Lagos
Power grid successfully restored, says TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the successful restoration of the national power grid, following its collapse at 4:28 pm on Thursday. In a statement released on Friday, TCN reported that the grid achieved full recovery by 10 pm on the same day. However, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company disclosed on Friday that it […]
BREAKING: Confusion as fire breaks out at Lagos airport
Firefighters are currently battling to put out an inferno at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The fire, which led to power outage at the E-Arrival area of the Lagos airport has left many travellers confused. It was gathered that workers and passengers at the facility pulled out of the section where thick smoke was […]
Lagos-bound thieves nabbed with Kogi’s 53 stolen transformers
The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Monday, commended security agencies in the state for the recovery of 53 transformers stolen from the National Integrated Power Project facility in the state. He described the security agencies operating in the state as steadfast in discharging their responsibilities. In a statement on Monday by his media […]
‘No going back on FAAN relocation to Lagos’ — Keyamo
Amid the controversy surrounding the move by the Federal Government to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN from Abuja to Lagos, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has declared that there is no going back on the decision. The minister spoke on Wednesday when he appeared on […]
1,500 redeployed CBN staff to resume Lagos office Friday
Following their relocation from the Abuja headquarters, at least 1,500 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employees will begin work at the Lagos branch on Friday, February 2. A source within the apex bank informed PUNCH that despite facing criticism, the relocation plan is proceeding, with affected staff scheduled to resume their duties on Friday. An […]
Gunmen Kidnap Lagos PDP Chairman
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Mr. Philip Aivoji. Aivoji was reportedly abducted on Thursday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway at around 6pm. The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hakeem Amode, who confirmed Aivoji’s abduction called on security agencies and government authorities […]
Lagos Closes Lekki Conservation Centre For Maintenance Amid Concern Over Safety
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the closure of Lekki Conservation Centre for maintenance. The development comes after a video of a tourist which shows a broken segment of the long canopy walkway within the tourist centre went viral on social media. A statement issued by the Lagos State government on Tuesday evening noted […]
President Tinubu has no plan to move FCT to Lagos — Onanuga
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has denied the allegation that the president is planning to relocate the federal capital territory from Abuja to Lagos. Onanuga, who was reacting to the backlash against the President’s decision to relocate some departments of CBN and the cooperate headquarters of the Federal Airport […]
Navy Raids Lagos Beach, Intercepts N128m Cannabis
Officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), BEECROFT at the weekend conducted a sting operation along Lagos waterways, intercepting a large wooden boat laden with weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa with an estimated street value of N128 million The seizure was made at the Ibeju-Lekki waterfront by naval officers deployed to Operation WATER GUARD. […]
Former Lagos governor, Ambode, Okocha visit Super Eagles camp in Ivory Coast
Former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, paid a visit to the Super Eagles camp in Ivory Coast to offer words of encouragement ahead of their upcoming match in the AFCON 2023 tournament. Super Eagles legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha was also in the […]