NSCSC Arrests NNPCL Truck Driver for Diverting 10,000 Litres of Petrol
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested a Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) truck driver, Afeez Adegbola, for allegedly diverting 10,000 litres of petrol belonging to the company. The state Commandant of the Corps, Igbalawole Sotiyo, who described the act as an economic sabotage and stealing said that the […]
Sanwo-Olu appoints Pelumi Nubi, a solo driver from London to Lagos, tourism ambassador
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed a 28-year-old travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi, as the state tourism ambassador. This was made known yesterday by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, in a tweet on X. Nubi, who completed her solo road trip from London, United Kingdom, to Lagos, Nigeria […]
Lagos Govt appoints viral dancing corps member as Youth Ambassador
The Lagos State government has named Osawere Austin Dayo, a corps member who recently went viral on social media, as a Youth Ambassador. Dayo, a Theatre Arts graduate from the University of Ibadan (UI), is currently doing his national youth service at King’s College Annex in Lagos, but gained public attention a few days ago […]
Lagos Bans Styrofoam, Other Single Use Plastics
The Lagos State Government has banned the use and distribution of single-use plastics, such as Styrofoam, in the state. Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who made this known in a statement yesterday, said the decision was in response to the environmental threat posed by single-use plastics, particularly non-biodegradable styrofoams, adding that the […]
Eko Bridge Will Be Accessible To Vehicles By May 31st
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Engr. Umar Bakare has stated that a section of Eko Bridge “closed to vehicular traffic”, would be open by May 31. Bakare said that rehabilitation works on the bridge is ongoing, especially at the fire-damaged section of Apongbon. In a statement, he added that work is being […]
Sanwo-Olu Increases Lagos Workers’ Salary By 20%
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has increased the salaries of workers in the state by 20 per cent, shortly after he secured a second term in office. In a circular by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the governor reiterated his administration’s determination to improve the welfare and well-being of public servants in Lagos State. […]
Lagos Government reduces transport fare by 50% over cash and fuel scarcity
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the reduction of transportation fare in the state by 50 per cent. While addressing journalists yesterday at the Lagos House in the Marina, Gov. Sanwo-Olu said from 9th of February that all Lagos state transport operators such as BRT buses, LAGRIDE taxi-scheme, First Mile and Last […]
Governor Sanwo-Olu orders the prosecution of the truck owner and driver that claimed lives at Ojuelegba
The Governor of Lagos State, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday ordered theimmediate prosecution of the truck owner and the driver that claimed the lives ofnine persons at Ojuelegba area of the state. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for Informationand Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, after receiving an interim report on the […]
