Six ships laden with various products, including petrol are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth. The NPA disclosed this in its daily “Shipping Position’’ made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. According to the report, five of the vessels are waiting to berth with petrol. It said that […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced that some parts of Lagos will on Tuesday witness four hours of blackout (power outage) Ndidi Mbah, spokesman of the company, in a statement said it will carry out an annual maintenance of its equipment at the Itire 132KV Transmission Sub-station in Lagos today (Tuesday) for four […]
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Child X, the pupil allegedly defiled by Adegboyega Adenekan, a 47-year-old Chrisland School supervisor, on Thursday testified at an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court in Lagos and confirmed that she was abused. Child X, who is now four-years-old, was two years and 11-months at the time the alleged defilement occurred serially in 2016 […]
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There was tension in the Ojota area of Lagos state following a violent clash between two groups at Scavengers Land, near New Garage. Mohammed Ali, the state deputy commissioner of police (operations), confirmed this to NAN, saying 100 persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. He said the arrested persons had been transferred to the […]
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…Grants 50% Reduction On Commercial Charges, 25% For Owner-Occupier, Manufacturing Concerns …Gives Tax Credit For Payment Already Made, Introduces Instalment Payment Plan Following extensive deliberations with stakeholders on the new rates payable by property owners under the Lagos State Land Use Charge (LUC) Law, the State Government on Thursday announced a major reduction in the […]
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A federal high court in Lagos on Monday froze the bank accounts of Lagos State Government Number Plate Production Authority (LSGNPPA) over an alleged fraud of N3 billion. Justice Mohammed Idris gave the order following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Idris said the account would remain frozen pending the conclusion of EFCC’s […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state, on Monday signed the 2018 appropriation bill of the state into law with a total budget size of N1.046 trillion. This is the first time that Lagos state will have a budget of N1 trillion. The total budget size comprises of N347 billion to be funded from the consolidated […]
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MFM FC of Lagos on Wednesday booked their way to the second round of the CAF Champions League with a 1-0 win over AS Bamako of Mali in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Olukoya boys got the needed point after securing the win and going through with a 2-1 aggregate. […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has flagged off the electronic tax payment campaign of the state which will allow residents and citizens of Lagos State to pay their taxes directly to the coffers of the State Government. The flag-off campaign was kicked off at the Guaranty Trust Bank, Opebi branch, Lagos on Monday February […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday said the Ford Foundation had provided $600,000 for the architectural design of the proposed Lagos Museum to be sited at the old Presidential Lodge, Marina, Lagos. Mr. Ambode made this known when he received the Executive Vice-President of Ford Foundation, Hillary Peninington, and other top executives of […]
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