Lagos names 132 Iponri housing units after Babatunde Fashola (Independent) The Lagos State Government on Wednesday named the 132 housing units at Iponri after the former Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola. The Iponri LagosHOMS situated in Surulere Local Government Area consists…
No Valentine’s Day this year: 3rd Mainland Bridge to open February 15 – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be fully reopened to traffic by February 15. He made this known Thursday during an inspection of construction work on major roads and bridges in…
*FG directs schools to resume Jan 18 (Nation)*Fashola gives artisans at Airport Road flyover 2 weeks to vacate (DailyTrust)
FG directs schools to resume Jan 18 (Nation) The Federal Government has asked schools to resume on January 18, 2021 after “due consultation” with stakeholders. The decision was reached after a meeting with stakeholders, including Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors…
*Businessman arraigned for alleged N25m fraud (Punch)*Succour for travellers as Lagos-Ibadan highway gets ‘dedicated’ funding (Nation)
Businessman arraigned for alleged N25m fraud (Punch) A businessman, Kelechi Mbagwu, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court for N25m fraud. Mbagwu was arraigned alongside his company, CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Limited, on three counts bordering…
*Summon Fashola over Lekki tollgate camera, #EndSARS lawyer tells panel (Punch)*Man jailed 6 months for peddling Cannabis (Sun)
Summon Fashola over Lekki tollgate camera, #EndSARS lawyer tells panel (Punch) An #EndSARS protesters’ lawyer, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, has asked the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry to summon the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola. The panel…
Gridlock: Fashola orders trailers to vacate Ogere on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Saturday directed trailers parking indiscriminately at Ogere section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to immediately vacate the area to give way for ongoing construction works. Fashola, who undertook an inspection of…
*Lagos lawmaker under fire for saying youths always high on drugs (Punch)*Mayhem: How we secured Surulere from hoodlums – Lagos youth leader (Vanguard)
Lagos lawmaker under fire for saying youths always high on drugs (Punch) The lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, has received backlash over her comments alleging that most Nigerian youths…
FG reopens Eko Bridge, Marine Bridge Monday
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of the Marine Beach Bridge and the Eko Bridge in Lagos State. The government had shut the Eko Bridge and Marine Beach Bridge in March and May respectively for repairs while declaring it…
Lockdown made road construction impossible – Fashola
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has explained why road construction was suspended during the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 across the country. Speaking with Funmi Iyanda on a Public Eye interview on Friday, Mr Fashola…
