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Collapsed building in Banana Island, Lagos State
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Engineers demand forensic investigation of collapsed Lagos building

The Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers has suggested carrying out a forensic investigation into the building collapse that took place at Close 102, 1st Avenue, Banana Island in Lagos. This was revealed in a  report titled “Preliminary Report of the Building Collapse at Close 102, 1st Avenue, Banana Island, Lagos”, accessed by The Punch. According […]

Ikeja Electric Distribution office
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Lagos community begs Ikeja Electric foe new transformer  

Members of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, have appealed to a Nigerian Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric to fulfil the promise it made to install a relief transformer to the community. The members of the local government that made that plea with the DISCO company are those of the Prestige Community Development Association in Heritage […]

LAWMA staff to receive 20% salary increase
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LAWMA staff to receive 20% salary increase

The Lagos State Government has increased the salaries of the employees of the Lagos Waste Management Authority in the State by 20%. The Punch reported that the managing director and chief executive officer of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, revealed this in the State. The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu vowed to pay trash managers […]

Lagos plans CNG-powered buses by end of 2024
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LIRS, FIRS joint tax agreement’ll benefit Nigerians – Sanwo-Olu

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed optimism that the state’s bilateral agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria will benefit Nigerians. Sanwo-Olu stated this on Monday during the signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding between the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Lagos State Inland Revenue Service, according to Arise TV. The agreement creates […]

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CCECC wins bid for Lagos’ Fourth Mainland Bridge construction

The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Public Private Partnerships, has announced Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG CONSORTIUM as the preferred bidder for the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge project.   The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Private Partnerships, Ope George, made the announcement during a briefing at the PPP office in Ikeja, on Friday, according […]

Why others must envy, copy Lagos - Aviation Minister
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Why others must envy, copy Lagos – Aviation Minister

  The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has lauded the Lagos State for its growing economy, adding that the state should be emulated. Sirika said this while presenting the approval for the new Lekki-Epe airport to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on behalf of the Federal Government. The presentation was held at the Lagos […]

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Lagos to promote inter-African business through trade fair

The Vice President & Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Leye Kupoluyi, has said the Lagos International Trade Fair will provide opportunities for cooperation in trade, industry, and investment among African countries. He said this during a press briefing on the upcoming 36th 2022 Lagos International Trade Fair with the theme, […]

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Lagos businesses spend N5.3tn on fossil fuel annually

Lagos State residents and businesses operating in the state spend about N5.3tn annually on fossil fuel as a result of the low supply of electricity from the national grid. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, while speaking at the first Lagos State climate change business meeting with members of the Organised […]

Flights to South-South most expensive - NBS
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Pilots warn FAAN as Lagos int’l airport runway lights collapse

The approach lights on the runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have gone off, forcing pilots to depend solely on equipment onboard their aircraft to land, findings by The PUNCH have revealed. An approach lighting system is a lighting system installed on the approach end of an airport runway and consisting of a […]

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Lagos to inaugurate Imota rice mill in 10 weeks

The Lagos State Government has assured that the 32-metric tons per hour Rice Mill in Imota, Ikorodu division, will be ready for inauguration in 10 weeks. Ms Abisola Olusanya, the state Commissioner for Agriculture gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. According to her, the contractors […]

Flights to South-South most expensive - NBS
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Lagos runway repairs delayed, flights diverted to Ghana, others

There was pandemonium at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Saturday night as a seven-hour closure of the international runway for repairs later turned to a total closure of the Lagos airspace for several hours due to unexpected delays in the rehabilitation work on the Runway 18R. The seven-hour closure of the Runway 18R ( […]