Tag: Lagosians
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COVID-19 lockdown: Our relief packages not meant for all Lagosians – LASG clarifies
The Lagos State Government on Monday said food and other relief packages being distributed across the State were not meant for all Lagosians but for the indigents and vulnerable. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement said in the past few days, the social media had been awash with biased opinions about…
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Lagos COVID-19 Lockdown: Sanwo-Olu appraises compliance on day one, appeals for more understanding
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appraised the compliance level of Lagosians on the presidential ‘stay-at-home’ order in the state. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement to review the first day of lockdown in the state, said the enemies of Lagosians were those who refused to observe the lockdown order. “It is on this note that I…
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Photos: Lagosians scooping fuel from a fallen tanker
Some residents of Victoria Island, highbrow Lagos Friday morning trooped out with kegs to scoop diesel from a fallen 33,000 litre tanker along Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue. The truck with registration number KRD280XN was said to have lost a tyre while in motion around 5am which caused a flip through the highway median. It was gathered…
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Lagosians to start obtaining licence to drill borehole from 2020
Lagos State government has said by the first quarter of next year, it would begin to issue licences and permits before any borehole is drilled for water in any part of the state. Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission, Mrs Funke Femi Adepoju, while addressing stakeholders at a meeting, explained that this…
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A Man meets a people : Mobolaji Johnson and Lagosians – Owei lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Mobolaji Johnson was an officer in a profession with a command structure where people were trained to obey the last order. But as Military Governor of Lagos State, Johnson was known not to obey the last order; on a number of times, he insisted on practicing federalism in a military regime. He…
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19 Lagosians murdered in one month – Police
…31 robbery attempt foiled No fewer than 19 Lagosians have been murdered in Lagos and 31 armed robbery attempt foiled, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Zubairu Muazu disclosed on Monday. Muazu, at a news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, however, said Lagos witnessed a huge reduction in violent crimes over the last few months,…
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Only 700,000 out of 22 million Lagosians pay taxes regularly – LASG
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that only 700,000 out of the 4.8 million Lagosians registered as taxpayers are active taxpayers out of a population of about 22 million people. The state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Samuel Egube disclosed this in his address at the Lagos Central Senatorial district Y2020 Budget Consultative…
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Lagos residents express mixed reactions as Valentine’s Day holds close to general elections
Some residents of Lagos on Tuesday expressed mixed feelings as the 2019 edition of the Valentine’s Day would hold two days before the presidential and National Assembly’s elections across the country. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos in separate interviews that preparations for the elections would not let them enjoy…
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Most Lagosians are gold diggers- Mr2kay reveals
Afropop star, Mr2kay has made a shocking statement about Lagosians. The ‘Banging’ singer noted that 90%of Lagosians are gold diggers . Mr2kay made this known via his Instagram page on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. In his post, he stated that most Lagosians are only out for what they can get from you after which they…
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Ember Months: LASEMA boss cautions Lagosians on safety
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has urged Lagosians to be safety cautious as well as to demystify the negative report about the ember-months of September to December, periods of the year said to be often characterized by major emergency/disaster such as auto crashes, fire outbreaks and other tragedies that often claim lives and…