The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the state government’s request to issue a N200bn bond and participate in the Federation Account Allocation Committee Receivables Discounting Programme to finance critical infrastructure projects across the state. The approvals followed the adoption of the Joint Committee on Economic Planning and Budget and Finance’s report during…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested the driver of a tanker allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a commercial dispatch rider in the Maryland area of Lagos. The incident occurred along Kodesho Road, opposite Mrs Filling Station, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran, where the victim was reportedly…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Badagry Area Command, has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The suspected fake institution of higher learning had 106 youths allegedly recruited into the scheme. The command also arrested the proprietor of the institution,…
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening inclusive education, saying it remains focused on ensuring that every child, regardless of ability, has access to quality education and the opportunity to realise their full potential. The government stated this on Tuesday while highlighting a visit by a student of Sango Senior Secondary (Inclusive)…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of 52 terrace and maisonette units in the Lekki area of the state to the federal government after ruling that the properties were proceeds of unlawful activities. Judge Alexandra Owoeye delivered the ruling on Wednesday while granting an application filed by the Lagos Zonal…
Life happens fast… One moment you’re answering a customer’s call, the next you’re navigating traffic, jumping into a meeting, checking inventory, responding to orders, or rushing across town to make a delivery. Along the way, phones get dropped, bags get tossed around, unexpected rain shows up, and everyday life puts technology to the test. Yet…
(Security operatives. Photo by Arise News) As part of continued efforts to rid the 81 Division Area of Responsibility, AOR, of criminal elements, illegal immigrants and other security threats, troops of the 65 Battalion have arrested 24 foreign nationals during a coordinated raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos…
The final evacuation flight bringing stranded Nigerians home from South Africa has arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Air Peace flight conveying the evacuees landed at the airport at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The last batch comprises 315 returnees on board, marking the conclusion of the Federal Government’s evacuation exercise. The successful…
A resident of Lagos State, Muhammad Armayau, has applauded the state’s emergency responders for acting swiftly to save his seven-month-old daughter. Armayau, who resides in the Badagry area of the state, disclosed this to journalists on Monday, saying his daughter fell seriously sick in the middle of the night during a downpour and there was…
Barely three months after the federal government opened the first operational segment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to public use, social media users and motorists have raised fresh concerns over the quality of the project after videos surfaced showing sections of the road undergoing patching and repairs. The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is a 700-kilometre super-highway…
