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Lawyers from all branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos State have demanded justice administration reforms in a meeting with the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba. Their delegation included Bar leaders, Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), chairmen of NBA Lagos, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Badagry, Epe and Surulere branches as well as Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has begun payment of compensation to 800 people affected by the right of way of the 32km Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red line project in Ogun State. The Managing Director, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, made this known in a statement issued in Read More…
Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre), a micro-finance NGO, on 21st July 2022 renewed its partnership with Sesor Empowerment Foundation with the financial support of N17.841m to provide economic empowerment to 200 displaced women in Lagos and Benue states. Dr Godwin Nwabunka, the CEO of Grooming Centre in his statement at the MOU-signing Read More…
The Lagos State Government, says it has released N750 million to provide healthcare for vulnerable Lagosians. General Manager, Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Mrs. Emmannuella Zamba, said the government released the funds in tranches. Zamba, who disclosed this to journalists in Lagos, identified the vulnerable as those with disabilities, persons challenged economically, pregnant women, Read More…
The Lagos State Government has commenced the evacuation of backlog of waste which accumulated due to the exorbitant price of diesel. The Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, in a statement on Tuesday, said the clearing operation would take place between 10 pm and 4am across the state. Odumboni Read More…
The Lagos State Government has debunked reports that the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and some APC chieftains were beaten up by aggrieved political miscreants at a reconciliation meeting on Monday. The Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos state deputy governor, Mr Tunde Alao, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. He Read More…
A middle-aged Richy Omonefe Orida, has been arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate court, for alleged conspiracy and fraud of N206 million. According to the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Lagos which arraigned Orida before Chief Magistrate A. O. Erinle (Mrs.), the money belonged to Baobab Microfinance Bank Nigeria Limited. Prosecution counsel Henry Obiaze alleged Read More…
The Lagos State Government Wharf Landing Fee Collecting Authority (LASGWLFCA) has approached the State Assembly for an upward review of the wharf landing fee collected on all imported goods into Nigeria through Lagos ports. The Chairman of the agency, Adegboyega Adebayo stated this on Tuesday when he received executives of the Importers Association of Nigeria Read More…
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has fixed September 28, 2022, to commence the trial of Uche Igwe, a broadcaster, accused of sharing the viral sex tape involving pupils of Chrisland School The Lagos State Government re-arraigned the on-air-personality (OAP) on Tuesday before the court. In May, the 40-year-old was arraigned on a two-count Read More…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s investments in young residents are set for a boost with the proposed launch of the Lagos State School Sports Intervention programme (LASSIP). The Director of Public Relations, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Titi Oshodi-Eko said the launch would help to reinvigorate school sports system. Oshodi-Eko said that LSSC would flag off the Read More…
