The Lagos
By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered a suspected counterfeit drinks production facility at Zamfara Plaza, BBA Trade Fair Complex, along the Badagry Expressway, Ojo, Lagos State. Read Also: Toxic pesticides in foo...
Sporting Lagos coach Jeffrey Buter has praised Victor Samuel for his role in their comeback win and welcomed Odinaka Okoro’s return ahead of their NPFL cla Read More: https://punchng.com/sporting-coach-hails-samuel-welcomes-okoros-return/...
Shakiru Giwa has left his role as head coach of Inter Lagos following the newly promoted club’s winless start to the Nigeria Premier Football League season Read More: https://punchng.com/giwa-quits-inter-lagos-after-winless-npfl-start/...
The third edition of the GymFest Championship, Africa’s premier gymnastics competition, will hold in Lekki, Lagos on November 7, organisers have announced. Read More: https://punchng.com/gymfest-championship-returns-to-lagos-nov-7/...
By Miracle Onyemuwa The rising cost of smartphones in Nigeria is forcing more consumers to repair damaged devices rather than replace them with new ones. This is more so, as inflation and the depreciation of the naira continue to push phone prices higher. At Computer Village, Ike...
Court adjourns case to November 24 By Adeola Badru The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Rotimi Odunaike, has called for the protection of fundamental human rights and the preservation of human dignity in the administration of justice as the Federal High Cou...
Residents of Idimu, Lagos, lament a delayed road project, alleging that construction workers are extorting motorists for access and delivering substandard Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-residents-decry-delayed-road-project-allege-extortion/...
Media professional and activist David Abakpa has called for a fair hearing for Levitikal Realties & Construction Limited in its ongoing legal dispute with Maryam Sani Abacha over a property at No. 68 Molade Okoya Thomas Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Abakpa said the dispute rais...
Power Oil’s WalkHeartOn has marked its 10th anniversary with thousands of Nigerians participating in the annual heart-health initiative created in celebration of World Heart Day. The event, held on October 1, 2026, at The Stables Sports Ground, Surulere, Lagos, recorded 25,536 re...
By Efe Onodjae The Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos State Command, has called for affordable, quality and confidential mental healthcare for young Nigerians, urging stakeholders to strengthen access to services and tackle the stigma associated with mental illness. The Control...
The Lagos APC has criticised opposition parties for rejecting the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day petrol discount, calling it politically motivated. Read More: https://punchng.com/criticism-of-tinubus-petrol-relief-disappointing-lagos-apc/...
A 55-year-old motorist escaped unhurt after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD Railway Line in Lagos, prompting a swift response from operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and security personnel. The incident involved a train trave...
Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe, has declared an elderly man wanted over the alleged theft of mobile phones during the burial ceremony of late actor, Cjay Nwok, in Lagos. Arukwe made the announcement in an Instagram post, alleging that the man attended the service of songs held in h...
Vanguard Media Limited on Friday held its 4th Mental Health Summit in Lagos, focusing on youth mental health in Nigeria and the impact of technology and social media on young people’s wellbeing. Speaking at the summit on October 9, 2026, the Editor of Vanguard, Eze Anaba , called...
A 55-year-old driver escaped unhurt after a train rammed into his Honda car at the PWD railway crossing in Lagos, causing extensive damage to the vehicle. Read More: https://punchng.com/motorist-escapes-unhurt-as-train-hits-car-in-lagos/...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy occurred on Thursday evening when a 55-year-old motorist narrowly escaped death after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD Railway Line in Lagos. The incident involved a train travelling inward Agege and a Honda car with registration ...
ADC VP candidate Rotimi Amaechi has vowed to build the Gelegele seaport if elected, while claiming he built the Lekki Deep Seaport from scratch. Read More: https://punchng.com/adcll-build-gelegele-other-seaports-if-elected-amaechi-vows/...
A 55-year-old man escaped unhurt after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD railway line in Lagos, leaving the vehicle extensively damaged and disrupting traffic in the area. This was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), which detai...
