Tag: LASG
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LASG orders resumption of work on Lagos-Badagry Expressway
The Lagos State Government has assured commuters that effort to rehabilitate the bad portions of the Lagos-Badagry road has resumed following cessation of the rains. The Government promised to keep its maintenance workers and equipment on the road until commuters and other users are relieved of the stress caused by the bad portions. …
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Maintenance Test: LASG to shut Third Mainland Bridge for four days
The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be temporarily shut for four days starting from midnight of August 23 to midnight of August 26, 2018. The government explained that the measure was to make it easy for Investigative Maintenance Test to be carried out on the bridge. The Commissioner for Works…
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Water transport: LASG to buy life-saving, quick response boats
In an effort to tackle emergencies on its waterways more efficiently, the Lagos State Government is to procure life-saving, quick response boats. Mr Oladipo Lawanson, the state Commissioner for Transportation, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Lawanson said that the state government was committed to ensuring…
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Apapa gridlock: Lagos suspends approval for development of tank farms
As part of measures to sanitize the chaotic traffic situation in Lagos especially in Apapa axis caused by indiscriminate parking of trailers and tankers, the Lagos State Government has suspended further approval for development of Tank Farms and also given Tank Farms currently operating 30 days within which to have adequate holding bay failure for…
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Lagos explosion: LASG confirms 12 dead, to prosecute truck owner, driver
The Lagos State Government on Monday confirmed twelve casualties in the June 28 petrol tanker explosion on Otedola Link Bridge. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, made this known at a news conference in Lagos. According to him, 10 of the victims, including a minor, died at the scene of the accident, while…
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Tanker Explosion: LASG to enforce collection of road worthiness certificate
The Lagos State Government on Sunday gave a 30-day ultimatum to all articulated vehicles coming into the state to obtain the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) certificate of road worthiness or face sanctions. The state government also directed fuel tanker drivers to henceforth ply the designated trailer route -Apapa/Oworonshoki expressway via Ogudu to the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.…
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N264bn finished goods exported from Lekki Free Zone in three years – LASG
…Shops For Investors To Expand Road, Rail Infrastructure Along Corridor The Lagos State Government on Monday said over $735.8million (about N264billion) worth of finished goods have so far been exported from the Lekki Free Zone project in the last three years. Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye who disclosed this at the…
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Imota Rice Mill to start production 2019 – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said rice production would start at the Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu by February 2019, with a production capacity of 32,000 tonnes per hour. The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Ade Akinsanya, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the mill alongside other members of the State Executive…
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Dirty Lagos: Tinubu intervenes in waste managers, LASG rift
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, says the lingering issue of waste management in Lagos State will soon be resolved. Tinubu gave the assurance on Friday in Lagos during a meeting with the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), otherwise known as PSP. He said that there was the…
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LASG urges pilgrims to complete Hajj payments April 30
Intending pilgrims from Lagos State have been directed to complete payment for the 2018 Hajj by April 30 to facilitate their participation in the exercise. Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, gave the directive during a stakeholders meeting on Friday in Lagos. AbduLateef was represented at the occasion by the Chairman, Lagos State…