…Warns Danfo Drivers, Okada Riders, Noise Pollutants, Others …Era Of Recklessness On Lagos Roads Gone For Good, Says CJ The Lagos State Government on Friday inaugurated the Special Offences (Mobile) Court to summarily deal with growing cases of traffic and environmental abuses in the state with the view to bring sanity and civility in the conduct of […]
Lagos Reads Riot Act to Operators of Illegal Abattoirs
…Issue Two Weeks Ultimatum As part of the measures to curb the spread of unwholesome processed meat and meat products, the Lagos State Government has read the riot act to operators of illegal abattoirs and slaughter slabs in the state. According to the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Toyin Suarau, the riot act became necessary […]
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode Replaces 58-Year-Old Transformer In Palmgroove Estate
…Ijegun, Alapere Communities Also Benefit …Residents Laud Gesture Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday donated a 500kva transformer to residents of Palmgroove Estate in Odi-Olowo Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of the State, as part of the ongoing ‘Light Up Lagos’ initiative. The Governor also donated transformers to two communities in Alapere and […]
Lagos State Government Frowns at Residents’ Attitude Towards Environment
Lagos State Deputy Governor Dr. Idiat Adebule on Saturday lamented the high level of environmental pollution and degradation in some parts of the state, saying the habit could result in epidemic outbreak and spread of diseases in the state. Adebule who stated this during the January edition of monthly environmental sanitation exercise monitored in Apapa-Iganmu […]
Lagos Lights Up Third Mainland Bridge
In line with the ongoing statewide “Operation Light up Lagos” project, the Lagos State Government has completed the illumination of the Third Mainland Bridge. This Lagos initiative begins from the Ojodu Berger section of the bridge and covers the entire sections of the bridge. According to a statement signed by Steve Ayorinde, Commissioner for Information […]
Fire Outbreaks: Lagos Tasks SON to Put Searchlight on Quality of Appliances
…Urges Residents To Adhere To Fire Safety Measures The Lagos State Government on Thursday expressed concerns on the incessant cases of fire outbreaks in the state which has led to loss of lives and properties, just as it called on the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to urgently put searchlight on the quality of electrical […]
Gated Streets: Lagos State Government Reads Riot Act To Residents’ Associations
…Issues 7-Day Ultimatum To Defaulting Streets …Says Barricades Only Allowed Between 12 Mid-night And 5am Worried by the disturbing trend of closure of street gates across the State, the Lagos State Government on Monday ordered immediate re-opening of all street gates and barricades in the nook and cranny of the State between 5am and 12 […]
Oshodi Demolition not Targeted at Igbo Traders – Barr. Nkechi Chukwueke
… Action, Positive Step Towards Development, Says Conference 57 Chairman A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Barr. Nkechi Chukwueke on Sunday said the demolition of the popular Owonifari market in Oshodi area of Lagos State is not targeted at any particular tribe, especially the Igbo. Pouring encomiums on the State […]
Construction Work In Ile-Epo will be Completed by April
The Lagos State Government has renewed its commitment to speedily complete the on-going construction of drainage alignment and the bad portion of the Ile-Epo axis of the Lagos Abeokuta Expressway, assuring that the project will be delivered by April 2016. Speaking during an inspection tour of the project site, Engr. Ayotunde Sodeinde, General Manager, Lagos […]
Indiscriminate Construction of Shops: Oba Akiolu Warns Perpetrators
The Oba of Lagos, HRM, Oba Rilwanu Aremu Akiolu, Akiolu I, has warned unscrupulous people using his name in the indiscriminate construction of kee klamps and canters on the highways and market places within the Lagos Central Business District, Ebute Ero, Apongbon loop and other strategic places in the State to desist from such dastardly […]