News

Lagos state Gov’t explains new parking policy

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2024 0

The Lagos State Government has refuted claims making rounds that worshippers will be charged for parking around churches. The government has however stated that the State’s parking policy will affect all motorists who intend to utilize the newly created 1,800 parking slots of the Lagos State

Entrepreneurship page

Lagos empowers SMEs with N25bn funding initiative for economic growth

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 July 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State government has disbursed about N25 billion in grants and loans to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), to enhance productivity and economic growth in the state. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this recently at the 2024 Business Day Newspaper CEO Forum, […]

Top Stories

Lagos calls for calm as state experiences over 9hrs rainfall

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 July 2024 0

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday called for calm over the flash flood caused by the torrential rainfall experienced throughout the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made the plea in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. “Lagos has experienced about nine hours of non-stop rainfall since the early […]

Technology

Lagos strengthens digital security, inaugurates cybersecurity advisory board

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2024 0

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday inaugurated Lagos State Cybersecurity Advisory Board to strengthen digital security and drive technological advancement. Sanwo-Olu said that the inauguration marked a significant milestone in the state’s commitment to enhancing digital security and advancing its development agenda. The governor was representated by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi

Politics

Lagos records high rate of domestic violence cases

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 May 2024 0

…receives 662 cases in one year, refer cases to Office Of Public Defender Lagos State Government has recorded high rate of domestic violence in the past one year. This was revealed by the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, WAPA, Bolaji Cecilia Dada, during the ongoing 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing in Lagos on […]

Tourism

Lagos State Tourism Ministry to engage stakeholders on emerging trends

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 May 2024 0

BY ORJI ONYEKWERE Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has concluded plans to hold an engagement session with tourism stakeholders in the Hospitality Sector on current industry challenges, emerging trends, policy frameworks, and collaborative opportunities within the entire hospitality value chain. According to a statement issued by the Commissioner for

Top Stories

Lagos Govt announces 40% rebate on payment of duties, permit

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 May 2024 0

…Grants 90-day amnesty for property owners to perfect their papers By Tunde Opalana In a bid to ensure that the state maintains its high developmental standard, Lagos State Government has announced a 40 percent rebate on Planning Permit payment to Lagosians. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, to mark the first year of the […]

Entertainment

Lagos International Smartphone Film Festival: Revolutionizing Cinema, One Smartphone at a Time

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2024 0

Lights, camera, smartphone! Get ready to witness the dawn of a new era in filmmaking as the inaugural Lagos International Smartphone Film Festival (LISFF) gears up to hit the screens from August 1st to August 3rd, 2024, at the illustrious Silverbird Galleria. In a groundbreaking move for Lagos and potentially the entire African continent, LISFF […]

Top Stories

Fire outbreak: LASG suspends marketing activities in Central Lagos

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 April 2024 0

The Lagos State Government has suspended commercial activities in the Central part of the state. This followed a fire incident which engulfed a section of the Idumota Market in the area. The fire, which started in the early hours of Tuesday, already brought down two buildings even as goods worth millions of naira were destroyed. […]

News

Benie’s Diary: Chronicles of a Lagos lady

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 March 2024 0

…NEPA Palaver 2 For three days the caretaker was missing and guess what, the compound was in darkness. We had to resort to the use of generator and we all know how expensive fuel has become, coupled with the high temperature and heat wave we’re currently experiencing. Oh the pain of seeing other houses with […]

Tourism

Lagos set to host Lagos Boat Regatta

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 March 2024 0

By Orji Onyekwere Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture said it has plans to host a special Boat Regatta for the Easter celebrations in collaboration with the Office of Climate Change, Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Investment, LAGFERRY and LASWA among others. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting held recently in the Conference […]

News

Researcher unveils findings on Lagos developmental issues

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 January 2024 0

-Says sanitation not prioritised as no LGA is open-defecation free yet The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), a multi-city research project, has concluded its research on key sectors of socio-economic development of the city of Lagos, revealing causes of, and providing solutions to seemingly intractable developmental challenges confronting the state. The key

News

Lagos cautions prospective home-buyers on fake real estate developers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo Lagos State government has warned prospective home buyers to beware of fake real estate developers and Unscrupulous house agents in the state, citing linkage of fraud, high demand of percentage cuts linked to developers in the state. The permanent secretary of Ministry of Housing, Abdulhafis Toriola,who gave the warning at a meeting […]

Business

Lagos Affirms January 31st Deadline For Submission Of Annual Tax Returns

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos state government, through the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has insisted that its January 31st, 2024 deadline for all Employers of Labour to submit their annual tax returns is still sacrosanct. The executive chairman of LIRS, Mr Ayodele Subair conveyed this in an official statement released by the agency. […]

News

Abduction of Ex-Banker in Lagos family cries for help

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 November 2023 0

There was panic and apprehension in a Lagos community when one Benjamin Kiwogun was abducted by men suspected to be kidnappers. The sad event which occured at night on November 3, 2023 rocked the neighborhood of Ejigbo area of Lagos as some residents confirmed seeing the former banker outside his gate being forced into a […]

News

Lagos CP orders DPO’s removal, trial of policemen over extortion, dereliction of duty

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2023 0

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, last Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer of the Meiran Police Station in Alimosho Local Government of the state for what the police termed extortion, leadership dereliction and supervisory ineptitude. Also, the police boss has directed the trial of two policemen of Iju […]

News

Alien spaceship spotted in Lagos? How Nigerians reacted

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2023 0

Many people were stunned this week when they spotted an unidentified flying object hovering around the sky early in the night in areas like Surulere and Maryland in Lagos. Passers by at the Leisure Mall in Surulere had mixed reactions when they spotted a spaceship looking object flying over different buildings and leaving a large […]

News

Lagos govt clears shanties along Red Rail project

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 1 October 2023 0

The Lagos State government has commenced the clearing of shanties and the reclamation of the Right of Way (RoW) for the Red Rail project corridor from Agbado, Ogun, to Ebute Metta, Lagos. The enforcement team was led by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide. Olumide was accompanied by the Special […]

Top Stories

Lagos Police recovers first gas gun in Nigeria, suspect jumps into lagoon

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2023 0

The Nigeria Police Force is worried over the discovery of gas pistol ( Spyder Victor) recovered from a robbery gang in Lagos. The gun,the first of its kind in Nigeria,was recovered from a suspected robber on Eko Bridge. The police said they were still studying the gun to know how it came into the country,and […]

Top Stories

Robbers in uniform on rampage in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2023 0

How to stay safe at night BY ORIAKU IJELE These are terrible times in Lagos indeed. Lately, there have been reported cases of banditry with similar pattern of killings and armed robbery orchestrated by men in military and police uniforms in the Lagos metropolis. Saturday Times learnt that the killers who operate around Ikeja, Oshodi […]