The death toll of the Thursday building collapse in Lagos State has risen to five while five others were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. A building collapsed at number 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate Maryland, Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred at about 3:58 am. Meanwhile, men of the Lagos…
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Enforcement Unit, has arrested 40 persons for allegedly trading on the street at night and causing heavy traffic in Ikeja. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, confirmed the arrests to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. Abdulraheem said that the suspects had been operating illegal,…
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has firmly denied recent social media rumors claiming the re-introduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise and the associated movement restrictions starting at the end of July. In a statement released on Wednesday, the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, emphasized that…
Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, said the legislative arm is considering passing a law to regulate alms-begging in the state. Obasa said this in an interview with NAN on the sidelines of the launch of the Ibile Muslim Community Zakat and Sadaqah Foundation in Lagos. He said that there was…
The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria, MEMAN, advised Nigerians on Sunday not to engage in panic buying of fuel. MEMAN Executive Secretary, Mr Clement Isong, gave this advice in an interview with NAN due to the ongoing queues at filling stations across Lagos. Isong explained that the shortfall of product in most stations was…
The Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit, TMI, of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, said on Sunday it has impounded 22 vehicles for various traffic offences. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known while speaking with journalists in Lagos. Osiyemi stated that the unit embarked on an enforcement drive, a broader…
As Lagosians, we often lament about clogged drainages and flooded streets that burden our city, but it is time for some tough love. Even though we complain when the rains cause floods and chaos, we must be honest with ourselves and face some hard truths, – we’re part of the problem. Those overflowing drainages and…
In this concluding part of the two-part special report on the ordeal of the Lagos State Housing Scheme Allottees, the government denied defrauding victims, giving reasons allottees lost out on the scheme. JULIANA FRANCIS, in this second part, speaks with a government official and tables the demand of the allottees. Demands of allottees of the…
The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, has called for the collaboration of public transport bus operators as the state aims to improve its commuting experience. Giwa said this in a meeting between the Ministry of Transportation, the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority and bus operators on the Bus Reform Initiative…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said the menace of drug abuse in the country is a ticking bomb that all stakeholders must rise to fight elaborately. The anti-narcotic agency disclosed that the menace has become a serious national issue as the proliferation of drug abuse now cuts across classes of persons and regions…
