The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Tuesday said that it had impounded engines of six passengers’ boat operators in its renewed efforts to sanitise waterways to prevent boat mishaps. Its General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos by Mrs Nkechi Ajayi, the Public Affairs Officer of LASWA. There have Read More…
Preparatory to the planned resumption of terminal class students, the Lagos State Government has intensified the periodic fumigation/decontamination of all public secondary schools. A press release by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Mrs. Aderonke Odeneye on Saturday stated that majority of the public secondary schools in the six educational districts have been reached. Read More…
– Gov Directs Re-Opening Secondary Schools For SS3, TECIII – Night Clubs, Cinemas To Remain Closed In picture above: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle), addressing Lagosians on the gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown, at Lagos House, Marina, on Saturday, August 1, 2020. With him (L-R): Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyo Read More…
The Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) on Tuesday said that there had been a significant increase in the patronage of ferry services since Monday, the first day of work after the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAGFERRY, Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, said this in an interview with the News Read More…
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: Associated Press The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 12 COVID-19 related mortality were recorded within 24 hours in Lagos State on July 12. The NCDC made the disclosure in its COVID-19 Situation Report for July 12. According to the centre, 16 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday received 16 security operations vehicles from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) toward enhancing security in the state. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the donation of the security vehicles was a promise kept by the Read More…
A former General in the Nigerian Army, Alhaji Abdul-Rauf Tijjani, on Tuesday, sued the Lagos Government and seven others at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged injustice meted out to him by officials of the state government. Tijjani, who filed the suit with number: FHC/ABJ/CS/690/2020 before Justice Inyang Ekwo, challenged the alleged sabotage of the Read More…
The Lagos Ferry Services Company (LAGFERRY) says it has a daily target of moving 480,000 people through the water transport when it reached its optimal operational level. Its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr AbdoulBaq Balogun, said this during ”Covinspiration,” an online show moderated by Dayo Israel, a UN Special Representative and British Council Global Change Read More…
The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), on Monday donated 5,000 transistor radios to enhance access to educational contents. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, unveiled the transistor radios at an event held at Lagos House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu also unveiled 5,000 face masks and cash donation by COWLSO, all geared toward improving access Read More…
The Lagos Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) says it generated as much as N25 billion through taxation in April during the total lockdown. Mr Rasheed Olu-Ajayi, Head, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) of LIRS disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via an exclusive virtual conference on Zoom on Saturday. Olu-Ajayi said the service Read More…
