NURTW officials on duty Following the suspension of the chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, by the national body, there has been palpable fear that the disagreement between the two parties could degenerate into a major fracas among members. It was not surprising […]
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Following the crisis engulfing the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union in Lagos State, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Government has suspended the activities of the union from all parks and garages with immediate effect. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a statement late Thursday. The statement titled, ‘Lagos […]
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Following the suspension of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos Council Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), by the national body of the union, Akinsanya and all members of the union have withdrawn their membership from the national body. Rising from a meeting at the State Secretariat, Agege, Akinsanya said all […]
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Police beef up security across motor parks The National Union of Road Transport Workers has suspended its Lagos State chapter’s Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, indefinitely. The National Public Relations Officer of the union, Chukwudi Asogwa, confirmed the suspension to our correspondent on the telephone on Thursday. “Yes, it is true. The letter you […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed acting vice-chancellors for the two newly established universities in the state. While Idowu Okuneye, a professor of education, will serve as the acting vice-chancellor for Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Ijanikin, Oluremi Olaleye, a holder of PhD in Microbiology, will serve in the same capacity at the […]
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The police in Lagos on Saturday said it has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged kidnap of a 22-year-old lady in a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit. Adekunle Ajisebutu, the police spokesman, in a statement said that the state commissioner of police, Abiodun Alabi, has directed the Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, to take over […]
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has said that 80 per cent of emergency cases brought to its facility were not tertiary cases. The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said this during the inauguration of its ‘Project Eagle’ in Lagos on Friday. Project Eagle is an initiative of […]
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Vandalised footbridge at Five Star Bus Stop, along Osodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos Lagos residents have lamented the disappearance of rails on footbridges and bus stops provided to protect pedestrians and other road users across the state. According to them, most of the protective rails installed at bus stops by the last administration have been vandalised or […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, gave verve to the quest to ensure that Lagos remains flood free as he commissioned the second batch of 19 high capacity drainage clearing and maintenance equipment. Speaking during the event at the Emergency Flood Abatement Gang (EFAG) Yard in Oregun, Sanwo-Olu represented by the Commissioner for the Environment […]
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The Lagos State Government on Friday said it had approached the Supreme Court for clarification on the settlement of a judgment delivered by the apex court on the ownership of the Shangisha/Magodo land. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Friday, said there was a serious division among the judgment […]
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