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Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday, has revealed that for the the maga city required one million housing units yearly between the next five to 10 years to fix the deficit in providing shelter for the residents. This is as he also said instead of the less than 2,000MW of electricity currently being supplied in the …

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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi, on Thursday, October 5, 2017, inaugurated a committee to reorganize the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Anti-Kidnapping and Cultism of the Command. You can https://starlitenewsng.com/how-far-is-jackpot-nevada-from-twin-falls-idaho/ see this list on the bonus terms page. Imohimi, who described the units as vital in crime fighting,  stressed that its restructuring will underscore …

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There has been panic since Wednesday morning as customers of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) around the Lagos metropolis have been experiencing difficulties in transaction. One of the bank’s customers around Abule Egba area of Lagos told National Wire this afternoon that customers have besieged the bank due to some rumour making the rounds that the bank is having problems with …

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Lagos State Government on Tuesday arraigned two of members of its staff over allegations of fraud. The duo of Babajide Odekunle and Olugbenga Omolewu of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) were arraigned at the Ikeja Magistrate Court. They both faced a two-count charge bordering on fraud and falsifying the account of LASIMRA, “thereby committing a grave …

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With a combined foreign debt profile of $1.89bn, Lagos, Kaduna and Edo have retained their spots as the states most exposed to foreign debts. As of June 2016, the three states had a combined foreign debt profile of $1.84bn. Statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office in Abuja on Thursday showed that the 36 states of the federation and the …

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Prompt intervention of men of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) averted what could have been a disaster this morning when a fully loaded commercial bus crashed into an electric pole and parts of the fence of Light Hospital on Folarin Street, Alimosho area of Lagos after its brake failed on motion. The commercial bus according to its driver …

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It was drama this morning at Ishaga bus stop in Lagos during the heavy downpour when a female tricycle operator took on garage touts commonly called agberos while police women in the area remained unconcerned. What a man can do, a woman can do better is a popular adage and the tricycle operator simply identified as Taiwo had defied early …

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The Lagos State Government has said it will on September 26, 2017, unveil a new statue of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The bust to be unveiled on Obafemi Awolowo Way by the Lagos Television (Ltv) junction in Ikeja will replace the old Awolowo statue removed from the Allen Avenue round-about in Ikeja. The new 20-feet tall Awo bust …

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In a bid to proffer solution to issues around late marriage, stagnation in life and other marriage related problems, the Family Booster Ministries International has scheduled a day seminar to assist singles and married couples. The event, centred on Breakthrough for Singles and Married is an initiative of Family Booster Ministries International promises to attract singles and married couples from …

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A new study has said Lagos, Nigeria, is one of the most stressful cities in the world. Five hundred locations were taken into cognisance in the study conducted by United Kingdom-based dry-cleaning and laundry service, Zipjet. Lagos was ranked third in a research which revealed the world’s most and least stressful cities of 2017. Baghdad was ranked the most stressful …

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