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THISDAY Newspapers
April 21, 2018
Delivering the keynote address at the colloquium, which was attended by students from secondary and tertiary educational institutions from Lagos and Ogun States, staff of the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LARK), members of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, and Nigeria Society forÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 21, 2018
The Lagos State Government says it will establish collection centres in 57 council areas to reduce plastic pollution across the state. Adebola Shabi, Special Adviser to the Governor on Cleaner Lagos Initiative, made this known during a news briefing on Friday in Lagos. Shabi said that the plastic collectionÃâà...
Guardian (blog)
April 21, 2018
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr. Sam Olumekun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the commission was actually working out a new strategy to redistribute the PVCs. Olumekun, who expressed concerned over the number of uncollected PVCs in the state,Ãâà...
THISDAY Newspapers
April 21, 2018
He added: “Lagos is the major entry point to Nigeria. It is blessed with people, culture, sites, beaches, history, sight and sound, and music, which are ingredients of tourism. Tourism in Lagos is like a rough diamond and fortunately for the state, the goldsmith is here to polish the diamond for it to glow.”.
P.M. News
April 20, 2018
The Lagos State Government will on Sunday unveil a new statue of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN sited at the beautiful park in Ojota which is named after the ... the enduring legacy of the country's foremost human right lawyer, activist, philanthropist and one of the icons of pro-democracy movement in Nigeria.
AllAfrica.com
April 20, 2018
Lagos State government yesterday disclosed that Chukwudi Onuamadike, also called Evans, would not escape justice.Evans is currently being tried for kidnapping and murder. Also included in the cycle is the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua.The prophet is alsoÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 20, 2018
The Lagos State Government said it had begun dismantling and removing abandoned and substandard communication masts compromising the safety of residents across the state. Mrs Olayemi Oni, general manager, Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), said theÃâà...
Guardian (blog)
April 19, 2018
Lagos State government yesterday announced that work on the Fourth Mainland Bridge would begin before end of the year. The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Adebowale Akinsanya, revealed this at a press briefing by the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure. The conference was to mark theÃâà...
africanews
March 27, 2018
“Security engagements are in top gear, as we are working with the Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. “We have done a threat assessment and engaged allÃâà...
THISDAY Newspapers
March 10, 2018
Truck and tanker drivers have defied a 48-hour ultimatum by the Lagos State Government and the Nigerian Navy to vacate all bridges in the state to avoid disasters and economic loss to the nation. The order, which lapsed yesterday, was given on Wednesday, this week at a stakeholders' meeting, held atÃâà...
The Punch
March 10, 2018
Sanctions to defaulters under the Reviewed Land Use Charge Law of Lagos are too severe and not in tandem with democratic ideals. ... The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Land Use Charge law stipulates a 25 per cent increase in charge if payment is not made between 45 and 75 days.
The Nation Newspaper
March 10, 2018
Nigeria's Organised Private Sector (OPS) on Friday said the controversial Land Use Charge Law failed to meet basic legislative procedure before it was ... NAN reports that Lagos State Government recently repealed its 2001 Land Use Charge Law, and replaced it with a new Land Use Charge Law, 2018.
Guardian (blog)
March 9, 2018
Ganduje who made the disclosure during a capacity building on legislation, House Rules and Proceedings, organized by Kano State House of Assembly in collaboration with Legis 37 Nigeria, noted that the two legislatures possessed comparative advantage that will benefit both states. He acknowledgedÃâà...
SaharaReporters.com
March 9, 2018
The company first became known when it was appointed as a consultant to the Lagos State Government, arguably its first client, under the tenure of ... The law states: “Alpha Beta or any other designated person(s) or corporate body, which has the responsibility of monitoring the revenues of the state throughÃâà...
Premium Times
March 9, 2018
Alpha Beta Consulting said on Thursday that it has no contract with the Lagos State Government in execution of the state's newly-introduced land use law. But the firm was ... State. The judge said the law was duly enacted by the National Assembly and does not require domestication to take effect in states.
SaharaReporters.com
March 9, 2018
The United Kingdom government has concluded arrangements to build a Ãâã695,525 wing at KiriKiri prison in Lagos state, Nigeria. The construction of the new section, is a fulfilment of a 2014 prisoners' transfer agreement reached between Nigeria and British governments. Nigerians currently serving jailÃâà...
SaharaReporters.com
March 7, 2018
Lagos socialite and Director General of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC and his wife, Mrs. Aisha Rimi are at the centre of a major scandal involving the diversion of the sum of N3 Billion from an account of Lagos state government. The fund, the Economic and Financial CrimesÃâà...
Guardian (blog)
March 2, 2018
It was a relief of sorts for residents to learn that no life was lost to the explosion on a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) vandalised pipeline yesterday morning along the LASU/Isheri Road, Iyana-Odo Bus Stop on Igando axis of Alimosho council area of Lagos State. Residents and motoristsÃâà...
TheCable
March 2, 2018
Like a bolt from the blues, the government of Lagos state announced the setting up of Nigeria's first DNA laboratory. ... How does the DNA affect the livelihood of Nigerians? ... With the Lab, it is hoped that the 36 states of the federation and the Federal government will explore the treasure to the brim.
Vanguard
March 2, 2018
As part of the Lagos State Government's strategic vision to embrace a digital future through the adoption of innovative technology and processes across all ... In announcing this strategic partnership with Interswitch, which is reputed to be one of Nigeria's leading financial technology and electronic paymentÃâà...
SaharaReporters.com
March 2, 2018
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, has revealed that 36 out of the 36 states in Nigeria are owing their workers ... to say without fear of contradiction that the only healthy state in this country that has no arrears of salaries and other wages or unpaid benefits is Lagos State.
Premium Times
March 2, 2018
This is why their Excellencies, the Governors of Lagos and Kano State deserve our commendation for this landmark gathering. This summit for the first time, brings together two of Nigeria's most demographically significant states and its major centres of commerce, with a combined share of 37 per cent of ourÃâà...
Guardian (blog)
March 2, 2018
Like a bolt from the blues, the government of Lagos state announced the setting up of Nigeria's first DNA laboratory. ... How does the DNA affect the livelihood of Nigerians? ... With the Lab, it is hoped that the 36 states of the federation and the Federal government will explore the treasure to the brim.
Premium Times
March 2, 2018
None of Nigeria's 36 states apart from Lagos is up-to-date on payment of salaries and benefits, the president of the Trade Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, has said. According to Mr. Kaigama, despite the federal government's bailout and Paris Club refunds, the state governments owe their workers oneÃâà...
Daily Post Nigeria
March 1, 2018
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has broken into factions, with loyalists of national leader, Bola Tinubu leading a new group called the Broom United Movement (BUM). The development came barely two weeks after Tinubu started his assignment as head of the reconciliationÃâà...
Vanguard
February 28, 2018
While describing the law which repealed the Land Use Charge Law 2001 as insensitive to business and land owners, OPS speaking through the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, argued that the new law would expect property owners in Lagos State to pay an increase of over 200 perÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
The Lagos State Govern-ment has released a calendar of over 70 state-sponsored and endorsed arts and culture programmes slated for the rest of this year in its bid to garner visibility for tourism-oriented art programmes. The novel exercise, according to a release signed by the State's Commissioner forÃâà...
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