Tag: Lagos

Lagos: “80 percent of buildings in Lekki have no approval’ – Govt.

Aminu Imam
Lagos Lekki

Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, has said that 80 percent of buildings in the Ibeju Lekki-Epe have no government approval. In an interview with newsmen, Olumide disclosed that despite the rigorous processes involved in securing government approval, developers and property owners are still circumventing due process. He said: “Just last week Thursday and Friday, my team and I were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axis and you would agree with me that anybody passing through that corridor would see a lot of estates…

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Lagos: 86 under-bridge rooms where tenants pay N250, 000 annually uncovered  

Aminu Imam
Lagos under bridge homes

Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, says the State has uncovered apartments under the Dolphin estate bridge where tenants pay N250,000 in annual rent. Wahab disclosed that 86 rooms partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container, were discovered by an enforcement team of the Lagos ministry of environment. In a post alongside videos posted on X on Wednesday, the commissioner said the illegal structures have been destroyed. “A total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container used for different illegal…

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Lagos court grants CBN gov., Emefiele N50m bail

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Emefiele employee

The embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been granted bail in the sum of N50m after being charged with a 26-count bordering on alleged abuse of office and irregular allocation of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion respectively. Emefiele was admitted to bail with two sureties in like sum by Justice Rahmon Oshodi yesterday. The  former CBN governor is facing trial in Lagos on a 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office. Oshodi ordered the sureties must be gainfully employed and must have made three years tax…

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Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu’ll continue official duties in Lagos during holidays – Presidency

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The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu will continue his official duties during the Eid-el-Fitr holidays. To his end, Tinubu will depart the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), for Lagos today, Sunday, to observe this year’s Eid-el-Fitr. The President’s trip was made public by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale via an issued statement. According to the statement, “President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr. “In deference to the solemn occasion, which marks the end of Ramadan, the President…

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State of the Nation: Gowon, OBJ, Anyaoku, Danjuma, other eminent Nigerians converge on Lagos for dialogue today

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Eminent Nigerians, including former Heads of State and Presidents of Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, AbdulSalami Abubakar, and former Secretary-General of the Com­monwealth of Nations, Emeka Anyaoku, as well as Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, are among eminent Nigerians expected in Lagos today, Monday, to discuss the state of the nation and the way forward. Other eminent Nigerians expected at the event are for­mer Chief of Army Staff, TY Danjuma; Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum, Ango Abdullahi; Leader of the Niger Delta, Edwin Clark; former Chief of Defence…

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Lagos to open discounted food markets today

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Lagos State Government will today launch the ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets, offering discounted prices on essential food items across the State. The markets will offer Lagos residents a 25% discount on staple food items like rice, beans, garri, bread, eggs, tomatoes, and pepper. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who disclosed this in an issued statement on Friday, said Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed that ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets should commence discounted sale of food items across the five divisions of Lagos effective from today, Sunday.…

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Lagos: 7 killed in Customs subsidised rice stampede

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No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed in a stampede amid a rush for subsidised rice in Lagos yesterday. The stampede allegedly occurred on Friday, during the struggle by a crowd during the distribution of seized bags of rice by the Nigeria Customs Service at its office in Yaba. According to a shared WhatsApp message, the seven died while trying to buy the seized rice being put up for sale by the Nigerua Customs Service, (NCS), at subsidised prices. Recall that on Thursday, the NCS said it has begun…

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“We can train Lagos Area Boys to be tax officers” – Presidential C’ttee chair, Oyedele

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of Presidential Tax and Fiscal Policy Reform, Taiwo Oyedele has spoken about efforts that are underway to reduce multiple taxes at the state and local government levels. In an interview during a television programme at the weekend, , Oyedele stressed on how all stakeholders, including the ‘Area Boys’ must be brought on board in order to forestall crises that could arise from suspending multiple taxes. According to him, area boys can be trained for tax collection and paid salaries, with the skills from such training capable of being…

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Worsening Insecurity: Anxiety in FCT, as multinationals, embassies plan relocating to Lagos – Source

Aminu Imam

Several multinational companies and embassies are contemplating relocating from Abuja to Lagos due to escalating incidents of kidnappings and growing insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), a concerned northerner, Hidima, has alleged Hidima, a Doctor of Philosophy, shared this information on his verified X account, yesterday. This comes amid a noticeable trend, with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently announcing its intention to transfer some of its departments from Abuja to Lagos State.   The decision, as stated by a CBN official, aims to decongest the apex bank’s head…

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“Kidnappers, ‘one chance’ criminals on rampage again in Lagos”, Commuters raise alarm

Aminu Imam

Commuters have raised an alarm over the increasing rate of kidnapping and the activities of ‘one chance’ criminals across Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos. ‘One Chance’ is the colloquial expression for a type of robbery staged by criminals using commercial vehicles with colluding passengers and bus conductors, whereby the conductor convinces unsuspecting passenger and potential victims that only one space is left on the bus. The passenger is then taken away from where they got in the vehicle, robbed, and pushed out of the vehicle without stopping. According to…

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