Traffic gridlocks, no doubt is a major challenge in Lagos State. On daily basis, commuters lose several man-hours on the road. Prime among the reasons for this are bad roads, obstructions, disobedient to traffic laws and indiscriminate parking of vehicles on major roads by motorists. With the government working assiduously to reduce gridlock occasioned by […]
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• Artificial scarcity caused by recall of dirty petrol, source claims • NARTO to withdraw haulage services over diesel price, operation cost Residents of the nation’s commercial capital, Lagos, began the new week, yesterday, with some level of anxiety and confusion as fuel scarcity appeared in some parts of the state, especially on the Island […]
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The testimony of the father of late Sylvester Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, who died under controversial circumstances, has been adjourned till February 14 following the failure of the prosecution to serve the documents sought to be tendered as evidence in the inquest. Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri adjourned proceedings following an […]
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Ex-Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday broke his long silence on the 2023 polls, urging the nation’s youths to register and get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote in the elections. He made the appeal in a short statement shared on his verified social media platforms, where he also thanked supporters for […]
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Lagos State Government on Tuesday suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the Idumota area of Lagos Island following the deadly clash recorded in the area. Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, announced the suspension. The suspension was announced after the arrest of two of its leaders in […]
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Former secretary to the Lagos State Government, Princess Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya, has diad. She died early Tuesday, 25 January 2022 after a brief illness. Adenrele was one of the leaders of the Lagos4Lagos Movement whose members recently defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from the ruling All Progressives Congress. Adeniran-Ogunsanya was the Lagos SSG during […]
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Two persons collecting dues under the disguise of being union reps at Oshodi, yesterday Photo: Ayodele Adeniran • Dues Should Be Harmonised — Transporters A sneak preview of what may play out in the days ahead presented itself during a briefing to announce the introduction of the N800 daily Consolidated Informal Transport Sector Levy (CITSL), […]
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Lagos State police commissioner Abiodun Alabi The inspector general of police Alkali Usman Baba has appointed Abiodun Alabi to take over from Hakeem Odumosu as Lagos State commissioner. Odumosu was recently promoted to the rank of AIG and with the promotion, he is expected to be redeployed from the Lagos State Command as the CP. […]
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Lagos State Government says it will seal schools that failed to comply with the stipulated academic calendar in the state. It said names of schools that failed to comply with the directive of the state’s Ministry of Education that private and public schools should resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, was being compiled and “disciplinary […]
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Photo/Facebook/ jidesanwooluofficial Capital expenditure bears brunt of IGR deficit Expert seeks curb in corruption, political interference on tax Wants high net worth individuals captured in tax net Lagos State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for 2021 might have suffered a N180 billion shortfall at the end of the year. The full figure has not been officially […]
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