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Sanwo-Olu orders demolition of three buildings in Banana Island
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the demolition of three buildings in Banana Island. Sanwo-Olu gave the order on Saturday during an inspection tour in and around Banana Island. The order followed the collapse of a 7-storey building under construction in the area last week. At 310 Close, Governor Sanwo-Olu ordered the demolition of a two-storey building because it is an…
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Update: BRT vehicle touched after commercial bus driver dies in head on collision
The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle, which collided with a commercial vehicle on Wednesday morning in Lagos leading to the death of the driver has been set ablaze. The collision, which occurred on the Ifako Bridge inwards Ogudu on the Oworonsoki Expressway, led to the death of the commercial bus driver after his bus somersaulted. According to an eyewitness, the…
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Lagos court declares Oluomo-led parks committee illegal
National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Lagos Tuesday voided the Lagos State government’s appointment of a caretaker committee to manage parks and garages. Justice Maureen Esowe ordered the reinstatement of the operations of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the state. The judge held that the state government’s suspension of the national unions’ operations and…
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Sanwo-Olu stops building construction in Banana Island
Following the collapse of a seven-storey building under construction on Wednesday in the highbrow Banana Island, trapping 25 construction workers, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday halted further building construction on the island to give room for a comprehensive audit by officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA). Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso who…
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Public engagement: Lagos launches upgraded citizengate 2.0 apps for feedback mechanism
Lagos State government on Thursday officially flagged-off the upgraded Lagos CitizensGate platform aimed at creating feedback mechanism, as well as ensuring ease of doing business among others between citizens and the government. Special Adviser, Office of Civic Engagement, Dr. Aderemi Adebowale, accompanied by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at inter-ministerial launch of the application, held at…
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LASG launches probe as 7-storey building collapses in Banana Island
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday, said that a 7-storey building under construction has collapsed in Lagos. A statement by the Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, said several workers are currently trapped in the collapsed building, at Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos. According to him, the agency was mobilising its staff and other first…
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LASG bails out poultry farmers as egg glut threatens sector
Lagos State government on Tuesday said efforts are being made to save poultry farmers in the state. The government said it has started an offtake of a minimum of 300,000 eggs from the Erikorodo Poultry Estate in Ikorodu to address the problem of egg glut confronting the sector. Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya made this known in a statement…
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Brain drain: UK places Nigeria on red list for health workers’ recruitment
United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. This is happening one month after the World Health Organisation listed 55 countries, including Nigeria facing the most pressing health workforce challenges related to Universal Health Coverage. The United Kingdom Government said Nigeria and other…
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Dad sent policemen after me several times – Davido
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has narrated how his dad, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, sent policemen to arrest him several times in the early days of his career. The ‘OBO’ crooner said his dad was initially against his musical career and wanted him to focus on his education. Davido revealed this when he featured on Ebro in the…
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Nigerian Medical students oppose proposed five-year compulsory service
Nigerian Medical Students Association (NiMASA) has opposed the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to make it compulsory for graduates in medical and dental fields to work in Nigeria for five years before being granted a full license. The sponsor of the motion, Ganiyu Johnson (APC/Lagos), said the move was to check the mass exodus of…
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