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JUST IN: LASEMA orders evacuation as Lagos plaza fire escalates

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has ordered an immediate evacuation following the spread of the fire incident at the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House located on Martins Street, Lagos Island. The statement was issued and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Wednesday night. According […]

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Fire guts Lagos insurance building on Christmas eve

Fire gutted parts of the Great Nigeria Insurance House located on Martins Street, Lagos Island, on Christmas Eve, destroying property estimated to be worth millions of naira. The fire outbreak, which occurred on Wednesday evening, triggered panic within the area as occupants of the affected building, alongside residents of neighbouring properties, hurriedly fled to safety. […]

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Lagos to enforce control of informal public spaces

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to take firm measures to regulate and administer informal spaces across the state in line with its physical planning mandate. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Olayinka Olumide, disclosed this on Tuesday while outlining the strategic direction of the ministry for the coming year. Olumide […]

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Lagos set for ‘Oscars’ of Nigerian auto industry in 2026

The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association has formally announced that all necessary arrangements are in place for the highly anticipated 2025 NAJA Awards. This major event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 16, at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. The yearly awards ceremony is widely celebrated throughout the motoring community and is often regarded […]

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Court halts Lekki land sale over N21.5bn dispute

The High Court of Lagos State, sitting in Igbosere, has issued significant pre-emptive orders restraining Industrial and General Insurance Plc and The Four H Nigeria Limited from transferring or interfering with a large expanse of land in the Lekki Peninsula. The orders were granted after a property development company, Bravematt Property and Investment Limited, alleged […]

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Lagos plans new agency to monitor private healthcare standards

Lagos State is moving to establish a new regulatory agency dedicated to monitoring private healthcare facilities, a step officials say is necessary to improve patient safety and address gaps in the state’s existing oversight system. The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa, announced the plan on Saturday at a Gala and […]

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Sanwo-Olu presents N4.237tr budget to Lagos Assembly

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday presented a proposed budget of N4.237 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The House, for its part, vowed to meticulously scrutinise the financial proposal. Security was visibly heightened within and around the Assembly complex during the event, with officers from the Police, […]

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Sanwo-Olu proposes N4.24tn 2026 budget to Lagos Assembly

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has proposed a record N4.237 trillion budget for 2026, dubbing it the “Budget of Shared Prosperity.” The proposal, presented to the State House of Assembly, represents a significant increase of over N1 trillion from the 2025 budget. Sanwo-Olu affirmed that Lagos remains a leading continental economic hub. “This budget is […]

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Yuletide: Lagos residents assured of poultry price drop

The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos state Chapter, has offered an assurance to residents regarding a potential drop in the price of poultry produce. This anticipated reduction follows the intervention of the Lagos State Government’s ‘Ounje Eko’ phase 2 farmers subsidy programme. Mr. Foluso Adams, who serves as the PAN Vice President and Chairman of […]