•Protesters carry placards during an anti government demonstration in Lagos today As Nigeria celebrates 64 years of independence from British colonial rule today, thousands of citizens gathered in the nation’s economic and political capitals, Lagos and Abuja, respectively, to protest high living and energy costs in Africa’s most populous natio...
•Dam The Lagos and Ogun state governments have issued warnings to residents living in flood-prone areas, particularly along riverbanks, to temporarily relocate or brace for potential flooding ahead of the planned release of water from the Oyan dam. The release of excess water from the dam, managed by the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Auth...
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed N8.5m as initial deposit for the 2025 Hajj exercise. The board called on intending pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to obtain the Hajj form from its office, reports Daily Trust. The Board Secretary, Mr. Saheed Onipede, made this disclosure in a statement released by […]
•The suspects with the babies The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two women, Ujunwa Una, and Chinelo Igbechionwu, for conspiracy and child trafficking in an attempt to sell two newborn baby girls. The suspects were apprehended by patrol officers from the Ojodu Division, stationed at Berger bus stop, a major entry point into Lagos, [&he...
•Some of the seized items The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State. Disclosing this in a post on its X handle today, the agency said the factory was shut down after its […]
The Ojota/Maryland sections of the Odo Iya Alaro Bridge have been reopened to vehicular movement. The Lagos State Government also declared zero tolerance for infrastructure abuse, reports The Nation. Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, at the reopening today, Monday, September 16, lamented the incessant theft of manhole covers and other bridge ap...
•Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos A tragic head-on collision involving two Mazda commercial buses with registration numbers LND 624 YE and EKY 804 YH occurred today on the Third Mainland Bridge near Ilaje, en route to Iyana-Oworonsoki, resulting in one fatality and eight others being grievously injured, according to a statement signed by the Spoke...
Nigeria’s Under-18 men’s and women’s basketball teams the J’Tigers and J’Tigress will no longer return to the country this morning as previously announced. Their return has been delayed due to a delay caused by their carrier, Kenyan Airways, reports Vanguard. The Head of the Nigerian Delegation to the Afrobasket U18 championship just concluded...
The federal government’s Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) is targeting the creation of about 100,000 jobs from an estimated one million conversion of vehicles from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). This was just as the initiative commenced conversion of vehicles into autogas across the country following the distrib...
The federal government has identified six locations in Lagos where vehicle owners can have their cars converted to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at no cost. This initiative is part of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi), aimed at reducing fuel costs for Nigerians. Announcing the initiative yesterday via his officia...
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