Lagos State Archives — Page 3 of 20

February 11, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Nurses Seek Withdrawal Of New Certificate Verification Process

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Lagos State Council, has called for the immediate reversal and withdrawal of the new circular on certificate verification by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). NMCN in its revised...

February 10, 2024 No Responses

Lagos To Disburse N3.1b To 1,000 Retirees

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the state government plans to disburse N3.1 billion to over 1,000 retirees in the state in the coming week. Sanwo-Olu made this announcement on Friday via his X (formerly Twitter) account...

February 10, 2024 No Responses

APM Terminals To Invest $500m In Apapa Port

The owners of APM Terminals have expressed their readiness to invest half a billion dollars in Apapa port to make it one of the biggest in Africa. This was disclosed by the Global CEO of APM Terminals, Mr. Keith Svendsen...

February 10, 2024 No Responses

Lagos To Sanction, Impound Vehicles With Defective Number Plates

The Lagos State Government has warned motorists who drive vehicles without proper number plates or use covered ones that they stand the risk of having their vehicles impounded. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, issued the warning on Frida...

February 3, 2024 No Responses

Passengers, Luxury Bus Transporters Fault 333 % Hike In Service Charge On Travellers At Oshodi Terminal

There is an uneasy calm at the section of the Oshodi Terminal Interchange (OTI) occupied by long-distance luxury bus transporters following a sharp increase in service charge collected from passengers by the management of the facility. The service was raised ...

January 27, 2024 No Responses

LAMATA: 25% Discount On Transport Fares In Lagos Ends On Sunday

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced the cessation of the 25% discount on transport fares across the entire Lagos State Public Transport System, starting from Sunday, January 28, 2024. In a public notice issued on ...

January 21, 2024 No Responses

Electric Mini Cabs Debuts In Lagos

The Ikoyi Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State, has announced plans to roll out 200 electric mini cabs as part of the council’s empowerment programme for 2024. Briefing Journalists, Chairman of the Council, Fuad Atanda-Lawal explaine...

January 18, 2024 No Responses

Poisonous Plantain Chips: Lagos Alerts Residents

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has raised an alert to consumers of the popular fried plantains, commonly known as “Plantain Chips.” The State Government through the agency urges the public to be vigilant and wary of any...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

283,003 Lagos Residents To Receive N25,000 Each From FG

Not less than 283,003 Lagos residents are to receive N25,000 each from the Federal Government under it conditional cash transfer scheme. The National Programme Manager of the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) in Abuja, Dr. Michael Ajuluchuku, explained on T...

January 8, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Hard Drugs From US

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of ‘Colorado’, a very strong strain of cannabis, concealed in boxing kits imported from the United States of America. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, ...

January 5, 2024 No Responses

LAGOS: RED LINE RAIL, OPEBI LINK BRIDGE, 15 JETTIES TO EASE TRAFFIC IN 2024

The Lagos State Government, through the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso has listed some iconic projects that will shape the face of commuting in Lagos State in the Year 2024. Some of the projects, according to the Commissioner...

December 30, 2023 No Responses

SANWO-OLU APPROVES THE RELEASE OF 246 INMATES

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State and the commuttal of death sentence for 39 inmate...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Experts Laud Lagos Govt On Economy, Budget

Lagos State government has been commended for its efforts on the economy and the 78 percent performance of the year 2023 Budget as of September. Business experts and economists gave the commendation at a Round Table organised by the Economic...

December 25, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Shuts Quilox Night Club

Citing safety and other environmental infractions,the Lagos State Government has shut down Quilox Night Club located in Victoria Island. Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Lagos State Safety Commissio...