The Lagos State House of Assembly is considering the amendment of the Administration of Criminal Justice bill that will compel a Chief Magistrate to conduct monthly inspection of police stations or other places of detention. The Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions and LASIEC, Mr Victor Akande, said this during the bll’s Read More…
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Lagos Govt halts illegal constructions in Ikoyi old Secretariat premises
The Lagos State Government ordered the stoppage of construction of illegal buildings within the old Federal Secretariat premises in Ikoyi. In a statement by Mr Mukaila Sanusi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, on Thursday, the Commissioner, Dr Idris Salako, who gave the order, also sealed off the premises, where Read More…
AFAP pledges to make Lagos food processing hub
The Association of Food and Agro Processors (AFAP) says it has evolved mechanisms to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) drive Lagos State into a food processing hub for local and export markets. Mr Duro Kuteyi, National President of AFAP, made this known at the Lagos State MSME Exclusive Fair on Wednesday in Lagos. Kuteyi Read More…
Lagos Govt hands over 51 vehicles, 8 houses to judges
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday handed over 51 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and eight houses to judges of the State High Court. It would be second time in a year that official vehicles were given to members of the state’s judiciary. Last October, the governor gave out 50 official cars to magistrates to aid Read More…
NASS Committee laments deplorable state of Lagos-Badagry expressway
Rep. Sani Bala, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Establishments, says the N280 million allocated for Badagry expressway reconstruction in 2020 budget “is mere joke that cannot complete the project in 10 years.” Bala, who led the House Committee on oversight visit to the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Topo, on Wednesday lamented the Read More…
10 men in Lagos court over alleged cultism
Ten men on Wednesday appeared in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged involvement in cult activities. The police arraigned Olushola Fayode, 35; Daniel Adimorah, 24; Adeyemi Adebayo, 27; Olamilekan Ishola, 25, and Isaiah Obisesan, 28. The others are Adeosun Rilwan, 28; Godwin Adebano, 24; Usman Aliu, 23; Isaac Samuel, 20, and Olamilekan Akinyemi, Read More…
Lagos to celebrate Nigeria @ 60 with Ariya Eko Festival
The Lagos State Government in collaboration with Evergreen Musical have concluded plans to commemorate Nigeria @ 60 with the 2020 edition of Ariya Eko Festival. The Managing Director, Evergreen Musical Company, Bimbo Esho, in a statement on Wednesday said the festival had been slated for a yet to be determined date in October. Esho said Read More…
LASWA, Ibile Oil & Gas collaborate to enhance ferry services in Lagos
The Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, has said that establishment of Ibile Oil & Gas Station at the authority’s headquarters would enhance safety culture on Waterways. Emmanuel made the disclosure during the launching of Ibile Oil and Gas, Waterways Petrol Dump at the authority’s headquarters in Lagos on Tuesday. He Read More…
BBC investigation fingers NNPC in Soba March blast
BBC Africa Eye uncovers new evidence that contradicts the official explanation for the Lagos explosion in March New evidence obtained by BBC Africa Eye contradicts the official explanation for the cause of an explosion which killed 23 people and destroyed a girls boarding school in Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the country’s Read More…
AIB releases Lagos helicopter crash report
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released a preliminary report on the helicopter that crashed at Opebi Area of Lagos State on Aug. 28. The report was made public on Monday. The bureau stated that the accident involved a Bell 206B III Helicopter with nationality and registration marks 5N-BQW, operated by Quorum Aviation Limited. According Read More…