A Lagos Metropolitan News Analysis Lagos has always lived with water. From the lagoon that defines its geography to the Atlantic that shapes its destiny, the city’s relationship with flooding is not new. What is new, however, is how the state is choosing to respond. With its $7.5 million parametric flood insurance deal, the Lagos State Read More…
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Lagos flips the switch: Inside the launch of the state’s new electricity market
On Monday, March 9, 2026, at Lagos House in Ikeja, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu swore in the board of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC), marking what many observers see as a turning point in the energy future of Nigeria’s largest city. The ceremony itself lasted barely an hour. Yet its implications could reshape how Read More…
Cash vs Roots: The ₦10 million divide tearing Makoko apart
As demolition fallout deepens, Lagos faces a difficult question: redevelopment, compensation, or the survival of a centuries-old water community. The current tensions in Makoko did not begin this week. The dispute traces back to late December 2025, when Lagos State enforcement teams began demolishing stilt houses along sections of the lagoon-facing settlement. Authorities said the Read More…
‘We are being targetted’: Lagos traders reject accident claims, seek Abuja’s protection after market raze
For decades, the phrase “strange fire” has been a part of the Lagos commercial lexicon. However, as 2026 unfolds, a series of devastating infernos in major trading hubs—Balogun, Arena (Oshodi), and Ikotun—has shifted the conversation from tragic accidents to a brewing storm of suspicion and political tension. The Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association (NPMA), representing 58 Read More…
Lagos moves to lock 20m residents into Mandatory Health Cover: Enforcement begins
One year after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed the historic Executive Order mandating social health insurance, the Lagos State Government has officially shifted from policy advocacy to active enforcement. The move aims to integrate the state’s estimated 20 million residents into a structured health coverage system, effectively ending the era of “out-of-pocket” healthcare spending. The Lagos Read More…
Everybody get opinion, nobody wan move
Aguda has never lacked information. What it lacks is verification. News travels fastest there when it has first passed through a beer parlour, gathered exaggeration, and been baptised with laughter. That was where I made my announcement last Saturday—among plastic chairs, brown bottles, and men who once ran after buses but now only run their Read More…
Books by outgoing pastor unveiled as GNBC marks 42 years, names new leader
A collection of Christian books authored by the outgoing pastor of Good News Baptist Church, Surulere, including a twelve-volume sermon series and three theological titles, was unveiled on Sunday, February 1, 2026, during the church’s 42nd anniversary thanksgiving service. The unveiling took place at a service that also marked a major transition in the life Read More…
A Masterpiece of Romance: Love Meets Art at Victoria Island’s Most Creative Escape
As the sun dips below the Atlantic horizon, painting the Lagos skyline in hues of burnt orange and deep violet, there is a singular destination in Victoria Island that seems to embody the city’s modern spirit. The Art Hotel, a striking tribute to Nigerian creativity nestled in the heart of Oniru, is shedding its corporate Read More…
TRAGEDY ON THE EXPRESSWAY: Joshua’s aides identified as Senate President mourns outrider in similar crash
The cloud of grief hanging over the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has thickened as authorities identified the two victims of Anthony Joshua’s convoy accident, just as the nation recalls the similar tragedy that befell Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s convoy only days earlier. Victims of the Joshua Crash Identified The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and close associates Read More…
BREAKING: Tragedy in Ogun as Anthony Joshua Survives Fatal Crash; Two Dead
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has narrowly escaped death in a tragic motor accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that has claimed the lives of two of his aides. The crash, which occurred around 11:00 AM this morning at the Makun axis of the expressway, involved the boxer’s convoy and a stationary heavy-duty truck. While Joshua, Read More…