To the dismay of air travellers, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) barricaded the “Terminal 2” building at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Tuesday. As a result of the association’s action, flights were grounded and passengers were stranded. The union blocked the entrance to the terminal building to protest Read More…
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Lagos swears in 210 students as SGBV ambassadors
After many weeks of orientation, the Lagos State Government’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has officially welcomed 210 pupils from Education District V into the Queen’s and King’s Club. The DSVA Executive Secretary, Mrs. TitiLola Vivour-Adeniyi, said that the students will represent the cause of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) during the induction ceremony Read More…
Lagos govt to address demands of commercial drivers
The Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) has made several demands, and the Lagos State Government says it is investigating them in an effort to find long-term solutions to the problems posed. Following the drivers’ planned seven-day job boycott, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa, stated in a statement Read More…
2023: I will end extremes of touts in Lagos – Jandor
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the PDP candidate for governor of Lagos State, declared that if elected in 2023, he will put an end to the abuses of transportation unions and car park touts. Adediran said he is ready to offer inhabitants of the state a new lease on life while speaking on Sunday night at Read More…
Sanwo-Olu opens a new fire service headquarters and 3 stations
In order to address the state’s fire emergency, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday dedicated an improved headquarters and three newly built fire stations. The three freshly built stations are located at Ebute Elefun, Oniru, and Ajegunle, while the rebuilt fire service headquarters is in Alausa, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu noted that the government’s commitment to Read More…
LASTMA warns drivers creating fueling station backlog
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) advised drivers on Wednesday that the current gasoline shortage was no justification for stifling and impeding traffic movement throughout the state. This was stated by the Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, on behalf of the general manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba. According to the statement, Read More…
Inhabitants of Otumara gifted with free medicals, food, clothing, other essential items
In an outreach dubbed “MEDICAL MISION OUTREACH” over the weekend, the Women (WM) Department of the Assemblies of God Church, 111 Clegg in collaboration with Maximum Growth Initiative planted smiles on the faces of inhabitants of Otumara. Hundreds of ladies, teenagers, fathers, and kids attended the event on Saturday at Ilaje, Otumara Ebute Metta (West), Read More…
Contractors return to site, begin rehabilitation of Agbara-Badagry Expressway
The contractors in charge of reconstructing the Lagos-Badagry Expressway segment between Agbara and Badagry are back on the job. Due to a lack of funds, the construction company, CGC Nigeria Limited, took all of its trucks and earth-moving equipment off the site all at once at the end of August to the surprise of local Read More…
Election of competent lawmakers key to effective state policing – analyst
Dr. Marcel Mbamalu, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Prime Business, on Tuesday in Lagos, said that bringing law enforcement closer to the people by creating state police forces did not in any way limit the federal government’s authority. Speaking as a panellist at the “Eighth Global Right’s Conflict Specific Dialogue Series” held at Freedom Park, Lagos, Read More…
Lagos authorises auto dealer’s wife’s death inquest
The Lagos State Government has mandated a coroner’s inquest to determine the exact cause of death of the late Bimbo, the famous auto dealer Ikechukwu Ogbonna’s (also known as IVD) wife, who was recently reported to have passed away from serious burns. The instruction was given in a statement on Tuesday by Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, Read More…










