Troops of 65 Battalion from 81 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR) have reported the arrest of 24 foreign nationals during a coordinated raid on a suspected hideout in Epe LGA. According to the statement by the spokesperson of the 81 Division, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahya, the troops in collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group…
The Lagos State government has approved a harmonized 2026/2027 academic calendar for public and private primary and secondary schools across the state. The Honourable Minister for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Tolani announced the approval of the harmonized calendar, portraying it as result of consultations with education stakeholders, facilitated by the Office of Quality…
In an announcement by CMA CGM, the global shipping giant, has commenced a global shipping service connecting Nigerian importers and others in West Africa with Northern Europe through Lekki port. The newly launched KORA EXPRESS service as annouced by the shipping giant on Wednesday, 15th July, is designed to accelerate the movement of cargo between…
A total of 12 offenders have been arrested by the Lagos state Government for environmental violations in separate operations carried out in Lagos Island, Yaba, and Ikorodu as a part of intensified efforts to curb illegal waste disposal as well as other environmental violations. The arrests, carried out by two of the state’s bodies, Lagos…
The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted Cannabis indica of 4,143.5 kilograms, worth N26.5 billion concealed inside imported vehicles in a 40ft container at the Apapa port. The Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, Emmanuel Oshoba on Tuesday, 14th of July, revealed that the seizure was made during a routine examination carried out on the container…
The Organizing Secretary of the National Union of Transport Workers, Lagos State Council, Toba Ajiboye, popularly known as Ijaya has been confirmed dead after being shot by yet-to be identified gunmen in Lagos. Reports indicate that the late Organizing Secretary, along with other occupants of the vehicle survived the gunshots, however was pronounced dead by…
The Institute of Assets and Values Management of Nigeria (IAVMN) has announced the appointment of Professor Kolawole Subair as its new President/Chairman of Governing Council. The appointment was made public through a statement signed by Prof. Babatunde Akinsanya, the Registrar/Chief Executive of the Institute where it was revealed that the Prof. Subair was unanimously appointed…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, known as the Lagos State Task Force, has impounded 309 commercial motorcycles during a coordinated enforcement operation targeted at commercial motorcycles on restricted routes at the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The enforcement exercise, which was a collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources,…
Troops of 65 battalion successfully intercepted a truck conveying illicit drug consignment in an intelligence led operation carried out on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road on Thursday, July 9. According to reports, the operation which was based on information from a credible source, resulted in the successful interception of the illegal drugs and the arrest of…
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that Lagos cannot rival world-class cities without disciplined citizens, in a statement on Saturday, where he compared Lagos with world-class cities. The comparison stemmed from the commencement of the removal of illegally mounted shanties and market stalls erected on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The governor attributed the…
