement of existing...