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...
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...
