BRT bus crushes businessman to death in Lagos (Punch) A businessman, Ahmed Sulaiman, has been crushed to death by a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in the Owode Onirin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the businessman had attempted…
*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…
FG to shut Third Mainland Bridge for 6 months
The Federal Government is set to shut the Third Mainland Bridge for six months starting from Friday, July 24. This was confirmed by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola. According to him, consultations are ongoing for another…
Seven die, six injured in Lagos accidents
No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead with several others injured yesterday in separate accidents that occurred in three locations in Lagos State. The deceased, four of whom are members of two families, died on the spot. The first…
*Identity of lagoon suicide victim yet unknown (Guardian) *Aphrodisiacs: Nigerian men’s unending romance with death (Punch)
Identity of lagoon suicide victim yet unknown (Guardian) The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that a yet-to-be-identified man jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge, yesterday. Public Affairs Officer LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, who confirmed…
