A train in motion on Monday accidentally moved a vehicle parked closely to the railway from Arena to Oshodi area of Lagos, LagosspyNG understands. The train was able to stop after unknowingly dragging the white van from Arena to Oshodi.
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LAWMA Begins Waste Management Academy
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has launched an ”Academy” to educate residents in the state on taking better decisions about waste management. The academy would serve as a knowledge hub for “credible hands on tutelage and certification in solid waste management. “The LAWMA academy is an educational arm of LAWMA that engages an innovative approach…
Shehu Backs Buhari, Blasts Obasanjo Over Comments On Failed State
The Presidency has fired back at the former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment that Nigeria under Buhari’s administration is failed state. The Elder Statesman had at a forum in Abuja said Nigeria was becoming a failed state under President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Obasanjo, the present Nigeria as never been more divided than before….
BREAKING: LASG Announces School Resumption Dates For Academic Session
The Lagos State Government has announced dates for the resumption of Public and Private Schools after the closure that resulted from the global COVID-19 pandemic a few months ago. According to a statement issued, Sunday, by the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, the Ministry is adopting a phased approach to the reopening of…
LASG To Mark 2020 World Tourism Day On September 27
Lagos State Government has concluded plans to join tourism stakeholders across the globe to celebrate the Year 2020 World Tourism Day (WTD) on Sunday, 27th September, 2020. The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf the State’s focus is to fashion out strategies for post-COVID-19 recovery and the development of domestic…
Travelers To Access Free COVID-19 Treatment At Remington Medical Centre.
Reddington will offer free medical treatment to all international air travelers arriving Nigeria at its newly commissioned Armoured Shield Medical Centre. This is part of it’s contribution towards eradicating the dreaded Corona virus pandemic in Nigeria. Travelers will only access this provided the PCR test is done at Reddington Zaine Laboratory recently accredited as the only…
Lagos Police Force Says Protesters Didn’t Take Permission To Protest
The Lagos State Police Command has revealed that protesters who were arrested in Ojuelegba area on Thursday failed to take persmission before marching on the streets. Recall that protesters had gathered under the aegis of the Socialist Democratic Party to demonstrate against the hike in the pump price of fuel and electricity tariff. Although, the…
Lagos Kicks Off ’Sports Is Back’ Competition
Lagos State Sports Commission has kicked off non-contact Sports Competition tagged “Sports is Back” at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere Lagos. LagospyNG gathered that about 106 Athletes were competing in nine sports, namely Ayo, Chess, Darts, Monopoly and Scrabble (Board Games), Abula, Badminton, Squash and Table Tennis (Racket Sports). Speaking at the…
FG Still Not Convinced About School Resumption
Federal Government yet again confirmed on Thursday that it not convinced that schools should be re-opened for academic exercise after their closure due to COVID-19 pandemic. The issues on resumption have generated lots of disagreement in the education sector. Responding to a question from Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, on school reopening, Minister of State…
BREAKING: Lagos Cleric, Parents Arrested For Marrying 15-year-old, Minor Rescued
One Bishop and father of four in his 50s, Stephanos Lucky Enofe has been arrested after he married a 15-year-old girl on August 30 this year in Makinde, Mushin area of Lagos State. Operatives of the Lagos police in nabbing the alleged paedophile alongside parents of the minor, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ukandu, rescued the…
Lagos Govt Suspends Development Of Estates Without Layout Approval
The development of Sapata Village Excision, near the Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lekki, Lagos State has been put on hold for not having the requisite approval. Recall that the Lagos State Government had warned landowners or property developers in the state to get approval from authorities before carrying out any developmental project. The Commissioner for…
Five Million Poor Nigerians To Get Free Electricity Meters – BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday for the first time personally defended the recent hike in price of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol and electricity tariff. President Buhari spoke on the decisions which had attracted criticisms from some Nigerians, especially opposition political parties and analysts at the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat…
FG, Lagos State, To Address Infrastructural Deficit In FESTAC Town
The Federal Government and Lagos State Government have agreed to address deterioration of infrastructure in Festac Town. Festac Town is one of the federal housing estates situated in Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State. They reached this agreement on Wednesday when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Senator Gbenga…
Human Trafficking: Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates New State Task Force
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated members of the State Task Force on Human Trafficking to curb the menace of human trafficking and irregular migration in the State. During the inauguration on Tuesday, he advised all members of the task force to see their appointment as a call to service. The Governor is keen to see…
Lagos Reiterates Commitment Towards Energy Sustainability
The Lagos State Government has reiterated that it is committed towards transforming the City’s energy landscape amid the desire of the government to expand the energy services across the State. The General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB), Engr. Mukhtaar Tijani acknowledged that the increasing energy demands in the State, due to expanded civilisation…
Kogi Commissioner Charged To Court For Rape
Abuja Police has taken Kogi Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdulmumuni Danga, to the Federal High Court in Abuja on a seven count criminal charge. The said Commissioner was accused amongst others, of raping and brutalising one Elizabeth Oyeniyi in Lokoja, Kogi State. According to the charge sheet signed by the State Prosecutor, ACP Effiong Asuquo…
Buhari Explains What He Told Trump After Accusing Him Of Killing Christians
President Muhammadu Buhari said he denied the allegation of killing Christians in Nigeria when he first met United States President. Trump unequivocally accused him of killing Christians in Nigeria, Buhari said on Tuesday. Buhari revealed that he told Trump that the conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria was caused by cultural matters and not…
New Lagos Police Command PPRO Assumes Office
The newly appointed Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Lagos State Police Command, Superintendent of Police (SP), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday assumed office on Monday, September 7th, 2020. The new Image Maker of the Police in Lagos who announced the hand over in a release, assured Lagosians and the public of his commitment to…
Ogun State Government Releases Guidelines Ahead Of School Resumption
Ogun State Government has announced the reopening of schools in the State with effect from Monday, 21 September, 2020 for the first term of 2020/2021 session. This is the second phase of the reopening of schools is extended to all classes in primary and secondary schools, Technical and Vocational Colleges, and Tertiary Institutions. In a…
ALERT: LASG To Close Oba Ogunji Road For Construction Works, Ijaiye
Lagos State Government said it will temporarily close Oba Ogunji Road, between Iju and Ijaiye Road, for rehabilitation works from Wednesday, 9th to 30th September, 2020. This is to allow workers continue the ongoing construction of the Pen Cinema flyover. Access to the restricted routes will be limited to construction vehicles and local residents to…