By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The FEDERAL Government has inaugurated a N40 billion closed-circuit television control centre for the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Minister of Works, David Umahi said the project followed extensive rehabilitation works on the bridge after the administration took office in 2023, adding that th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FLAMES TORE through parts of Arena Market in Oshodi on Tuesday evening, triggering panic among traders and residents as a fire outbreak engulfed sections of the busy commercial hub in Lagos. The fire was reported at the market with videos circulating on social media showing thick smoke billowing...
By Joke Kujenya POWER SUPPLY to several Band A feeders across parts of Lagos fell below the mandated 20-hour minimum between December 21 and 22, 2025, prompting an apology from the electricity distribution company as the Federal Government blamed ongoing outages on gas supply shortages. Electricity consumers on multiple Band A feeders experie...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SPRAWLING OPIODS network crumbling under law enforcement pressure led to the seizure of illicit substances worth over N6.7 billion and the arrest of six suspected traffickers in Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confirmed the haul during a targeted operation at a residential compou...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced uncovering an illegal cosmetics manufacturing hub operating inside a Mammy Market within a military barracks in Lagos. Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, told journalists last Thursday that...
By The Guardian IF AVAILABLE information in the second quarter of 2025 budget performance document of Lagos State government is anything to go by, the 40 Lagos State House of Assembly members would be spending N6.2 billion for the purchase of 40 property in Lagos or Abuja. Already, as at the end of second quarter […]
By JKNewsMedia CONCERNS RAISED within Lagos State’s outdoor advertising sector about possible arbitrary enforcement have prompted a response from the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), which reaffirmed its commitment to fairness, professionalism, and sustainable industry growth. The Agency emphasised that its regulatory man...
By JKNewsMedia LAGOS GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday pitched Nigeria’s commercial capital as an investor’s dream, unveiling bold infrastructure strides and economic ambitions before an international audience at Harvard Business School. Addressing students during Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s course, Understanding Africa: Business, E...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TRAFFIC TO Apapa rerouted as engineers prepare to lift deck and replace 50 failing bridge bearings. Ijora Bridge in Lagos will shut completely from 27 April as federal engineers embark on a critical final-phase restoration of the ageing structure linking Ijora Causeway to Apapa — home to Nigeria’s busie...
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...
