Tag Archives: Lagos State

Reports show that a two-storey building under construction at 21, Makinde Street, Alausa, Ikeja, collapsed yesterday. Vanguard reports that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Building Control Agency and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, moved to the scene in response to a distress call. According to Vanguard, the General Manager of LASEMA, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, ...

As part of efforts towards restoring sanity and safety in the building and construction industry in Lagos State, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has commenced a massive clampdown on property owners without building permits. The Guardian reports that the four-day exercise, which started last week in collaboration with the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development began in Eti-Osa Local ...

Vanguard reports that divorce cases and landlords against tenants disputes, came top in a total of 22,389 issues recorded and resolved this year alone by the Citizens Mediation Centre, CMC in Lagos State. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. Also recorded were issues involving employee/employers, funds disputes and others. Vanguard reports that the statistics was disclosed yesterday by Director of Citizens ...

The Guardian reports that a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change, C40 has listed Lagos among cities to benefit from the $3 billion grant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. According to The Guardian, the group supports cities to collaborate effectively, share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change. The ...

Lagos State government has signed a $135 million (N85 billion) partnership agreement with a foreign firm as part of its new waste management policy. The Guardian reports that the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare said the partnership is under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) and will last for four years. He said the investment, which would kick off ...

Lagos State Government, yesterday, explained why there would be traffic diversion for the 500-man party that will hold between December 3 and 4 on Ahamadu Bello Way, Victoria Island. New Telegraph reports that the state’s Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Lanre Elegushi, while briefing journalists on the planned closure of Ahmadu Bello Way and other adjoining roads, said that the ...

Vanguard reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday expressed a heartfelt gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the hand-over of the Presidential Lodge in Marina to the Lagos State Government. Vanguard reports that the President’s gesture followed a request by Governor Ambode to have the presidential lodge released to the Lagos State Government in its bid to transform ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday, has made it known that he is totally committed to delivering the ongoing Lagos-Badagry Expressway expansion project before the end of 2019. Speaking to journalists shortly after embarking on an inspection of ongoing projects across the State, the governor said the project was a major economic catalyst for Lagos which would boost economic ...

In a bid to fast track and boost land administration in Lagos state, the Lagos Lands Bureau has commenced an Integrated Land Administration and Automation System (ILAAS), that is expected to benefit prospective land seekers, investors and corporate bodies operating in the state, as the system is devoid of all forms of bottlenecks that could slow down and make difficult business ...

Ekocity Media Ltd, a Lagos based media outfit, and publishers of www.ekocitymagazine.com, in a bid to contribute its quota to the cleanliness of Lagos State, chose Nigeria’s 56th Independence Day anniversary to flag off her #PickaBottlePickaNylon Campaign. The Guardian reports that the campaign is aimed at collaborating Lagos State government efforts at keeping Lagos clean as well as creating awareness, sensitization ...