President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday had a closed-door meeting with Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting between the president and Buratai was unknown as at the time of filing this report, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. However, NAN gathered that the Chief…
Month: June 2020
LASG Releases Work Schedule For Monday June 8 2020
Lagos State Government has released the schedule for today’s road rehabilitation and desilting work schedule.
BREAKING: Governor Ikpeazu Tests Positive To Covid-19
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive for COVID-19. John Okiyi Kalu, commissioner of information in the state, announced the case in a statement on Monday. He said the governor had gone into isolation before his result returned positive, and that he has directed the deputy governor to act on his behalf…
LASG Charges Lagosians From Desist From Dumping Waste In Canals
The Lagos State Government has tasked residents to desist from dumping refuse in canal following the viral photos of refuse dumps on Akobi Crescent in Surulere after the recent rainfall. A statement obtained by LagosspyNG by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, in reaction to the video trending on social…
LASG Charges Residents To Adhere To Safety Rules As It Reopens Economy
Lagos State government is keen about the safety of lives of its citizenry as it urges all residents to adhere to all stipulated safety measures as the government prepares to re-open the economy. The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola has disclosed this today, in Alausa, at a media briefing held on the…
Trump Threatens To Impose Tariffs Against EU, China
President Donald Trump threatened Friday to impose tariffs against the European Union and China in retaliation for duties imposed on imports of US lobster. At a meeting with fisheries representatives in Bangor, Maine, Trump instructed his hawkish trade advisor Peter Navarro to look into punitive tariffs on EU cars and on unspecified Chinese products. The…
Lagos Agric Commissioner Prince Gbolahan Lawal Emerges Oniru-Elect
The Lagos State Executive Council, under the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, having satisfied all legal requirements, has approved the nomination and appointment of Prince Gbolahan Lawal as the new Oba-Elect of Iruland (the Oniru-Elect of Iruland). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Friday stated that the…
Professor Danbatta Reappointed As NCC EVC By Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari approved the reappointment of Professor Umar Garba Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission. His reappointment signals an effort to consolidate the gains made in the telecommunications sector in line with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, Prof. Danbatta was appointed the EVC in August 2015. Professor Danbatta’s reappointment was…
[PHOTOS] Lawan, Senate Leaders Visit Kalu, Welcome Him From Prison
Nigerian lawmakers led by Senator Lawan recently visited Senator Orji Uzor Kalu after he was released from Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja where he was serving a 12-year sentence, The Nation reports. The former governor was released following an order to that effect by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Cristiano Ronaldo Emerges First Billionaire Footballer
Juventus hit man, Cristiano Ronaldo has emerged as the first soccer billionaire, according to Forbes. The 35-year-old Portuguese footballer is the third athlete after Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather to hit the $1 billion earnings mark while still actively competing. Forbes via its Twitter handle said Ronaldo earned $105 million in the past year (2019), making him number…
Buhari Is Not In Charge Of Nigeria – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says he does not believe that President Muhammadu Buhari is in charge of Nigeria. Soyinka made the comment on Thursday, June 4 in an interview with Plus TV Africa. His comment was in reaction to an open letter written to President Buhari by Colonel Umar Dangiwa (rtd), a former military…
COVID-19: NCoS Reopens Custodial Centres For Admission Of Inmates
Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) announced the reopening of Custodial Centres to admit all categories of inmates. According to a statement obtained by Lagosspy NG from the Controller General of Corrections Ja’afaru Ahmedthe action is necessary to enhance access to justice and also to facilitate the administration of criminal Justice in the Country. Ja’afaru further stated…
[BREAKING] Mosques, Churches In Lagos To Reopen From June 19 And 21 – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced that Mosques, Churches In Lagos To Reopen From June 19 In a monitored Facebook Live broadcast by LagosspyNG the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed the information.
LASG Initiates S.H.I.F.T Talks for Knowledge Sharing among Public Servants
The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle, on Wednesday, disclosed that an interactive knowledge-sharing platform tagged S.H.I.F.T. Talks has been initiated in Lagos State to harvest the inherent wisdom and celebrate staff who distinguish themselves through the introduction of novel ideas. Mrs. Ponnle made the revelation during her speech at the J.J.T….
Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Community Policing In Lagos State
Lagos State has taken an audacious step towards improving security in all communities across the State, with the inauguration of State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) and its operations arm, State Community Policing Committee (SCPC). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, inaugurated members of the two committees at a ceremony held at the State House in…
Lagos Recruits 3,000 Primary, Secondary School Teachers Recruited In The Last One Year
The Honourable Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has disclosed that a total of 3,000 Primary and Secondary School teachers were recently absorbed into the teaching workforce of Lagos State in a bid to boost capacity and provide quality education for the pupils. Speaking on Tuesday at a Ministerial Press Briefing organised…
Schools Reopen In North Korea After COVID-19 Delays
North Korean children returned to their classrooms in face masks on Wednesday as schools reopened after the new term was delayed for months by coronavirus precautions. Pyongyang has not confirmed a single case of the deadly disease that swept the world after first emerging in neighbouring China, but has imposed strict rules, including closing its…
LASG To Reintegrate Victims Of Abule Egba
The Lagos State Government is set to reintegrate victims of the Abule Egba pipeline fire incidence back into the society by end of June 2020 . Reintegration of the displaced 300 persons includes 40 infants and 30 children into the society within the next 29 days, is coming due to recovery from the post disaster…
REGIONAL ROAD: Lagos Govt Revokes Titles of Lekki Land Encroaching Right-of-Way
Sequel to the order by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, directing the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development to reclaim the encroached alignments of Regional Road in Lekki axis, the State Government has revoked the planning approval on sections of Elegushi Chieftaincy Family land that fall within the designated Right-of-Way (RoW) of…
BREAKING: Lagos State Government Says Churches, Mosques Remain Closed
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that churches and mosques in the state might not be reopened soon for worshippers. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, said this on the sideline of the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing commemorating the first year in office of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu