Metro – City Business News

July 27, 2026 No Responses

Lagos To Acquire 3,000 Compactor Trucks

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Lagos State Government has announced plans to acquire 3,000 compactor trucks over the next three years as part of a major initiative to strengthen waste collection and evacuation across the state.Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos...

July 25, 2026 No Responses

LAMATA Engages AfDB On Green Line Rail Project

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), has advanced plans for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Green Line with a high-level stakeholder engagement involving representatives...

July 23, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Hands Over Recovered N108m To Firm

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, handed over the sum of N108 million to a company, Greenwich Planet Sun King Nigeria Limited, in Lagos.The money, handed over in...

July 22, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Recovers Two Suspected Stolen Vehicles Through NVIS

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recorded another major breakthrough in the fight against vehicle-related crimes with the recovery of two suspected stolen vehicles through its National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS) in separate operations in Edo ...

July 20, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Former MD Of Warri Refinery For Alleged N1.339b Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the former Managing Director of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd, Jimoh Olasunkanmi Yisawu before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged money laun...

July 19, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Launches Nationwide Intelligence-Driven Special Patrol

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a nationwide Zonal Special Intervention Patrol (ZSIP), deploying 12 intelligence-driven operations across its Zonal Commands in a coordinated effort to tackle the leading causes of road t...

July 18, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Task Motorists, Harps On Structured Street Parking

The Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has stressed the need for responsible parking across Lagos, reaffirming its commitment to creating a safer, more orderly, and efficient parking system across the State.The General Manager, LASPA, Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, ...

July 18, 2026 No Responses

Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of 52 Houses In Lagos

Justice Alexandra Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture of 52 terrace and maisonette units located in the Lekki area of Lagos.The properties, located at Mercyville Estate, Covenant.....

July 14, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Impounds ₦26.57b Cannabis

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted a massive consignment of Cannabis Indica with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦26.57 billion, reinforcing its commitment to combating illicit trade and safeguarding Nige...

July 6, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Mourns Accident Victims, Renews Call For Responsible Driving

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has expressed profound grief over three tragic road traffic crashes recorded in Kogi, Ogun and Kwara States between Sunday, 5 and Monday, 6 July 2026.A statement issued by Osondu Ohaeri,Deputy Corps Commander,Corps Public E...

July 5, 2026 No Responses

Nigerian-British Grandma Arrested With 13kg Cocaine

A 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in peels of plantain which appeared as real planta...

June 30, 2026 No Responses

NRC Grants LAMATA Permanent Rail Operating Licence

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has granted the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) a permanent operating licence and a long-term Track Access Agreement, a landmark regulatory approval expected to accelerate the expansion of Lagos&#8217...

June 17, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, has impounded over 3,310 jerrycans of foreign vegetable oil with a Duty Paid Value of ₦403.5 million.Briefing Journalists in Owerri, Imo State, the unit head, Comptroller of Customs, B...

June 12, 2026 No Responses

Democracy Day: FRSC Boss Urges Nigerians To Prioritise Road Safety

As Nigerians celebrate the 2026 Democracy Day, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has called on all road users to make safety a personal responsibility and ensure that the festivities are not overshadowed by...