Fierce arguments have been advanced to justify the supremacy of government’s duty of protecting and ensuring public safety over destroying the legitimate means of livelihood of thousands of people.
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They want the recent ban of the operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, extended to their area to forestall what they described as “security breach” in the neighbourhood.
Three hundred victims of Agbado/Oke-Odo pipeline explosion on Thursday commended the efforts of the Lagos State Government at the Internally Displaced Persons’ Camp in Igando and solicited help from other Nigerians.
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state’s Commissioner for Health, made this known on Wednesday in Lagos at a media briefing highlighting the state’s preparedness to prevent or contain the spread of Coronavirus to the country.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday signed documents for the issuance of N100.33 billion bond, which the State raised from the capital market to fund infrastructure and pressing capital projects.
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its readiness to strengthening surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
A Federal High Court in Lagos State has further adjourned until April 8 hearing in a suit challenging the imposition of levies in the Ikeja Computer Village.
Waheed Ishola, Lagos State Director of NOA, made the disclosure on Tuesday at an Interactive session organised by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project in partnership with the NOA and the Department for International Development.
Yusuf, 38; Ayodeji, 43; Saheed, 35; and Adekunle, 41 are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
It was learnt that the violence broke out after an altercation between rival cult groups in an hotel on Saturday, which led to one person allegedly being stabbed on the neck.
The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye, said this in a statement by Adesegun Ogundeji, Deputy Director, Public Affairs in the ministry.
The Governor said this on Monday at the Lagos House, Alausa during the swearing in of three new members of the State Executive Eouncil, members of the Civil Service Commission and five Permanent Secretaries.
Shodeinde, who lives at Ikotun, Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Egberongbe argued that borrowing is part of governance across the world, but that what he would always kick against is receiving the funds and utilising same for the payment of salaries of workers or carrying out other forms of recurrent expenditures.
Akire said he started his life of crime as a local, and then slowly moved on to become a leader of a gang of bank robbers.
Sanwo-Olu said the Government would also be discussing with the corporation on measures to be taken in finding a lasting solution to incidents of pipeline vandalism in the State.
Over 3,000 teachers from various schools and education districts across the State converged at De Blue Roof of the Lagos Television, Ikeja, where the Governor formally launched the EKOEXCEL, a teachers’ professional development and training programme.
Some eminent Nigerian leaders from across the nation on Friday held a closed door meeting in Lagos on the need to preserve continued unity and peaceful coexistence of the country.
Owojuyigbe, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Lagos State Government and the Nigerian Ports Authority on Thursday expressed their support to the ongoing OPERATION AWATSE demolition of illegal structures around Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s pipelines.