The Lagos State Government is to build five stadia in the different divisions of the state in its quest to promote excellence in sports and market the state through sports tourism. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, said this Wednesday in Lagos while unveiling Lagos as the Host City, Beach Soccer Africa Cup […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos on Thursday took delivery of sensitive materials for Saturday’s by-election in Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency of Lagos State. As reported by a News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who was at INEC Office in Ifako/Ijaiye Local Government, the materials got to the commission office a few minutes after 5 […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday presented the 2017 budget of N813 billion to the state House of Assembly. The budget, tagged: “Golden Jubilee Budget” is N150.4 billion higher than the 2016 budget of N662.58 billion. The 2017 budget has a Capital Expenditure of N512.46 billion and a Recurrent Expenditure of N300.53 billion. […]
Continue ReadingThe monthly sanitation day in Lagos State has been scrapped, the government announced on Wednesday. Mr Steve Ayorinde, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said that the decision was reached at the State Executive Council meeting. The state began observing the day during the military era. Citizens are usually expected to clean their environment within three hours […]
Continue ReadingThe Ogun state command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested Oluchi Tochukwu, a Lagos-based banker, and two suspected hired-assassins over attempt to assassinate Tochukwu Onyebuchi, identified as the ex-husband of the banker. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital on Wednesday, Ahmed Iliyasu, the commissioner of police, said the […]
Continue ReadingDr. Oluranti Adebule, Deputy Governor of Lagos State, has announced plans to shutdown 10,444 private schools operating illegally in the state.The deputy governor made the disclosure at the 3rd quarterly stakeholders’ forum of private schools owners held at the state Secretariat, Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday. As revealed, only 4,556 were duly registered and […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday donated N5 million to two students of Lagos State College Of Health Technology who designed new technology of generating Biogas through the treatment of animal waste. Sarumi Oluwafemi and Dada Samuel, were on honoured for designing a technology that can generate biogas from animal waste. Oluwafemi and Samuel, […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has requested redeployment of some police officers attached to the state’s Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Unit for arresting innocent citizens.The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, said in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday that the governor had sent the request to the state […]
Continue ReadingA woman, who got married two weeks ago in Adamawa, Faisa Mohammed, was killed on Tuesday in Lagos when mudslide occurred in the Agidingbi Area of Lagos State.The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said three persons, a male and two females, including Faisa, aged 24, were trapped under the mud but the other two […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos State Government on Sunday issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners of illegal structures, shanties and street hawkers in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki areas. The Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, who gave the ultimatum in a statement ordered that they should remove them or face the law. It also ordered those […]
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