Tag Archives: Lagos

Lagos-Badagry expressway expansion: Ambode assures on delivery by 2019 …Urges contractor to complete Aboru Link Bridge, Road in three months As part of its return on dividend, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Thursday said he was totally committed to deliver the ongoing Lagos-Badagry Expressway expansion project before the end of 2019. Speaking to journalists shortly after embarking on an …

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The operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Zone 2 Command Headquarters Onikan, Lagos have arrested a driver, Ibrahim Musa and his accomplice, Mohammed Jazuli. The duo have been on the run since August 23,2016 for diverting and stealing a 2 by 20 feet container truck containing High Density Polythene products. The owner of the stolen products and Managing Director of I.G Acoman …

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  Lagos State Govenor, Ambode The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in collaboration with the Lagos State Government is to commence decongestion of traffic gridlock along Seaports’ access roads in Apapa in the next few weeks. Speaking with Journalists after a meeting with Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday, Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Usman, said: “We have looked at …

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  Inter-State Okada Snatcher Nabbed In Lagos Folake Sokoya Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, over the weekend, arrested one Bello Jamiu, 26, ,who specialises in motorcycle theft, popularly known as okada in virtually all the states in the south west of Nigeria. The suspect was arrested by RRS operatives while trying to steal …

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A Lagos-based civil society group, Youth Advocate For Change (YAFC) working among the slum residents of Makoko, Lagos is set to graduate eight out of over 20 out of school youths currently under its care. YAFC with its Slum to Classroom Project Initiative has made remarkable mark in youth development in Makoko. The beneficiaries of the Slum to Classroom Project …

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    DISMISSED POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR IMPERSONATION Folake Sokoya     The police operatives attached to the X-Squad Department of the Zone 2 Command, Onikan Lagos, have arrested two dismissed members of the Nigeria Police Force for impersonation and using police uniform/accoutrements to harass and extort innocent Nigerians and drive commercial vehicles in police uniform at various locations within Lagos State recently. The …

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Lagos, home to about 300,000 hawkers-Activist Dayo Emmanuel   “Politics is not about party affiliations, but about development.” These was an assertion of Comrade Biodun Aremu at the public presentation of Community Development Charter for Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State, facilitated by media NGO, International Press Centre (IPC), recently. Aremu had asserted that there are about 300,000 youths …

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Quest for healing forced me into stealing – suspect Folake Sokoya   A twenty-year old man arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, has said that a festering sore in his right leg forced him into the criminal act. The suspect, Sunday Vincent, was apprehended by Policemen after forcefully …

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The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice in the organised private sector (OPS) in Nigeria has concluded arrangements to assign current participants of its mentoring program to their respective mentors for practical mentoring session. The Mentor-Mentee Matching ceremony, according to LCCI is scheduled to hold on Friday, 5th August, 2016 …

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…38km Bridge To Be Completed In Three Years Without Federal Funding- Ambode In what is set to become a major milestone achievement in its 50 years of existence, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to kick-start the construction of the 38km 4th Mainland Bridge, expected to bring a 14-year old dream to reality. The Bridge, which is geared …

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