Category: LAGOS

Flash flood Alert! Lagos asks some residents of Lekki, Ikorodu to temporarily relocate

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Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, has called on residents in flood-prone communities across Lagos to consider relocating to safer, upland areas due to looming threats of flash flooding. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, Wahab emphasized the urgency, citing recent extreme weather conditions and predictions from the Nigerian Meteorological […]

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Cholera

121 new suspected cholera cases of Cholera reported across five states in Nigeria

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Lagos appears to be the worst hit in the recent cholera outbreak, as the state recorded the highest number with 117 new suspected cases while Abia, Kwara, Adamawa and Kano recorded one each. A total of 121 new suspected cholera cases have been reported across five states and 22 local government areas, bringing the overall […]

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None of the 103 #EndSARS victim for mass burial is Lekki tollgate Lagos government clarifies

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The Lagos state government has said the bodies of 103 victims of #EndSARS protest in 2020 prepared for mass burial were not from the Lekki tollgate. In a statement released the state government on Sunday, it said no dead body was retrieved from the Lekki toll gate as a result of the protest. The statement […]

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Undergraduate shot dead while attempting to recover stolen phone in Lagos

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An undergraduate student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), identified simply as Adekunle, was on Saturday shot dead by armed robbers at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of Lagos state. It was gathered that Adekunle and his school mate identified as Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and […]

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Peter Obi hails Dangote refinery, says it will reposition Nigerian economy, generate foreign exchange

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Former governor of Anambra state and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will be beneficial to the country’s economy. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari, inaugurated the refinery, which is currently the world’s largest single-train petroleum refiner, in Lagos State on Monday. Top government officials from […]

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Governor Sanwo-Olu approves 20% salary increase for Lagos civil servants

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The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday approved a 20 percent salary increase for civil servants in the state. This development was made known by Gbenga Akosile, spokesperson to Sanwo-Olu, via his twitter handle. Akosile said the salary review would affect workers in “mainstream public service, local government areas & local council dev. areas as […]

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LAGOS TRAIN ACCIDENT: 32 of 102 casualties discharged from hospitals

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The Lagos commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, says 32 survivors of the accident involving a train and a Lagos staff bus have been discharged from different hospitals. Recall that on Thursday, a Lagos staff bus was crushed by a train at the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the bus veered into the rail track. Many […]

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Sanwo-Olu, NRC give update on Lagos train accident, six persons have been confirmed dead

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The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says six people have been confirmed dead from the accident involving a train and a Lagos state staff bus. The accident took place on Thursday morning between the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the staff bus veered into the rail track and was crushed by an oncoming train. […]

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Train and BRT Bus Collide in Lagos

BREAKING NEWS: passengers feared dead as Train, BRT bus collide in Lagos (Photos and VIDEO)

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It is a horrific morning in Lagos, as a passenger train and BRT bus collided at PWD junction, Ikeja area of the state on Thursday. The bus is observed to be a Lagos state government BRT staff bus. According to one of the sumpathisers on the scene, the train was said to be coming from […]

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Lagos Govt announces it’s preferred bidder for fourth mainland bridge

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The Government of Lagos State has selected Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as It’s preferred bidder for the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge project. This was confirmed through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships. The Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Public Private Partnerships, Ope George stated this on Thursday during a briefing in Ikeja. George, however noted […]

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