Lagos State Shuts 3rd Mainland Bridge for Five Weeks Repair; Air Peace Secures Direct Flight Licence to London | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Lagos State shuts down Third Mainland Bridge for repair for five weeks Due to the state of the roads of the Third Mainland Bridge, the Lagos State government has decided to close sections of the... Read More

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5 Things that Should Matter Today, air peace, Atiku, lasg, London flights, Nigerian politics, peter obi, third mainland bridge, Tinubu

September 1, 2022

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LASG cautions that violators of the Okada ban risk three years in prison; NANS demonstrators, security personnel fight at APC secretariat | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

LASG cautions that violators of the Okada ban risk three years in prison Two teens die in Jigawa canoe mishap. Cholera outbreak in Adamawa claims two lives and hospitalizes dozens APC presidential aspirants’ meeting canceled due to low attendance NANS demonstrators, security personnel fight at the APC secretariat Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal... Read More

Adamawa State, APC, APC secretariat, cholera outbreak, Jigawa State, lasg, NANS, okada ban, Protests

March 11, 2020

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The #YNaijaCover: Lagos shutdown

Wednesday was “hellish” for commuters in the ‘centre of excellence’ as they groaned in unexplainable gridlocks across the city. It didn’t take long in the day before news broke out that the Federal Government had closed (since 12 midnight) the Alaka and Costain portion (inwards Apongbon) of the Eko Bridge indefinitely, to enable investigations to... Read More

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Alaka, Babajide Sanwo-Olu., Eko bridge, lagos, lasg, traffic

August 16, 2019

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: ”The Set Up” hitting N21 million in 5 days is another reason you should see the movie

Niyi Akinmolayan’s latest offering The Set Up is dominating the box office in Nigeria and Ghana, scoring a record of N21 million having just spent five days in cinemas. Why this is remarkable is because the movie is having a healthy run despite the presence of Hollywood blockbluster Hobbs & Shaw, which hits theaters a... Read More

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Aitku's son-in-law, El-Zakzaky, lasg, Niyi Akinmolayan, STEM, The Set Up

December 7, 2017

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Reckitt Benckiser, Save The Children collaborate with Lagos State Govt to flag off Rotavirus vaccine administration

For the first time in the history of the Nigerian health system, children less than five years will receive rotavirus vaccine, a protection against diarrhea disease, free in designated public and private health facilities across Somolu LGA and Bariga LCDA in Lagos State. Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of death among under 5... Read More

[The Alausa Blog]: The Lagos State Government is testing every Lagosian for HIV and here’s how it’s starting

As part of efforts to achieve the UNAIDS’ three-part target, the 90-90-90 initiative that aims to end the AIDS epidemic in the world by 2030, the Lagos state government has embarked on a statewide screening process. Starting with 36,000 Ikorodu residents, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) will be focusing on Imota, Igbogbo/Baiyeku, Ijede,... Read More

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AIDS, Akinwunmi Ambode, hiv, lasg, screening

March 25, 2017

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SPECIAL EDITORIAL: The Otodo-Gbame Evictions by the Lagos State Government cannot be swept under the carpet

A week ago, bulldozers of the Lagos State Government rolled into Otodo-Gbame, a fishing settlement outside Lekki which the state government terms “illegal” and demolished houses and properties there. By the time they were done, nearly 4700 people were rendered homeless. This is the second time that the state government will embark on demolition in... Read More

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Akinwunmi Ambode, lagos state, lasg, Otodo-Gbame, special editorial

November 8, 2016

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Thank you Lagos! 5 things we learnt from AFRIMA 3.0

The third edition of the Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA 3.0) is now behind us, and it is now time to take stock of the event. Here are a few of the takeaways. Mixed bag on logistics: As is so common with high profile award shows in Nigeria, the event started late. Clearly, event organizers on... Read More

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AFRIMA, Award shows, lagos, lasg, ltv, NTA, Papa Wemba

October 25, 2016

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Day 8: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #GuessWhoWasMissingInConference

Last week, the Lagos State government had announced that the first lady will grace the 16th National Women Conference (NWC) by Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) as Mother of the day and also declare the event open. The conference started yesterday, October 24th. This would have been her first major appearance in Nigeria... Read More

Aisha buhari, COWLSO, Dogara, Lagos State Government, lasg, Timipre Sylva

August 30, 2016

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Dear Gov. Ambode, what Lagos master plan are you restoring?

by Roqeebah Olaoniye On Sunday, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State issued a statement via the Secretary to the State government, Olatunji Bello, promising to restore the original master plan of select areas of the Lagos metropolis. How does he intend to do this? By clearing illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have... Read More

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ambode, lagos state, lasg, master plan, SSg, tunji bello, urban

July 1, 2016

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Lagos state will send you to jail if you buy anything from street hawkers

Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared that anyone caught patronizing street hawkers around the state will be punished. The governor revealed this while speaking on Your-View talk show on TV Continental on Friday. Even though street hawking is illegal in the state, it has since time immemorial been a rampant practice as well as... Read More

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ambode, brt, Hawkers, lagos, lasg, maryland, streets

June 16, 2016

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How negligence of Elegushi Beach operators caused death of 2 post-graduate students

The Lagos state government, on Wednesday, declared that Elegushi Beach operators failed to adhere to safety practice thus leading to the death of two female postgraduate students. According to the state Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure Development, Ade Akinsanya, the state government will henceforth punish any beach operator that fails to adhere to standard safety... Read More

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'beat daughter, beach, died, Elegushi Beach, female, lasg, operators, regulations, safety, students

February 28, 2016

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10,000 traffic cameras to be installed in Lagos state

Lagos state government has unveiled its plan to install traffic cameras around the state in a bid to ensure strict obedience to traffic laws. The Lagos state Commissioner for Science and Technology, Olufemi Odubiyi in a chat with YNaija at the YTech100 event at Social Media Week Lagos, revealed that plans have already been concluded... Read More

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computers, lasg, Science, Technonology

January 29, 2014

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Why we can’t build the 4th Mainland Bridge now – Lagos gov’t

by Akan Ido The Lagos State government has given reasons for the delay in the construction of the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge citing the high cost of the project. This was disclosed yesterday by the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Ben Akabueze and Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Femi Hamzat, during an inter-ministerial... Read More

4th Mainland Bridge, babatunde Fashola, Ben Akabueze, Budget Analysis, Femi Hamzat, lagos, lasg, nigeria

May 16, 2013

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Opinion: Fashola is ‘porting’ from achievements to…

by Wale Odunsi Nigeria has 36 federating states with one man atop the governance of each. I admire a few of them for their courage, diligence, forthrightness, hardwork, vision among other delectable traits and one of those is Lagos state governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN). We like(d) him because he obviously knows what it means... Read More

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Opinion: Fashola is ‘porting’ from achievements to…

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