By Samuel Owooso Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, otherwise called Okada, in six local government area of the state. The governor disclosed this while briefing heads of security agencies at the state house, Ikeja. According to him, the total ban on commercial motorcycles in the six local ...

A 16-year old daughter has told the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how her 43-year-old father allegedly violated her many times. She testified at her father’s trial while being led in evidence by Lagos state counsel, Ms Bukola Okeowo on Thursday. According to her, the father’s violation began after her mother had relocated ...

The Lagos State Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA) says it will produce one million coconut seedlings in conjunction with the private sector in 2022. LASCODA’s General Manager, Mr Dapo Olakulehin said on Wednesday in Lagos that the collaboration would see the agency producing 200,000 seedlings while individual farmers and others produce 800,000 coconut trees He said ...

The federal government says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said in New York while speaking on the disagreement over the collection of VAT ...

The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has advised that popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha), should be charged with child molestation. A statement signed by the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), and made available to newsmen on Tuesday said that a prima-facie case had been established against the ...

In order to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment, the Lagos State Ministry of Environment on Saturday mopped up an illegal dumpsite at Coconut Area of the Apapa axis. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti who observed that the black spot had been in the area for over a year, said the mop-up of refuse ...

The World Bank has said that it was working on a Central Pivot System (CPS) in Lagos under the FADAMA III (Additional Financing) project to promote irrigation and sustainable farming. The CPS of FADAMA III (AF) is a method of crop irrigation in which equipment rotates around a pivot and crops are watered with sprinklers. ...