A Sawmill at the Awori bus stop in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State has reportedly caught fire. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Fire Service, Amodu Shakiri disclosed that the Alausa Fire Service and other relevant agencies are currently on the scene. He added that the cause of the fire is yet unknown.

A yet-to-be-identified man has been crushed to death by a truck driver at Mile 12 Market along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday. According to a statement made available to Newsmen by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, the driver of the containerised truck with number …

More coaches for the Blue and Red Rail lines in Lagos will be delivered by year-end, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said yesterday. He spoke in Beijing, China where he wrapped up a deal with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). According to him, the acquisition of rolling stocks will expand the transportation infrastructure in the state and bring more relief to …

The Household of David church in the Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State has reportedly caught fire. Confirming the incident to  newsmen , the Lagos State Fire Service spokesperson, Amodu Shakiri, disclosed that the church’s auditorium ceiling was overheating, which caused the ceiling to collapse and ignite a fire. He added that the damage is being managed by members …

The Lagos State Government has issued a 30-day notice to owners and occupants of residential buildings converted without approval, urging them to revert to the original use. In a statement released on Tuesday by the Director of Public Affairs, Olaoye Olusegun, the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, said the notice applied to all structures …

Lagos State government yesterday gave a five-day quit notice to squatters under the Ijora Causeway bridge and Lagos Blue rail line overhead bridge in Ijora to remove all their shanties for constituting a danger to the Lagos Blue Line corridor or risk demolition and removal. The quit notice was given by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo …

The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Education Quality Assurance, has presented provisional approval letters to 199 new private school owners, thereby increasing the number of registered private primary and secondary schools in the state from 5,423 to 5,622. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, who presented the letters to some of the new school …

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga has debunked a rumour that the President Bola Tinubu plans to move the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to Lagos. This follows a rumour that surfaced on social media that the President plans to move the FCT to Lagos after a department under the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria …

The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment is partnering with the Enterprise Development Centre of Pan Atlantic University to train youths in employability and entrepreneurship skills. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, during a press briefing at the weekend, said the training scheduled to kick-off in the first quarter of this year, targets 10,000 participants …

A 10-storey building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State has caught fire. The Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday. The fire, which cause was yet to be identified, rocked the popular Mandilas building in the area starting from the first floor and escalated to the …