The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Tuesday urged lawyers to ensure that they adapt to virtual hearings and keep themselves technologically inclined with requisite facilities during the COVID-19 period Alogba said this while speaking during a virtual summit organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the Commercial Read More…
PICTURE ABOVE: An artist’s impression of the 4th Mainland Bridge (NLE Works Architects) Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, says his administration will make the Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge a reality. The governor’s aide said this during an online CovInspiration Show organised to mark the first year in Read More…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Tuesday demolished a distressed two-storey building located at Olaosun close, by Abati Barracks, off Western Avenue, Lagos, after failing integrity test. The Director General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the defective building was pulled down after due diligence and outcome of several tests. He said that Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has set the process of re-opening its economy in motion, with the rollout of ”Register-to-Open” guidelines. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this at a webinar organised by First Securities Discount House (FSDH) Group, with the theme: ”A Global Pandemic: Local Realities and Peculiarities – A View from the Read More…
Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) may withdraw its services on May 25, due to logistics problems and other issues, an authoritative source disclosed on Friday. The source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the company might likely run out of diesel and other supplies that would likely Read More…
Lagos now has 3,093 confirmed COVID19 cases, having reported 139 new cases on Thursday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest report said Nigeria, itself, had recorded 7,016 confirmed cases with 1,907 persons discharged and 211 deaths. 40,043 tests had been done, with 1,812 on Wednesday alone. Earlier, the Lagos State Government Read More…
The Lagos State Executive Council has approved review of the state’s 2020 Budget by 21 per cent. The state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, made this known at a press briefing on Thursday in Lagos. Egube said that this was to help mitigate the economic and social headwind precipitated by the Read More…
The Lagos State Government has sealed 20 houses at various completion stages in Isheri-North Government Reservation Area (GRA) of the state. Mr Mukaila Sanusi, Spokesman, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, said in a statement that they were sealed for non-compliance with the state’s construction laws. The statement was made available to Read More…
The number of new COVID19 cases in Lagos peaked at 199 Wednesday on a day, new testing nationwide increased by 1332. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677. The News Agency of Nigeria Read More…
Comedian Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as “Ali Baba” and other stakeholders on Wednesday enumerated the way forward for tourism growth in Lagos State post COVID-19. The stakeholders spoke during a virtual zoom meeting organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, with the theme: “Resetting the Tourism Sector in Lagos State”. The comedian said that Read More…