The Lagos State Government says it may commence enforcement of wearing a face masks in public places from next week. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Monday while giving an update on the COVID-19…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a state of emergency on Lagos bad roads and ordered massive repair work on critical highways across the state, beginning from Monday, Oct. 14. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile,…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria, underscoring the growing strain between Africa’s two largest economies after the latest wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa, the Department of International…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — South African-owned businesses operating in Nigeria are being targeted with violence in retaliation for xenophobic attacks carried out against Africans working in South Africa. A man stands by a bonfire during…
The ongoing protest at the Circle Mall, Jakande, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has taken a tragic turn as a protester has been reportedly shot dead by men of the Nigeria Police Force….
The Senior Special Adviser on diaspora and foreign relations to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Jermaine Sanwo-Olu has urged teachers in the State to leverage on the abundant opportunities and power of technology to…
LAGOS (Reuters) – Twenty people were killed and 45 others survived in Wednesday’s collapse of a four-story building containing a primary school in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, the state health commissioner said on Friday. Commissioner…
LAGOS (Reuters) – As many as 100 children and many others were feared trapped on Wednesday after a building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos. Victims being rescued lifted out of…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official says at least 19 people are dead after a leaking oil pipeline exploded in the southeast, while villagers say the toll is higher. A Nigeria Security and Civil…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has conceded that he lost the yesterday’s Gubernatorial primary election in the state. This comes after the National Working Committee pronounced that his co-contestant, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu…