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Posts tagged with "Lagos State"

EFCC steps up investigation of Tinubu by asking for CCB for his asset declaration form African News

EFCC steps up investigation of Tinubu by asking for CCB for his asset declaration form

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu appears to have incurred the wrath of the powers that-be after the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opened a probe into his activities while he was Lagos State governor.   Asiwaju Tinubu was Lagos State governor between 1999 and 2007 and was...
Britain's government backs $150m investment in new Lagos waste-to-energy plant African News

Britain's government backs $150m investment in new Lagos waste-to-energy plant

BRITAIN'S government  has approved the investing of $150m in a new waste-to-energy plant in Lagos State as part of an ongoing collaborate programme between the country and Nigeria aimed at exploiting the commercial benefits of clean energy.   Nigeria is a signatory to the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change which commits...
Nigerian governments vows that it will not tolerate fresh #EndSARS protests at Lekki Toll Gate African News

Nigerian governments vows that it will not tolerate fresh #EndSARS protests at Lekki Toll Gate

NIGERIAN government officials have warned protesters planning to hold demonstrations at the Lekki Toll Gate Plaza in Lagos State that they will be dealt with decisively if they attempt to hold another version of the #EndSARS protests.   Last year, Nigerian youths held a nationwide series of protests to express their opposition...
Former Lagos State governor Lateef Jakande passes away at the ripe old age of 91 African News

Former Lagos State governor Lateef Jakande passes away at the ripe old age of 91

FORMER Lagos State governor Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande credited with developing the state's infrastructure during the Second Republic has passed away this morning at the ripe old age of 91.   Popularly known as Baba Kekere in reference to him being Chief Obafemi Awolowo's most loyal disciple, Alhaji Jakande received numerous...
UK company conducts trial run of one its hovercrafts in Lagos to help address mass transit crisis African News

UK company conducts trial run of one its hovercrafts in Lagos to help address mass transit crisis

BRITISH manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork has conducted a trial run of one of its hovercrafts in Lagos State as part of the ongoing mass transit transportation plan to address the chronic problem of traffic jams in Lagos metropolis.   Lagos State has a population of 22m people with the metropolis accounting for 12m of this....
Nigerian foreign direct investment drops by half in 2020 to four year low as coronavirus bites hard African News

Nigerian foreign direct investment drops by half in 2020 to four year low as coronavirus bites hard

NIGERIA suffered from a 50% drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the course of 2020 as capital inflows plummeted to a meagre $9.68bn representing a four year low according to figures just published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).   Due to the debilitating effects of the coronavirus pandemic, global...
Apapa's port congestion expected to ease after it is linked with Lagos-Ibadan railway line African News

Apapa's port congestion expected to ease after it is linked with Lagos-Ibadan railway line

NIGERIA'S main seaport at Apapa in Lagos State has been offered respite from the terrible gridlock that has characterised its operations for the last 20 or so years after the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) revealed it has connected it by rail.   CCECC is the contractor building thee Lagos to Ibadan...
Sanwoolu signs new order punishing the failure to wear facemasks with six month jail term African News

Sanwoolu signs new order punishing the failure to wear facemasks with six month jail term

LAGOS State 's governor Babajide Sanwoolu has signed a new executive order into law making the failure to wear a facemask in public punishable by a six month jail term as part of the government's attempts to address the spread of the Covid-19 virus.   Although Nigeria has so far been spared the worst of the global pandemic,...
Muslim Rights Concern accuses Amotekun of stereotyping and intimidating northerners African News

Muslim Rights Concern accuses Amotekun of stereotyping and intimidating northerners

CONTROVERSIAL Nigeria  Islamic body Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has accused regional security outfit  Amotekun of intimidating other ethnic groups living and doing businesses in the southwest geo-political zone.   Over recent years, heavily-armed Fulani herdsmen have been running riot across Nigeria, engaging in...
Fears of more Covid-19 cases in Nigeria rise as the sale of fake health certificates booms Health

Fears of more Covid-19 cases in Nigeria rise as the sale of fake health certificates booms

NIGERIA faces the prospect of increased incidences of coronavirus due to the growth of corruption in the fight against the pandemic as international travellers are now obtaining fake Covid-19 health certificates.   Like every other country, Nigeria has introduced protocols demanding that travellers entering the country receive...
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