The organised labour has lauded Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s approval of N85,000 minimum wage for the state workers. In interviews with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos, labour leaders described the approval as a right step in the right direction. Newsmen report that Sanwo-Olu, during an interview on a television station, announced that his administration…
The Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Environment has expressed concern over unavailability of water supply in the state during its oversight visit to the Lagos State Water Corporation. The committee led by Adebola Shabi expressed the concern in a statement made available on Thursday in Lagos. The statement was issued by the Deputy…
This year’s edition of the annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been scheduled for May 16, 2024, daytime and nighttime. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi. The letter, dated April 16, 2024, was addressed to…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of at least 50 persons in connection with a clash in the Ile-Epo area of the state. Newsmen earlier reported that hoodlums clashed in the market hoodlums clashed in the market situated in the Ile-Epo area, on Wednesday night and continued till Thursday morning. The hoodlums reportedly…
The Lagos State government has warned residents to be cautious in the purchase of ‘plantain chips’ amid the spread of unwholesome practices concerning its processing. Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency LASCOPA disclosed this in a recent statement in reaction to a viral online picture posted by an eyewitness showing a ‘poisonous plantain chips’ seller allegedly…
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos State. Justice Garba Lawal who read the lead judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Labour Party, LP, candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Earlier, Sanwo-Olu had urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeals against his victory at the February 25…
A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide. The deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, was said to have drunk an insecticide. Newsmen learnt that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1pm made her way into the restroom, where she drank the insecticide,…
The Lagos State Government has sealed churches, bars, night clubs, event centres and other establishments over noise pollution. The affected establishments are located in Lagos Island, Ojudu, Ogba, Magodo, and Ikosi areas of the state. Photographs posted on social media by the office of the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab…