The Federal Operations Unit (Zone `A’) of the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted and seized different contraband goods valued at N751.1 billion in February. Controller in charge of the zone, Mr Hussein Ejibunu told newsmen in Lagos on Friday that 3,779 (50kg) bags of foreign rice equivalent to seven...
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President Bola Tinubu has approved and released funds for the rehabilitation of the 11- kilometer Eko bridge. The Minister of Works, David Umahi disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos, when he inspected the progress of work on a couple of different projects and bridges in Lagos. “The Eko...
The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) says the Appeal Court’s affirmation of Mr Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the party is a good omen for its survival and fortune. The Secretary of the party in Lagos State, Mr Sam Okpala, stated this in...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to immortalise the late founder of Access Bank, Dr Herbert Wigwe, who was born at the Island Maternity Hospital in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge on Monday night at an event to celebrate the late Group Chief Executive, Access Corporation,...
The Narcotic Commander, NDLEA, Mr Paul Ahom, and the Customs Controller of the Western Marine Command, Odaudu Salefu, during the handover of cannabis in Lagos on Monday. The Western Marine Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 1.7 million wraps of hemp it seized to...
Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, struck out the charge against 19 Bureau De Change (BDC) Operators, following the withdrawal of the case. The suspects are Ibrahim Jubril, Abdullahi Abubakar, Ibrahim Hassan, Adamu Isiaka, Ibrahim Abdulrahman, Jubril Hassan, Mohammed Isoaka, Mohammed Aminu...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – In compliance with the stipulations outlined in the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has issued a formal notification to all individual taxpayers, including self-employed individuals and employees under the PAYE Scheme to file...
A 12-year old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student, (name with held), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found. His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that suspected kidnappers allegedly took...
Mrs Blessing Adeniran, the mother of the 12-year-old Chrisland student, Whitney Adeniran, who died during the school inter-house sports competition, has said that her family doctor did not tell her that the deceased had any medical condition. Adeniran said this on Friday before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the...
The Minister of Transport, Mr Sa’id Alkali, has urged other states to emulate Lagos State, saying the success of its Red Line rail project exemplified collaboration between the federal and state governments. Alkali said that collaborative efforts between the Federal and State Governments enhances the wellbeing of the...
President Bola Tinubu is set to commission the Red Line Rail Project in Lagos, with guests arriving and settling into the venue. The Red Line, an intra-state rail service aimed at improving transportation within the city, spans 37 kilometres. The red line will share the right-of-way with the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu would on Thursday, depart for Qatar on the invitation of Sheikh Tamin Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in a 12-day well-coordinated operation leading to the seizure of the single largest...
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Lagos converged under the Ikeja bridge early on Tuesday to begin their two-day protest over the high cost of living in the country. Traffic on the Awolowo Road leading to the under bridge Ikeja mounted as the protesters gathered, chanting...
Residents of Liasu Road, Ikotun, Lagos, were thrown into panic on Monday night as Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, spilled from an NNPC station into the road’s drainage, disrupting the flow of traffic. A resident of the area, Mrs Folasade Adeyemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto -. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said the planned nationwide subsidized disposal of seized grains to Nigerians has been temporary suspended over stampede that led to the lost of some lives at customs office in Yaba, Lagos State. The National Public Relations Officer of...
The Lagos State Police Command has said it did not seal the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at Yaba, on Monday as being rumoured. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has told newsmen that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, only...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi said he is saddened that Nigerians are losing their lives in their desperate quest to buy cheaper food in the face of the growing hunger and starvation in the country. NATIONAL...
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Lagos People’s Assembly (LPA) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned two days protest for the sake of national peace and security. The Convener of the group, Mr Gbenga Soloki made this known at a news conference in Lagos...
Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, on Sunday charged intending protesters not to violate the rights of others while carrying out their protest for any reason. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had scheduled a nationwide strike for Feb. 27...