By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FEW HOURS after the Federal Government’s directive that works on Independence Bridge in Lagos should be suspended; the State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has redirected that repair work must continue due to structural safety concerns. The Governor attributed Wednesday’s severe gridlock ac...
By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERAL Government has ordered the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge in Lagos, reversing an earlier closure that had plunged motorists into hours-long gridlock. The bridge, connecting Ahmadu Bello Way to Marina, was shut down on 1 April for planned maintenance and rehabilitation works. Initially set to remain ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A MAJOR step towards positioning Lagos as a global financial hub has been taken with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an International Financial Centre (IFC). The agreement, formalised on Monday, is a collaboration between the Lagos State Government, EnterpriseNGR, The...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE TODAY, I delight to ask questions, which I expect those closer than me to the affected scenes of activity to answer. The rumblings in Ondo state, though multi-faceted, are in two broad categories – security of life and property and cloak-and-dagger struggle for power and fleeting relevance by politicians and power blo...
By JKNewsMedia VARIOUS HEALTH services have been provided to vulnerable communities across Southwest Nigeria. This was at the behest of a group of Nigerian nurses based in the United States of America (USA) under the aegis of Yoruba Nurses of North America (YORNNA). Penultimate week, they set their sights on Lagos for their 2024 Community [&he...
By Blessing Obams, JKNewsMedia Intern LEGISLATORS AT the Lagos State House of Assembly have voiced strong support for the proposed Market Authority Bill, which seeks to regulate and organize market operations across the state. During Tuesday’s session, the bill passed its second reading and was referred to the Committee on Local Government for...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter A STRATEGIC partnership has been entered by the Lagos State with Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Limited (YKA), a China-based company, to expand rice production at the Imota facility in Ikorodu. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu shared this announcement on Thursday through his official X account. The agreeme...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AS LAGOS State rolls out the second phase of the ‘Ounje Eko’ discount market, residents across the state will gain access to affordable food items starting Sunday, September 1. The initiative, which offers essential food products at a 25% discount, aims to alleviate the financial burden o...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd disclosed it has identified the cause of the recent fuel shortage in Lagos and Abuja. A discharge hitch involving several vessels led to the disruption. Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer at NNPC Ltd, shared this information in a statement from Abuja on ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter LAGOS LAWMAKERS met on Thursday, urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take steps to avert a planned nationwide protest. Majority Leader Noheem Adams raised the issue, reminding the Assembly of the 2020 EndSARS protests’ devastation. The Assembly called for town hall meetings with key stakeholders...
