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Travel time on the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) will be greatly reduced when technology is fully applied. This will be the outcome when a firm, Eonsfleet Prosolutions Limited (EPL) and Primero Transport Services Limited, operators of BRT in Lagos, partner to reduce travel time for Lagos commuters. The Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Read More…
Settlers in the Makoko slum of Yaba, Lagos have been gifted a water facility by a UK charity, IA Foundation. The community is said to have attracted the attention of the UK charity after a video exposing the harrowing conditions of school kids at the slum settlement went viral. The London-based charity, IA-Foundation, has decided Read More…
Over 12 tonnes of “Loud’’ Indian hemp smuggled into Lagos from a neighbouring country through the waterways have been intercepted. Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, described the drug as a strong variant of Indian hemp. Babafemi said that 12,385 Read More…
Traffic will be diverted on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for six days beginning from Monday. This was announced by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, in a statement on Sunday. Popoola said traffic will be diverted to enable Julius Berger, the contractor handling Section One of the project, to lay asphalt between Arepo Read More…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, has disclosed plans to deliver 50 MegaWatt of electricity for 20 hours daily to residents through the Lagos State Electricity Policy. The governor made this known in a statement on Saturday signed by Mr Kayode Oyekanmi, Director Public Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC). Sanwo-Olu said the development Read More…
Lagos will go agog from Friday, Dec. 17 to Saturday, Dec. 18 when it hosts a music concert tagged, “Thrillerbandz@Theatre” billed for the National Theatre, Lagos. The organisers, Evergreen Music Company, say that “not less than 50 live bands are expected to showcase their musical appeal to thrill, pleasure and dazzle the audience and African Read More…
Lagos is expected to experience isolated thunderstorms on Friday. Other cities that will experience similar weather are Asaba, Yenagoa, Calabar and Uyo. For the rest of the country, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Friday to Sunday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy skies Read More…
Perhaps in going with the momentum of COP26, Lagos State intends to spend 10 per cent of its earmarked N1.38 trillion in 2022 on green investment in the environment, social protection, housing and community amenities. In the main, Lagos State has earmarked a huge capital expenditure of N823billion representing almost 60 per cent of the Read More…
Lagos and Kano States are collaborating to get an extra one per cent of revenue allocation for their megacity status. This was revealed by the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Danguje, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar. In the statement, Gov Ganduje said that Lagos and Kano States were Read More…
The buzz behind the acquisition of new skills as an artisan has become louder with the advent of new technologies. The need for it has always been there just that it existed in varied dimensions before. Tradesmen sharpened their career skills, focusing on either formal education or informal skill acquisition. These days, more young people Read More…