The Nigerian Army Monday in Lagos, flagged off Exercise Egwu Eke III,(Python Dance III) to tackle security challenges in Lagos and Ogun states, even as it assured Nigerians of their safety, before, during and after the forth coming general elections. Speaking at the Flag off ceremony held at the Ikeja cantonment, the Chief of Army […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos State, on Sunday, said it would on Wednesday, move about one million unclaimed Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) to 245 wards in the state. The INEC’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Akinbiyi, made this known to newsmen in Lagos. He said the PVCs would be available for collection from […]
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All is set for the 4th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon billed to take place on Saturday, February 2, 2019. In a statement issued by Olukayode Thomas, Head Communications and Media for the marathon, the kit collection for intending runners that have completed the registration process will officially begin on Monday (today). […]
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Lagos State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Olusegun Banjo on Wednesday said that the 2019 Budget was already before the State House of Assembly and had intended to be read before the house on December 24, 2018. In a statement he signed, Banjo said the Governor had sent a verbal information to present […]
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The Committee of Indigenous Associations of Lagos State, an umbrella body of all indigenes of Lagos, has set an agenda for the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. If he is elected in the next month’s general election, the Lagos indigenes want the APC candidate to restore the prestige of the […]
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Lagos State economy would grow by four per cent in 2019, the Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said. Ambode, who spoke at separate meetings on Tuesday in an address he delivered to the state’s foremost social clubs – the Yoruba Tennis Club and Island Club, said “Lagos on a stand-alone basis in the year under reference, would […]
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The Oba of Lagos Oba Akiolu 1 has said that God will not allow any other party apart from All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over the State in the forthcoming general election in 2019. He made this remark yesterday in Lagos at the 11th Annual Hijrah Lecture and Commissioning of the new House of […]
Read More Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, promised to run an all-inclusive government that will cater for the interests of indigenes and non-indigenes. He said the Ndigbo in Lagos has fared better under the progressive’s administrations in the Centre of Excellence, assuring that the foundation of fraternal […]
Read More Of the 786,839 voters registered in the just concluded Continuous Voters Register, CVR, which took the number of registered voters in Lagos to 6.609 million, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Lagos is still expecting from the commission’s headquarters, 284,791 Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs. Making the disclosure in a telephone chat with Vanguard, Mr. […]
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No fewer than two million direct participants and 90 million viewers worldwide are expected to take part in this year’s edition of the flagship Yuletide end-of-the-year revue of the Lagos State Government, One Lagos Fiesta (OLF) holding from the eve of December 24, 2018 till the wee hours of January 1, 2019. The State’s Commissioner […]
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Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has pledged to continue formulating and implementing policies and programmes that would consolidate the state’s position as the industrial and commercial hub of Nigeria. Ambode said this on Tuesday in Lagos during the 2018 Africa Industrialisation Day, themed: “Promoting regional value chains in Africa: A pathway for accelerating Africa’s […]
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The Lagos State government, Tuesday, ordered the Tutor-General and Permanent Secretaries and Principals to immediately permit use of Hijab, (Muslims headscarf) in public schools. Correspondent gathered that the circular titled: ‘Re: The Use of Hijab in Lagos State Public Schools’, was the outcome of the panel constituted by the State Government on the use of […]
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