The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that its operatives have successfully foiled eight suicide attempts in the state in the last two months. The command also called on well-meaning individuals to always reach out to the needy and underprivileged…
Partial closure: Traffic robberies aggravate pains of motorists on Third Mainland Bridge
Lagosians, yesterday, faced the reality of the new normal in commuting between the mainland and the island in the country’s commercial capital on the first working day since the partial six-month closure of the Third Mainland Bridge at the weekend.…
*Commission seals 10 clubs, religious centres in Lagos over non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols (Vanguard) *Command detains Lagos inspector for service pistol abuse (Punch)
Commission seals 10 clubs, religious centres in Lagos over non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols (Vanguard) The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed over 10 social and religious centres over non-compliance with the directive on social distancing and ban on the social…
*Family compensated 11-months after street sweeper died at Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian) *Third Mainland Bridge closes midnight Friday – FG (Punch)
Family compensated 11-months after street sweeper died at Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian) Eleven months after Folashade Ogunniyi was killed by a hit and run driver while sweeping dirt on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, her employer has compensated her family.…
Third Mainland Bridge: FG, Lagos inspect alternative routes
Four days to the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation, officials of the Federal Ministry of Works and the Lagos State Government on Sunday inspected repair works being done on alternative routes. The Federal Controller of Works…
Lagos fixes alternative routes ahead Third Mainland Bridge closure
The Lagos State Government has confirmed that the palliative works on the alternative routes highlighted for traffic management during the proposed Third Mainland Bridge rehabilitation, are rounding up in readiness for the partial closure scheduled to commence Friday, 24th July,…
More questions than answers on ending Lagos gridlock
There were more questions than answers yesterday at the Lagos Transportation and Traffic webinar organised by the United States Consulate General in Lagos. The traffic problem was described as “the other pandemic, a transportation virus” by Prof Bola Akinterinwa. With…