Lagos, Dec. 9, 2021 (NAN) The National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) on Thursday appealed to the state government to ban the movement of articulated vehicles during the daytime to curb accidents and continuous loss of lives. This is contained in a statement jointly issued by Mr Shasanya Akinola, President of NULASS and Mr Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the Walk for Peace. It was cancelled because of the rise in illnesses arising from the onset of the Omicron-variant of the COVID-19 virus. The walk had been touted to smoothen frayed nerves arising from the events leading to and from the Lekki Toll Gate incident of Oct. Read More…
If you do not have your vaccination card on you, you cannot attend any social gathering in Lagos. This is the new rule of the Lagos State Government to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who said that the presentation of the COVID-19 Read More…
On a day the parents marked his 12th birthday with a cake, the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said the investigation into the death of one Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki, is currently ongoing. In a statement issued by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the Police said that although no formal report had been made Read More…
Lagos, Dec. 3, 2021 (NAN) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Friday said section one of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project was 70 per cent completed. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 39 out of the 43.6 kilometres of section one of the highway, spanning from Read More…
Ahead of future elections, while awaiting the Nigerian President’s assent to the newly passed electoral bill, some experts in law, security and politics will converge in Lagos on Dec. 10 and Dec. 11 to discuss election challenges. The experts will be discussing these challenges and aim to proffer solutions at the 14th Annual Security Conference Read More…
With the recovery of a sea turtle and the arrest of the poacher, the Kick against Indiscipline (KAI) squad of the Ministry of Environment, Eti-Osa can be said to have stepped up its vigilance against sea wildlife in Lagos. As a result, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), has called for collective support against Read More…
African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant. This became necessary as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rose by 54 per cent due to an upsurge in southern Africa, said the World Health Organisation in a statement released on Thursday. According to WHO, the Omicron Read More…
Lagos State has rejected findings by a judicial panel that security forces carried out a “massacre” of unarmed protesters last year, maintaining that only one person suffered a gunshot wound, according to a paper issued by the government this week. The judicial panel, which submitted its full report last month, was tasked with investigating October Read More…
Plans peace walk The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended the work of the #EndSARS judicial panel of enquiry into acts of police brutality by the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), saying they acted to the best of their ability. He, however, expressed regret about the heightened tension arising from the leak of the Read More…