By REVENUE GENERATION in Lagos reached N807.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for 18.2 percent of the state’s N4.44 trillion budget, official figures show. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Lagos State 2026 first quarter budget performance report shows that internally generated revenue contributed N536.37 billion, representing ...
By JKNewsMedia RISING DEBT levels have placed Lagos State at the top of Nigeria’s debt chart, with a combined domestic and external burden of N1.22 trillion and $1.17 billion as of the fourth quarter of 2025. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Nigeria’s total public debt increas...
By JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has endorsed Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election, reinforcing a fast-forming political alignment within the state’s ruling structure. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the endorsement in Abuja on Wednesday follo...
By JKNewsMedia PLANS TO establish direct air links between Ogun State and the United Kingdom (UK) have advanced, with Air Peace set to commence flights from the Gateway International Airport to London this summer. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this after inspecting the airport alongside Air Peace Chairman, Allen ...
By JKNewsMedia TAXPAYERS IN Lagos State have been granted an extra two weeks to submit individual annual tax returns, with the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) extending the deadline to April 14. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the extension allows employees, freelancers and business owners who missed the initial March 31 cut-off addi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CAPTIVITY REMAINS for about 176 women and children taken during the February 3 attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that footage circulating on social media showed the abductees being paraded by their kidnappers. In the vide...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter REPAIR WORKS on the Lekki Epe Expressway will begin on Sunday, January 25, 2026, with traffic diversion in place, the Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the works involve the reconstruction of the Ajah Bridge and the section of the road down to the Admiralty area o...
By Ofem John, JKNewsMedia Intern, UNICROSS  PERSISTENT DELAYS in the release of students’ results at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) have been attributed to technical difficulties linked to a transition to a new digital results portal and resistance from individuals alleged to have benefited from flaws in the former system, the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent GOODS WORTH at millions of naira were destroyed after a one storey commercial building housing computer and accessories dealers was razed on Somoye Osundairo Street in Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the inci...
By Mosunmola Akande, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOME LAGOSIANS on Liverpool Bridge in Apapa scrambled to scoop diesel after a tanker carrying the fuel overturned, spilling its contents across the road on Monday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) stated via its X handle that traffic was diverted to the o...
