The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, has promised to enforce laws against illegal mining and dredging and prosecute their violators in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Energy and Mineral Resources, (Office of Mineral Resources), Abiola Olowu, made the promise in a statement on Friday, adding that the ministry had commenced …

The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, said it would upscale its feeding programme in public schools across the state to boost pupils’ welfare, improve attendance and reduce the menace of out-of-school children in the state. The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, stated this during his visit to some schools to monitor second term resumption for …

The Lagos State Government has said it is working towards completing 15 jetties to add to the existing ones in the state to boost water transportation. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, during a chat with journalists at Alausa recently said the government also plans to deploy 12 ferries to make commuting easier for residents of the …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection with ongoing investigation into foreign exchange allocations. According to PREMIUM TIMES, on arrival at the headquarters of one of Africa’s largest conglomerates in Lagos, the EFCC operatives demanded documents relating to allocation of foreign exchange to the group in the last 10 …

The Lagos State Government has called for the arrest and trial of six northern candidates participating in the Nigerian Army recruitment process who claimed to be indigenes of the state. A viral video surfaced earlier on Wednesday showing six candidates in the recruitment process, who hailed from Kaduna State, claiming Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos Island Local Government Area, and …

The Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday, handed over an 80-bed hospital to the Lagos State Government which includes a pediatrics unit and a dialysis centre. The Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital located in the Surulere area of Lagos State also includes a 300 KVA generator, a 100KVA solar generator as well as a borehole …

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso has said that the state government would focus on completing ongoing projects across the state in the new year. Omotoso, who spoke exclusively to The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Sunday, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s “ambitious N2.2 trillion budget” would be utilised judiciously for infrastructure development among which hospitals and …

At least four persons on Wednesday sustained various degrees of injuries as fire gutted Fat Noble filling station, an independent marketing oil firm along Old Road, opposite Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos. It was reported that attendants were dispensing petrol inside jerry cans and sacks around 1.00 am. at the back of the station when the explosion occurred. According to a source, …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has commended the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, for facilitating the upgrade and reconstruction of the popular Femi Gbajabiamila Clinic in Surulere to an ultramodern multi-floor 60-bed Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital. The hospital, which is equipped with advanced and specialist care …

The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, announced it has shut down Quilox Restaurant Bar Night Club, owned by Shina Peller. The government disclosed it shut down Quilox over environmental and safety infractions. “A joint enforcement operation between the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency and the Lagos State Safety Commission sealed Quilox nightclub over environmental and safety infractions,” LASEPA announced via …