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Lagos State is planning to build an Infectious Disease Research Institute, to prepare for the next pandemic and curtail the spread of Tuberculosis (TB), Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, speaking at a dinner organized by Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, as part of the High-Level Mission on Domestic Resource Mobilisation to end TB in the country, revealed that Read More…
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has declared that the state enjoys the pride of employing the best higher education policy in Nigeria. He made this assertion while delivering the keynote address of the Maiden Edition of the Lagos State University Post Graduate Students’ Association of Human Resources and Industrial Relations (LASUPGSAHRIR) Read More…
Billy Tokunbo, a motorist has been arrested by Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly assaulting a policeman and also driving against the traffic in the Isolo/Okota area of the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. He said, “Billy Tokunbo, who drove Read More…
Lagos State police command, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of an Inspector by gunmen in the Coker Aguda area of Lagos. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesman for Lagos State Police Command, said the Inspector was inside a commercial tricycle when he was shot. He said that the command has launched investigations to track and arrest Read More…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a property located at 1A, Joke Ayo Street, Riverside Estate, Alagbado, Lagos, as well as a Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, a black BMW car, a black Toyota Land cruiser car, and a white Toyota Hilux recovered from a convicted fake Army General, Bolarinwa Read More…
President, Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private-owners Association of Nigeria (PEDPAN), Comrade Idris Shonuga, has refuted a newspaper report on Wednesday where one Jossy Olawale is claiming to speak on behalf of the Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private-owners Association of Nigeria (PEDPAN). According to Shonuga, Jossy alleged in the publication that the “1,000 vehicles” provided for Read More…
The Lagos State Government has commissioned the construction of what will be the largest Food Security Systems and Central Logistics Park in sub-Saharan Africa as it moves to reduce vulnerability to food shortages and guarantee uninterrupted food supplies. The groundbreaking ceremony was performed on Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the site of the facility Read More…
An Oro traditional worshipper was allegedly killed in a clash with members of Truth and the Spirit Prophetic Church, Agege, Lagos state in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The traditional worshipper identified as Agboola Akeem and his group had invaded the church premises while celebrating their festival. According to reports, a fight broke out Read More…
Wanted suspected cult member and two others have been arrested with the aid of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) installed in a restaurant in Lagos according to the police. The Lagos Police Command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that a suspected cultist, aged 22, was caught on CCTV Read More…
Lekki Phase 1 Residents, Lagos, have expressed their displeasure with plans by the Lagos State government to construct a ferry terminal in the area. Yomi Idowu, the Chairman of the Lekki Residents Association (LERA), on Tuesday in Lagos commented that the government had not informed it formally where the terminal would be sited. He said Read More…
