Tag Archives: Lagos

While commending the efforts of the Federal and state governments in diversifying and expanding the production base of the economy, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has declared that there is a tendency for the country to fail to address some of the root causes of the economic malaise that got her into recession in the first place. The above ...

The blockade of access roads in Lagos, Nigeria’s major commercial city continues unabated, as the Mile 2 axis of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway was for a better part of Thursday, locked down. This caused total traffic gridlock on the road. Motorists were seen diverting to various routes alternative to the expressway, but the alternatives were no better, as several vehicles got ...

There has always been controversy between Lagos and Abuja residents over which city is the most conducive to reside. Those who live in both cities never cease to share their varied opinions about this. Abuja residents always claim to be more classy and calmer than Lagosians while Lagosians on the other hand claim to be the heart of the nation. ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Mr Gbolahan Lawal says the state government will train 1,000 artisans in 2018 under its Master Craftsman Project to tackle skill gap in the construction industry. Lawal made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. The commissioner said that the state government had a target ...

Of a truth, there are many things you cannot predict about Lagosians and Lagos state at large. Imagine a government that suddenly decides to increase tax on real properties by a whooping 400% without thinking twice about it’s implications. Stange things evolve every single day of our lives in this city of high-tension drama that it has become a normal ...

The Lagos State government has announced a reduction of rates in its controversial new Land Use Charge Law following public backlash that has trailed the act. The reduction was announced by the state government after the decision was reached at an executive council meeting on Thursday, March 15, 2018. According to the state government, commercial fee charge is reduced by ...

Mr. Olajide Omokore, an ally of former Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday, lost his bid to recover his property forfeited to the Federal Government by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, as his suit was struck out. Omokore had filed the suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking to secure the release of his property ...

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is set to hold a dialogue on the new Land Use Charge Law in Lagos. It is aimed at examining the provisions of the recently passed law viz-a viz its implications for residents and businesses operating in Lagos and its environs, the organisers said. The dialogue, according to LCCI, would hold tomorrow ...

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says his administration is not oblivious of the controversy generated by the revised Land Use Charge Law, and is ready to dialogue to resolve the issues going forward. He spoke on Tuesday at the “Lagos State means Business” forum, where he held a parley with business owners in the state. The revised law has ...

Mr Akin Akintola, Chairman, Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has solicited partnership with the Lagos State Government to enhance infrastructure development in the state. Akintola made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He said that the professional body was willing and ready to collaborate with the ...