Tag: Lagos State
3 casualties as Lagos boat capsizes
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says a boat mishap in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday night resulted in three casualties.
Eleven others involved in...
Stampede: NCS suspends distribution of rice
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended its food disposal initiative following a stampede that claimed seven lives on Feb. 23.
The unfortunate incident occurred...
Man docked for allegedly obtaining N2.7m under falsehood
A 43-year-old man, Olamide Ojajuni, was docked on Monday in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly obtaining N2.7 million under false pretenses.
The police...
Court remands artisan for allegedly defiling 11-year-old girl
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday remanded a 39-year-old man, Prosper Ebhoze, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old...
Sanwo-Olu hinges national development on youth capacity building
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State stressed on Friday the need to build the capacity of Nigerian youths for national growth and development.
Sanwo-Olu made...
At least 4,000 benefit from sale of rice seized by Customs
No fewer than 4,000 people in Lagos benefited on Friday from the sale of rice seized by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).
The Comptroller-General of...
Government must significantly increase allocations to Agriculture – expert
An agriculture expert, Mr. Titilayo Adebanjo, has urged the federal and state governments to significantly increase annual budgets for agriculture to boost food production.
Adebanjo,...
Hardship: Sanwo-Olu releases pressure-easing measures in Lagos
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday reeled out measures to ease pressure faced by residents of the state in the face of...
Third Mainland Bridge rehabilitation continues Thursday
The Third Mainland Bridge's restoration project is scheduled to resume on Thursday, according to a statement from the federal government.
The Federal Controller of Works...
1 dead, 15 rescued as Lagos boat hits submerged shoreline concrete
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has confirmed that one person died on Wednesday when a passenger ferry collided with a submerged shoreline concrete.
In...
Court further adjourns Fayose’s money laundering trial
Money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, could not proceed on Wednesday before a federal high court in Lagos,...
Agriculture stakeholders decry proliferation of GMO crops
The risks associated with the spread of genetically modified (GMO) crops throughout the nation have been alerted to by certain agriculture stakeholders.
The stakeholders made...
Sustainability: NBC opens recycling bank in Lagos
The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd. has inaugurated a recycling bank in Lagos in furtherance of its commitment to collecting and recycling a bottle...
Rising food prices : Lagos Assembly urges Sanwo-Olu to convene stakeholders’...
The Lagos State House of Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday urging Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to urgently summon a stakeholders’ meeting to propose solutions...
EFCC arrests 6 suspected currency racketeers in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six people in Lagos over alleged involvement in currency racketeering and the sale of new...
Scavenger bags N1m bail over alleged wilful damage
On Tuesday, the police arraigned a scavenger before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for wilfully damaging home appliances and stealing properties worth...
Heavy Traffic and Fuel Queues Grip Lagos Amid Fear of Petrol...
Lagos, Nigeria - Monday witnessed heavy traffic congestion in various parts of Lagos as motorists faced long queues outside filling stations amid fears of...
