Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday expressed his readiness to participate in Saturday’s primary election where members of the All Progressives Congress across the State are expected to choose the party’s flagbearer through direct primaries. In a statement issued…
Gbese alert – Lagos owes N1.04 trillion
Forget Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode’s second term ambition, the big news is that Lagos owes N1.04 trillion. What that means is that the incoming governor in 2019, whether it be the incumbent or the numerous others jostling for the…
Hemp merchants arrested in Lagos (Punch) *Ajimobi shuts Obasanjo farms, others in Ibadan (DailyTrust)
Hemp merchants arrested in Lagos (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men – Tajudeen Atanda, 60; and Rasheed Kehinde, 31; – for alleged possession of seven bags of hemp in the Lekki area of the…
MTN Nigeria gives Lagos State an ultra-modern ferry terminal
MTN Nigeria donated a world class ferry terminal to the Lagos State government at a colourful ceremony in Falomo, Ikoyi on August 30, 2018. The gesture is part of efforts to harness the potentials of water transportation in the state…
Buhari to Theresa May: 2019 Election will be free, fair, credible (Nation) *Lagos has Nigeria’s highest foreign debt portfolio — DMO (PremiumTimes)
Buhari to Theresa May: 2019 Election will be free, fair, credible (Nation) President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja assured the United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019.…
Lagos to begin recruitment of 2,200 teachers on Friday (Guardian)
Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it is set to recruit over two thousand teachers into its primary and secondary schools. The recruited teachers will be posted to government-owned primary and secondary schools across the 20 local governments and 37…
Adeosun’s alleged certificate forgery not a corruption matter – Presidency *Lagos-Badagry Expressway: Council Of Obas To Meet Gov. Ambode (Eagle)
Adeosun’s alleged certificate forgery not a corruption matter – Presidency The Nigerian presidency on Tuesday said that the case of the alleged certificate forgery of the Honourable Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun was not a corruption matter. Mrs Adeosun was alleged…
‘Cleaner Lagos’ workers protest unpaid salaries
Hundreds of workers under of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) of the Lagos State Government on Monday, staged a protest at the office of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. The workers, who chanted solidarity songs and displayed banners with different inscriptions said…
Lagos police boss seeks enhanced collaboration with private security firms (Guardian)
Imohimi Edgal, Lagos state police commissioner, in furtherance of his administration’s community policing and safety partnership initiative, has called for stronger collaboration between the police command and private security practitioners in the state. He made the call at the weekend when…
* Third Mainland Bridge: Tests completed on 15 expansion joints (Nation) * Russian ship with explosives en route to Lagos detained in S.Africa (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MORNING NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 25, 2018 Third Mainland Bridge: Tests completed on 15 expansion joints (Nation) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti on Friday said tests on 15 expansion joints on the Third…