As the first batch of the 200 women and youth beneficiaries of the Lagos State Agriprenuership Training Programme concludes their training today, the State Government said it is strongly committed to the implementation of the second phase of the Programme. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal disclosed this at the Agricultural Training Institute,…
Month: March 2020
LASG Tasks Residents on Regular Eye Check Against Glaucoma
… As State Commemorates World Glaucoma Week As Lagos joins the rest of the world to mark the Y2020 “World Glaucoma Week” with an awareness walk, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has advised citizens to present themselves for regular eye checks in order to prevent irreversible blindness that may result from glaucoma….
Abule-Ado Explosion: Over 200 Houses Destroyed, 15 People Dead
The aftermaths of yesterday explosive big bang which occurred at the Abule Ado, Festac Area in Lagos on Sunday 15, 2020. Over 200 houses destroyed and 15 people has been confirmed dead which include husband, wife and 3 children. Investigations is on going to determine the cause of the explosion while the Lagos State Governor…
Abule-Ado Explosion: Sanwo-Olu Charges Residents To Take Safety Precautions
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised residents to make safety their priority, while urging them to maintain a safe distance from the scene of the explosion and fire as the site is still live. Residents in Abule-Ado area of the state were thrown into a sad mood on Sunday morning as a blast…
Regional Road Project To Take Off In May – Sanwo-Olu
…Governor: ‘Trespassers’ properties to go for road construction’ Barring any exigency, the construction of the long proposed Regional Road in Lekki-Ajah axis in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State will take off before the end of May, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. The Governor disclosed that all plans had been concluded to mobilise contractors…
FCCPC Shuts Down Haufei Restaurant & Mall In VI, Lagos
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) formally known as Consumer Protection Commission CPC has shutdown Haufei Restaurant & Mall 33 Aboyade Cole, VI. The FCCPC said the intervention was based on credible intel & surveillance that the Haufei Restaurant & Mall 33 declines service to Nigerians. The Staff of the Haufei Restaurant &…
LASBCA Debunks Report On Building Collapse In Lagos
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has debunked a news report by some media houses and posts on social media platforms alleging that a building collapsed in the State. A statement issued by the General Manager of the Agency, Engr. Abiola Kosegbe countered that claim, stressing that it was a collapsed canopy that claimed…
Lagos State Begins Mass Fumigation Of Public Places Against LASSA Fever
Lagos State Government says it would, on Friday, 13th March 2020, begin eight-week massive disinfection and fumigation of no fewer than 27 model colleges with hostel facilities, abattoirs, and slaughterhouses, agricultural produce markets as well as regular markets in the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, who disclosed this in Lagos noted…
Chelsea FC Cobham training ground part-closed after footballer Callum Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus
Chelsea FC’s Cobham training ground has been partially closed after footballer Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for coronavirus. A club statement in the early hours of Friday (March 13) confirmed that the teenage winger had a positive test for COVID-19 on Thursday evening (March 12). Hudson-Odoi, 19, is said to have “displayed symptoms similar to a…
BREAKING: Health Minister Dr. Ehanire Declares Nigeria as Coronavirus-Free
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire announced that Nigeria is currently Coronavirus-Free as the second CoronaVirus index patient has fully recovered and tested negative just like the first case that has been declared COVID-19 free.
Breaking: EPL Suspended Over Coronavirus Pandemic
The English Premier League (EPL) has been suspended until April 4th, 2020, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, according to a statement from the organisers on Friday.
BREAKING: Court Orders The Release Of Sanusi
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of the dethroned former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Lawmakers In Lagos Sets Up Committee Over Suspended Members
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday set up a committee to look into the recent removal of two principal officers and the suspension of two members. The House took the decision at a special parliamentary held within the Assembly complex. The Committee is headed by Hon. Ibrahim Layode, a senior lawmaker from Badagry…
Coronavirus: Arsenal Manager Tests Positive
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the Premier League to announce they will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss future fixtures. Arsenal have closed their training ground as a result of Arteta’s positive test, with Gunners players and club staff who had recent contact with the Spaniard now…
LASPOTECH’S Best Graduating Student Gets Sanwo-Olu’s Automatic Job Offer
With a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.93 on a scale of 4.0, Ms Nkechi Alexandra Kingsley – the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) – gets an automatic employment offer to work in the school, Lagosspy.ng understands. Ms Kingsley was also being offered a cash prize by Governor Babajide…
Policemen, Military Personnel Engaging in Commercial Motorcycle Operations will be Arrested – Lagos Govt
…Sanwo-Olu Chairs State Security Council Meeting …‘Okada, Keke Replacement Coming In April’ Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to uniform men flouting the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws. It is illegal for any security operative in mufti to ride commercial motorcycles on routes where Okada and tricycles have been restricted, the Government said…
Ex-Emir Sanusi’s N200m Library Evacuated.
Over 40,000 books and journals catalogued at the expansive library of the deposed emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, have been successfully evacuated from the palace. Mr Sanusi was deposed on Monday after a resolution of the Kano State Executive Council. In an interview with DAILY NIGERIAN, the emir’s principal private secretary, Mujtaba Abba, said the…
LASG to Arrest Security Operatives Riding Okada on Restricted Routes
Subsequent to the recent restriction of motorcycle on selected highways and bridge, there have been flagrant disregards for constituted authority by some security operatives and motorcyclist hence the Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to uniform men and motorcyclist flouting the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws. It is illegal for any security operative…
Breaking: World Health Organization Declares Coronavirus a PANDEMIC
The World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom in his opening remark during a media briefing on COVID-19 on Wednesday, 11 March 2020 have declared that the COVID-19 be characterized as a pandemic. He said, “In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased 13-fold, and the number of affected countries…
Buhari Denies Having Any Dealing With Sanusi’s Dethronement
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he has no hand in the removal of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano. Buhari spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday. In a post on Twitter, he said, “President Muhammadu Buhari has no involvement whatsoever in the dethronement of HRH…