Tag: LAGOS STATE

Lagos: State govt. suspends operations of NURTW on Lagos Island

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State government has suspended the operation of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), on Lagos Island indefinitely. The activities of the transport union was grounded particularly on Church Street, Eyin Eyo, and Idumota bridge indefinitely due to the recent clashes that crippled activities in Idumota axis of the State. The violent clash also led to the death of two people. According to a statement released by Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the State governor, on New Media, Jubril Gawat, the decision to ban their activity was…

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Lagos 2022 Budget: Bola Tinubu to receive N8.1 billion monthly from 10% tax cut

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Former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is expected to receive N8.1 billion monthly from the 10% commission he receives through Alpha Beta Consulting a company he set up with Dapo Apara, which he awarded as a monopoly, to collect the State’s taxes when he was governor in 2003. According to a court affidavit before the Lagos High Court the former Managing Director of Alpha Beta, Dapo Apara, alleged Alpha Beta Consulting was collecting 10% commission of Lagos State taxes but that he was schemed out of the company in 2014…

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Lagos residents consume over 100 bags of Indian hemp daily – Report

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Records of drug offences in Nigerian courts show how deep drug abuse/trafficking has eaten into the fabric of society. According to counsel to NDLEA, Lagos State Command, Jeremiah Aernan, the rate of hard drug abuse by youths has become alarming. Aernan also blames the trend on peer group influence which, he believes, pushes some youths into cult activities, with a resultant effect of illicit drug use. According to him, while some youths go into drug abuse with a view to having an “experience,” due to their inquisitiveness, others become drug…

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Lagos: Govt. threatens to seal schools over failure to resume today

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The Lagos State government has said it will seal schools that fail to comply with the stipulated academic calendar in the State. The government, through the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, said compilation of the names of schools that refused to comply with the directive of the state’s Ministry of Education that private and public schools should resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, was being done and ‘disciplinary actions will be taken’ forthwith. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, in a statement on Saturday, reiterated that part of the mandate of…

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S/West governors condemn police officer’s disrespectful exchange with Gov. Sanwo-Olu

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…Slams AGF Malami The South-West Governors Forum has condemned the ”disrespectful” exchange a Chief Superintendent of Police, (CSP), had with the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday. The governors, in an issued statement released by their chairman, Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State, said they were in possession of a video that has gone viral on the social media concerning the ”disgraceful exchange” between the CSP and the governor. The Forum, which described the content of the video as very disconcerting, also condemned in very clear terms the alleged role…

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2023: 57 Yoruba groups meet in Lagos over Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi

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..Vows to support a pro-restructuring contender Fifty-seven Yoruba groups met in Lagos with a resolve to mobilise the South-West for a pro-restructuring presidential candidate in 2023. The groups said the people of the South-West will take over the campaign, own the process and ensure the region’s bloc vote like never before. They vowed to ensure that the 2023 presidential election produces a candidate that will restructure the country and resolve the lingering National Question irrespective of political platform. According to the groups, the 2023 election must produce a pro- restructuring…

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Eight children found dead in abandoned car in Lagos

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Tragedy struck in the Badagry area of Lagos on Sunday as the bodies of eight children were evacuated from an abandoned car. The tragic incident occurred at Adelayo Street, Jah-Micheal along Badagry expressway. The children were said to be playing in the abandoned car when they mistakenly locked themselves inside. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Lagos Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu confirmed the incident. He said the eight children were said to have mistakenly locked themselves in an abandoned car while playing. “Their bodies have been recovered and deposited at the…

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#EndSARS panel report: “Why we cannot rely on Judicial panel’s report” – Lagos Govt.

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..Attorney-General backs Lai Moh’d’s reaction to report The Lagos State government says it cannot rely on the report of the State’s Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality in the State. The State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), who made this disclosure during a television programme yesterday, described the panel’s report as ‘unreliable and full of contradictions’. Onigbanjo was head of the four-person white paper committee appointed by the State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Recall that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had last week dismissed…

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Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osinbajo denies ownership of land, explains his link

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…As 30 people confirmed dead Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has debunked reports in certain sections of the media that he owns the 21-storey high-rise Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos luxury property that collapsed on November 1, describing his alleged link to the property as sheer wickedness. At least not less than 30 people have so far been confirmed dead, following the building’s collapse. In a statement shared by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo also denied that he influenced the Lagos State Government into not punishing the property developer after it was…

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Shock, panic, as high-rise building collapses in Ikoyi, Lagos

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..Four dead, 4 rescued from rubble ? NEMA No fewer than four persons have so far been rescued yesterday, while four others were brought out dead from the rubble at the 21-storey high-rise building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. According to reports at the scene, workers and neighbours scrambled to dig people out of the rubble of the collapsed building, according to reports. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, was also sighted at the scene. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA) said they…

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