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has challenged opposition parties criticising the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount initiative to propose practical alternatives, stressing that the welfare of Nigerians should be prioritised over political ...
A 55-year-old motorist has escaped without injury after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD railway crossing in Lagos State. The incident involved a train heading towards Agege and a Honda car with registration number EKY 902 JT, which sustained extensive damage...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged opposition parties criticising the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount initiative to present credible alternatives, insisting that Nigerians’ welfare should take precedence ...
The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency has warned food-sector employers against discriminating against workers with HIV, stating the virus is not food-borne. Read More: https://punchng.com/lasg-urges-food-employers-to-end-hiv-discrimination/...
The Lagos State Government has called on youths aged 18 to 26 to apply for the ongoing military recruitment to help the state meet its quota. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-mobilises-youths-for-military-recruitment/...
By Peter Duru A young girl is told there is a job waiting for her in Lagos, another city or even another country. She is promised good pay, accommodation and a chance to help her family escape poverty. Sometimes, the person making the offer is a relative, a trusted acquaintance o...
Lagos electricity customers faced poor supply in August as many Band A feeders failed to meet minimum service levels, with some recording zero hours. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-customers-endure-outages-as-band-a-feeders-fail/...
The Lagos State Government has backed the newly established Agege Security Trust Fund with an operational vehicle and protective equipment as part of efforts to strengthen security at the grassroots. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Security ...
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — The approximately US$1.5 billion Initial Public Offering, IPO, of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE has been completed, with AELEX acting as Solicitors to the Offer in the landmark transaction. The offering is the largest single IPO undertaken...
By Henry Ojelu The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, has urged employers and workers in the food sector to end stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, stressing that the virus cannot be transmitted through the preparation, handling or serving of food. The ...
To review pensions of former governors By Henry Obetta THE Lagos State Governorship Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Funso Doherty, has unveiled a 34-point manifesto he said would take the state to the next level, if elected. He also unveiled Mrs. Tolani Anim...
Katsina United will welcome Enyimba to the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium on Friday night in a Matchday Eight fixture of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. The encounter will be the second Friday night fixture of the 2026/27 NPFL season, after Shooting Stars edged Inter Lagos 2-...
MTN Nigeria has confirmed a network outage affecting customers in Lagos, FCT, Oyo, Rivers, and Delta states, stating its engineers are working to fix it. Read More: https://punchng.com/mtn-confirms-network-outage-in-lagos-fct-four-other-states/...
Mr Alonge has spent years documenting Lagos and Nigerian culture through his photography project, Eyes of a Lagos Boy. The post Nigerian Photographer Bolaji Alonge’s Photos Featured in New Fela Kuti ‘Zombie’ Vinyl appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The league imposed the sanction after Buter appeared before a disciplinary panel on Wednesday to explain his comments following Sporting Lagos' goalless draw with Ikorodu City on 30 September The post NPFL: Sporting Lagos Coach Buter fined N.5m over referee comments after Ikorodu...
The Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMIA, Lagos, has received two ambulifts to assist passengers with reduced mobility and improve accessibility and passenger experience at the airport. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, said in a statement issued Thursday that the ambuli...
PariPesa has been named the Official Betting Partner of Inter Lagos Football Club ahead of the NPFL 2026/2027 season in its first Nigerian club deal. Read More: https://punchng.com/paripesa-named-official-betting-partner-of-inter-lagos-fc-for-npfl-2026-27/...
LAGOS — Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, a renowned communication scholar and veteran member of Nigeria’s media and communication community, has died at the age of 85. Sobowale died on Thursday morning, October 8, 2026, according to a statement by a member of his family, Akinniyi...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has deployed two new ambulifts at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to aid passengers with reduc Read More: https://punchng.com/faan-deploys-two-ambulifts-at-lagos-airport/...
The Lagos State Government is set to review private investment opportunities in its electricity market during a summit in November 2026. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-to-review-private-investment-in-power-sector/...
A Nigerian-made browser game, Lagos Life, has gone viral, attracting millions of players to its virtual world of jobs, rent, and money in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-game-recreating-everyday-lagos-life-goes-viral/...
