Farinloye said that although the boat took off at about 6pm, the incident was reported to NEMA by the boat company at about 8pm when rescuers swung into action
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He said tolling on the bridge would continue until the Court of Appeal decided on the matter
Idris, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday, also advised health workers to be at alert, wear personal protective equipment, observe universal basic precautions when attending to suspected or confirmed cases, and report same to their Local Government Area or Ministry of Health immediately
As a person, I believe in solar energy but the truth of the matter is that we have not mastered its application in this part of the world. The company that did the Omole solar streetlight project stated that they are doing a test run with the project hence we will pay if it works out.
Fashola, who spoke in his office at the Lagos House, Ikeja, added that once people are well educated, they would acquire skills and the only thing they need is for them to be provided with the opportunity to put those skills to work and to be self supporting
The flooding was attributed to blocked drainage
As at press time, five dead bodies had been pulled out of the wreckag
This was contained in a report from the World Bank obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja
Onitiri-Abiola, wife of the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, made her intention public in a statement issued by her in Lagos
The Public Place Smoking Law, which was passed by the Lagos State House Assembly on January 20, 2014, has been sent to the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, for assent
Some of the designated public places by the bill include public toilets, tertiary institutions, public transportation vehicles, shopping centres, stadia and restaurants
Lagos State Government officials, who were at the scene of the fire outbreak, stated that that only about five dead bodies were recovered
The government gave commercial bus drivers in the state a deadline of January 1 to register their vehicles.
“Some of the MDAs are not through with their reports and the committee has written to them and they promised to come with the reports,” Obasa said
The commissioner also said that the state recorded 54 robbery cases, adding that 146 robbers died in shootouts with the police while 472 robbers were arrested
Worried parents, guardians and relatives besieged the school, frantically searching and calling for their kids and wards after news of the development spread
Deaths have been recorded in Plateau and Sokoto States as a result of cholera infection
Ikuforiji said that he became the speaker by the will of God and that only God would determine his next political step in 2015
Available information has it that the local petroleum depot is located on Edmor Street, by Wilmer Crescent in Olodi Apapa area of the state
The SARS operatives have arrested over 30 of his gang members and also recovered large chunk of arms and ammunition from them