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…
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No vax card, no owambe
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…
Lagos Police investigates death of Sylvester, Dowen College Student
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…
Ikorodu business holds maiden trade fair with great expectations
Ikorodu business is alive and wants the whole world to know. After all, it has been home to many industries both large and small, including Ragolis, the table water enterprise. Now, the Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) is organising its maiden trade fair, ”Ikorodu Division Expo (IKODIV Expo 2021), to explore business opportunities Read More…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project achieves 70 % completion, diversions to be removed Saturday
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, experts converge on Lagos to discuss security
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…
MTN and Airtel Africa among bidders for Nigerian 5G licences
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has picked MTN Nigeria, Airtel Africa. and Mafab Communications to bid for 5G licences at an auction set for Dec. 13, it said on Thursday. NCC had said in July that it expected to start auctioning spectrum for the next-generation 5G network in the fourth quarter of this Read More…
KAI Brigade steps up vigilance against the poaching of endangered wildlife in Lagos
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…
Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise
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…
[Full copy] There was no massacre at Lekki Toll Plaza – Lagos Govt White Paper
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…