Tag: Lagos
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Two-storey building collapses in Lagos
A two-storey building under construction collapsed on Sunday during the decking stage on Craig Street in the Shomolu area of Lagos State.
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Communication expert, Kayode Akinyemi loses mother
A Lagos based public relations consultant and the former Head of Corporate Communications of the defunct Skye Bank (now polaris bank) and former Director General of Ekiti State Bureau of Strategic Communications, Kayode Akinyemi, has announced the death of his mother, Mrs. Victoria Oja Bodunde Akinyemi. She passed peacefully in the early hour of Friday,…
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Tinubu departs Lagos for Abuja after two-week recess
President Bola Tinubu has departed Lagos for Abuja after a two-week break in the nation’s economic centre where he celebrated Eid al-Adha. Tinubu was accompanied to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other government officials. The president had during his stay received a retinue of top dignitaries in his…
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Just in: Lagos set to announce reinstatement Of monthly environmental sanitation
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a clean, flood-free, and environmentally sustainable city by calling on residents to adopt proper sanitation practices as a daily routine. Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, made this known during an inspection tour of several high-risk areas including Idi-Araba, Orile…
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Commercial motorcyclist dies after crashing into truck in Lagos
One motorcyclist has lost his life in the early hours of Sunday when he crashed into a flour-laden truck in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
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Police rescue 2 kidnap victims in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has rescued two persons who were kidnapped on Thursday at Ijede creek side in the Ikorodu area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Hundeyin explained that the police stormed the scene after receiving a…
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FG moves to deepen Lekki Channel beyond 16.5M
The Federal Government has given the nod for the maintenance dredging of the $1.5bn Lekki Deep seaport channel from its present 16.5metres to 17metres in the first instance as it targets 19meters depth. Disclosing this over the weekend during his maiden visit to Lekki port, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar…
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60-year-old motorcyclist drowns after falling off bike in Lagos heavy rain
Wasiu Babatunde Adeniran, 60 has reportedly drowned on Tuesday after falling off his motorcycle along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Alakuko, Lagos State, during a downpour.
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One dies in Mushin building collapse
Emergency responders have recovered one dead body from the site of a two-storey building that collapsed on Sunday afternoon in the Mushin area of Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Territorial Office, confirmed the incident to NAN.
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Lagos kicks off N10 billion aquaculture centre project in Epe
Construction has commenced on the Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (LACE), a major fish farming and processing facility located in Igbonla, Epe. The first phase of the project is valued at ₦10 billion