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Lagos State Government is planning to establish a 500-hectare coconut plantation estate to boost production. The General Manager, Lagos State Coconut Development Authority, Mr Dapo Olakulehin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday that the estate would be dedicated to planting, processing and packaging of coconut. Olakulehin said that the agency Read More…
Lagos State Government has acquired two 10-car Talgo 330kmph speed trains for its Red Line rail project. The state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Tuesday completed an acquisition deal of the trains at an event inside the Milwaukee facilities of Spanish train manufacturer, Talgo Incorporated, in the U. S. The trains will be heading for Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would soon complete a 500-bed psychiatric hospital and rehabilitation centre in Ketu Ejirin Local Council Development Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure at a Lagos Mental Health conference, held in Victoria Island. The theme of the conference was Read More…
The management of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday apologised to its customers in Lagos and some parts of Ogun State over the irregular power supply they currently experiencing. The General Manager Corporate Communications, Mr Godwin Idemudia, in a statement in Lagos, said the epileptic supply was due to reduced load capacity from Read More…
Traffic will be diverted on Dopemu Road in the Agege area of the state starting from 10 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 21, for three months. The closure is to carry out rehabilitation and upgrade on the Babajide Sanwo-Olu Road. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed this in a statement he issued to newsmen Read More…
The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) on Sunday, said it rehabilitated 524 roads in 2021 and was targeting rehabilitation of additional 600 in 2022. Spokesman of the corporation, Mr Samuel Ayetutu in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the over 1,000 roads were fixed between June 2019 and December 2021. Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 2,195,779 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Lagos as at Jan.12. Abayomi disclosed this on Saturday through his official Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi while giving the state’s Vaccination Update. According to him, 1,026,144 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine were administered as the first dose, while Read More…
Ajeromi General Hospital in Lagos State on Thursday flagged off the distribution of over 200,000 units of micronutrient powder to mothers as part of efforts to eradicate malnutrition and hidden hunger in children. The micronutrient powder was donated by UNICEF and the Directorate of Family Medicine and Nutrition, Lagos State Ministry of Health. Nigeria has Read More…
The University of Lagos (Unilag) has postponed the 2021/2022 matriculation ceremony earlier scheduled for Friday, Jan. 15. Dr Musa Obalola, Acting Dean, Student Affairs Division of Unilag, said in a statement that the postponement was due to what he described as “unforeseen circumstances”. He noted that the university had fixed Friday, Jan. 28, as a Read More…
A 22-year-old man, Chibuike Okorie, on Thursday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a phone valued at N56,000 and N1 million cash. Okorie, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, ASP. Bisi Ogunleye, told the Read More…