By Ronke Ojediran/Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Number Plate Production Authority (LSNPPA) has finalised plans to introduce number plates which will identify and recognise People with Disabilities (PwDs) The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this at the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing in commemoration of the second yearContinue Reading
By Ronke Ojediran/Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Government says more than two million passengers have been transported on the Blue Line Rail since its launch, while state-run buses move an average of 42,000 commuters daily. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this during the Year 2025 Ministerial PressContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Lagos State Government (LASG) has advised residents to speak up if they notice any buildings that look unsafe and could possibly lead to collapse across the state. The General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Agency (LSMTL), Mrs Olayinka Abdul, gave the advice on Tuesday. She emphasisedContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is advocating for mandatory drug testing for all prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, said the agency is tackling drug abuse by promoting drug testing in universities, communities, and among families.Continue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria (NABMON) has called on the Federal Government to take decisive and immediate action to curb the rising cost of cement in the country. The National President, NABMON, Mr Adesegun Banjoko, said in his Easter message in Lagos. Banjoko describedContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Osun State Government has provided free train ride to indigenes of the state willing to travel to Osun for Easter celebration. Mr Augustine Arisa, District Manager, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According toContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The spokesperson of Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, has debunked reports that armed military units have denied the Vice-President access to the Presidential Villa. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Nkwocha said the publication was a story so far removed from reality. According to him,Continue Reading
By Alex Enebeli Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration is planning for an intra-rail system that will link major lines with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to boost trade in the state. Mbah disclosed this when the Managing Director, NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa and the Management teamContinue Reading
By Douglas Okoro President Bola Tinubu, at Amuro-Mgbom in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi, has inaugurated the 118.85 kilometres of the Ebonyi section of the Trans-Saharan Super Highway. The President, who was represented by Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, said that the project would usher in massive socio-economicContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Federal Government says Nigeria’s side of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project is a 79km stretch starting from Eric Moore in Lagos State and ending at Seme Border. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the clarification on the ongoing six-lane Lagos-BadagryContinue Reading
