Estimated Reading Time: 1A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), identified as Adeola Oladipupo has been arrested by the Police in Lagos. According you reports filed by the news platform, Oladipupo was covering the June 12 protest around the Total Filling Station at Ojota, Ikorodu Road, when he[Read More…]
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Constitutional review: Sanwo-Olu asks for state police, fiscal federalism
Estimated Reading Time: 1Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has made a case for state police, fiscal federalism and a special economic status for lagos state. The Governor made his demands during the constitutional review public hearing in Lagos on Wednesday. “For us in Lagos State, the issues of State[Read More…]
Lagos replaces Algeria as host for African Athletics Championships
Estimated Reading Time: 1Lagos, Nigeria has been confirmed as the host of the next African Athletics Championship after an agreement with the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare. Algeria had been scheduled to host the event but they asked for a postponement due to the ongoing global Covid-19[Read More…]
Lagos Lawmakers oppose bill to scrap Public Office Holder Pensions
Estimated Reading Time: 2Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday opposed the total scrapping of the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which ensures payment of pensions and other benefits to former Governors and their deputies. A bill that seeks to repeal the law had[Read More…]
Residents panic as petrol tanker explodes in Egbeda, Lagos
Estimated Reading Time: 1 A tanker conveying 45,000 litres of petrol on Tuesday morning crashed and exploded at Banire/Ejigbadero bus stop in Egbeda. Ibrahim Farinloye, acting Zonal Coordinator, South-West Zonal Office, NEMA, confirmed the incident in Lagos. Mr Farinloye said NEMA received an alert at 12.20 a.m. that the tanker[Read More…]
Lagos, Ogun States establish joint commission
Estimated Reading Time: 1The governments of Lagos and Ogun have established a joint development commission to tackle insecurity and border challenges affecting both states. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dapo Abiodun, his Ogun state counterpart, launched the commission at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, on Monday. In his[Read More…]
Insecurity: Lekki Residents warned to be vigilant as kidnapping cases increase in the area
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association has warned residents to be cautious as they go about their lawful activities as the spate of kidnappings reportedly increase in the area. LERSA, an association of “over 80 estates and communities” in the area, has also urged Lagos State[Read More…]
COVID-19: Lagos outlines steps it is taking to avoid a third wave
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Lagos State Government has detailed the steps it is taking to avoid a third wave of COVID-19. New variants of the COVID-19 virus has surfaced in India, Brazil and other countries causing a spike in recorded cases and deaths. As a result of these threats to[Read More…]
COVID-19: Lagos concludes administration of vaccine first dose
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Lagos State Government has suspended its vaccination programme and shut down all its COVID-19 vaccination centres as the state completes the first phase of the exercise. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said in a statement on Thursday. The suspension is in line with[Read More…]
Judiciary workers in Lagos announce partial resumption
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Lagos State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has partially called off the 16 days strike after meeting with the stakeholders. The partial resumption was disclosed by the JUSUN Lagos chairman, Asiwaju Shobowale Kehinde. He said the decision was taken as 70 per[Read More…]
