Lagos state

President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, February 29, inaugurate the Lagos red line train project. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos commissioner for information and strategy, said the train is the first phase…

Defying a warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, a human rights group named "Take It Back Movement" staged a protest in Lagos on Monday against the rising cost of food and the broader economic…

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, a sub department of the state Ministry of Justice, has warned against false domestic and sexual violence accusations by citizens. This was disclosed in an interview with PUNCH…

Attention all Lagos landlords, especially those with a penchant for pricing your apartments like they come with personal butlers and pet unicorns! Your days of fleecing tenants like overstuffed piñatas are numbered. The Lagos State…

The Lagos State Government has warned drivers against plying the roads without proper number plates or using covered ones, saying they that they stand the risk of having their vehicles impounded. The Commissioner for Transportation,…

Residents of Lagos can expect a quieter night's sleep as the state government cracks down on unlicensed places of worship and entertainment operating in residential areas. Starting today, a 30-day ultimatum hangs over churches, mosques,…

Lagos residents can breathe a sigh of relief – the long-awaited Fourth Mainland Bridge is finally set to begin construction in the coming months, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announcing a "by the end of March or April" timeframe…

The Lagos State Government has shuttered the doors of the Lekki Conservation Centre, a popular tourist destination and nature reserve, following a viral video highlighting its dire state of disrepair. The video, posted by a visitor,…

Chicken Republic, the Nigerian fast-food franchise, has announced plans to transition from the use of styrofoam and plastic containers. Styrofoam is used to manufacture disposable packs or plates commonly found at eateries and also…

The Lagos State Police Command, on Monday, debunked a viral advisory on social media allegedly emanating from the Command about “an increase in kidnapping incidents along Gbagada Expressway”. In a press release by the state command…

Get ready, Lagosians, because your plastic bags and styrofoam pals are about to experience an epic vacation...to the landfill! Yes, you read that right, in a move worthy of a confetti cannon explosion at a Nollywood award show, the…

A warehouse in Mandilas Building, Broad Street in Lagos Island has been engulfed by fire. The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this to the media on Sunday. The fire, which cause was yet to…

In a case of head-scratching audacity that would leave Kafka chuckling, a Lagosian gentleman recently approached the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ben Hundeyin, with a rather unorthodox request: "Please, declare me…

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has cautioned consumers of fried plantains popularly called “plantain chips” to be wary of any unwholesome practices in the processing of the plantains for sale. This is in response to a…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has signed the state’s N2.26 trillion appropriation bill into law. Sanwo-Olu signed the appropriation bill into law on Monday at the government house in Alausa, Ikeja. On December 13, 2023,…