The Lagos State Government has launched a drone surveillance programme aimed at improving crime monitoring and emergency response of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) across the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Olugbenga Oyerinde, made this known at the 2025 Annual Ministerial Press Briefing held on Tuesday at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Ikeja. …

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, on Wednesday, identified Ikeja, Lagos Island, and Lekki as the top three areas with the highest crime rates in the state. Speaking during a ministerial press briefing at Alausa, Ikeja, to mark the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term, Pedro cited data from the Lagos State Criminal …

Lagos State Government has said that it is working towards introducing monthly and quarterly rent payment options as part of efforts to reduce the financial pressure on residents, especially low-income earners. During the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held on Tuesday to mark Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second year in office, Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai said the planned policy is a …

The Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge in Lagos State, from May 18, to carry out urgent repairs that will last for 21 days. In a statement on Tuesday, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Engr. Olukorede Kesha said that the closure would begin at 7.00 am. on Sunday (18 May). She said that …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of two individuals, Tobilola Olamide, popularly known as ‘TobiNation’, and Babatunde Peter Olaitan, also known as ‘TDollar’, for abusing the Nigerian currency. Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, 8 May 2025, sentenced the duo to six months’ imprisonment each, with an …

The Lagos State Government, on Saturday, began demolishing illegal structures in Ikeja GRA, including shanties and unapproved buildings, over security and planning concerns. The exercise, led by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, targeted areas violating building regulations. The team moved through streets like Michael Otedola, Sowemimo, Remi Fani-Kayode, and Ajisafe, pulling down …

The Lagos State Government on Friday announced that the traffic diversion planned for the repair of the Ogudu–Oworonshoki Bridge has been rescheduled. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos. Osiyemi stated that a new date for the repair works and traffic diversion would be announced in due course. …

A multi-storey structure located on Oremeta Street in the Ojodu-Berger axis of Lagos State collapsed on Saturday morning, trapping an unspecified number of people beneath the debris. The ill-fated building, said to be under construction, also housed the well-known EqualRight Restaurant. According to eyewitness accounts, the collapse occurred at approximately 8 am, catching occupants and passersby by surprise. An eyewitness …

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that 1,249 communities across 176 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 states and the FCT fall within the high flood-risk areas in 2025. The warning was issued during the official presentation of the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, in Abuja. According …

Two persons have been confirmed dead and six seriously injured after a three-storey building collapsed in the Odoriwu estate at the Elf Bus stop area of Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it activated the state’s emergency response plans and response team from the Lekki and Cappa Bases after receiving distress calls concerning the incident at about …