The Lagos
This week continues the narrative on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. No doubt that region has contributed a lot to modern-day Nigeria. Their leaders too, some of whom are alive while some are deceased, have served to make this country a great one. I think we owe them a debt of gra...
The Guild of Medical Directors has called for stronger infection prevention and control in hospitals after a survey of 415 Lagos facilities found 48.8% ina Read More: https://punchng.com/medical-directors-demand-stronger-infection-control-in-hospitals/...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after spending his six days in Lagos upon his return from working vacation in Europe. Recall that the President arrived in Lagos on Tuesday, September 29, after his annual vacation in London and Paris. Tinubu, while in Lagos, addressed ...
The Minister of Aerospace and Space Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said savings from the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration provided the $500 million used for the reconstruction of the Lagos airport and other critical aviation infrastruc...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu on Monday evening arrived in Abuja after spending a few days in Lagos following his return to Nigeria from a working vacation in Europe. The President’s aircraft touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday held a strategic meeting with the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), at the Presidential Residence in Lagos. This was contained in a statement issued by Leah Katung-Babatunde, Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Def...
The EFCC said its investigation led to the recovery of N107 million, which was returned to the petitioner on 30 September. The post EFCC hands over N107m recovered from property fraud to Lagos victim appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government have agreed to work together to deliver stable and reliable electricity to the Lagos corridor under the 24/7 Energy Zones pilot approved by President Bola Tinubu. According to a statement from the Ministry of Power, the agreem...
The Nigerian leader arrived in Abuja on Monday evening from Lagos, where he arrived following his working vacation in the UK and France. The post Tinubu returns to Abuja after five weeks appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Kingsley Omonobi President Bola Tinubu has received the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), OFR, in a high-level strategic meeting at the Presidential Residence in Lagos. A statement by the Ministry of Defence on Monday said the strategic engagement cen...
Waris Akinwande Olayinka, popularly known as Ola of Lagos, has opened up about the struggles, pain and hardships he endured while earning ₦18,500 a month, revealing how those experiences shaped the man he has become today. Ola of Lagos, who disclosed that he once slept under a La...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a six-day stay in Lagos, where he delivered the Independence Day broadcast and visited the Oba of Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-returns-to-abuja-after-six-day-in-lagos/...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Lagos State governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he has no issue with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, despite the political differences between Obi and the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Rhodes-Vi...
The ADC Lagos governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has reaffirmed his support for Atiku Abubakar as his presidential candidate. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-is-my-presidential-candidate-rhodes-vivour/...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile The Federal Government and Lagos State Government have agreed to establish joint committees to coordinate interventions aimed at improving electricity supply and working towards 24-hour power availability in Lagos. The decision was reached ...
Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffrey Buter will appear before the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL panel on Wednesday, DAILY POST reports. Buter has been invited to substantiate his allegations of collusion between the NPFL management and the Nigeria Referees Association to inf...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA- PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Lagos for Abuja Monday evening after his six-day visit to the former seat of government. President Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Tuesday, September 29, after spending his annual vacation in London and Paris. W...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, has said the removal of fuel and foreign exchange subsidies helped the administration of President Bola Tinubu raise about $500 million to reconstruct the Lagos airport and other aviation infrastructure within two ...
Tickets combining Etihad and Ibom Air services are expected to become available from 3 November 2026, ahead of the commencement of Etihad’s Lagos and Accra services in March 2027. The post Ibom Air, Etihad sign deal to connect five Nigerian cities to global network appeared first...
The Lagos State Government has said that addressing the housing deficit requires more than constructing additional homes, stressing that affordability, accessibility and access to essential services are equally important. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this in a keynote addre...
Lagos accounts for 40-50% of national electricity demand — Minister By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile LAGOS — The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government have established joint committees to drive interventions aimed at achieving 24-hour electricity supply in Lago...
Lagos ADC guber candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says he doesn’t need to be fluent in Yoruba to preserve and protect the state’s indigenous culture. Read More: https://punchng.com/i-dont-need-perfect-yoruba-to-protect-lagos-culture-rhodes-vivour/...
Products, five vehicles valued at N32m By Godwin Oritse LAGOS — The Nigeria Customs Service has auctioned 22,175 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, seized along the Lagos-Ogun border corridor as part of its efforts to curb cross-border petroleum smuggling. The public auction wa...
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo says fuel subsidy removal helped raise $500m to reconstruct the Lagos airport and other aviation infrastructure. Read More: https://punchng.com/subsidy-removal-funded-500m-lagos-airport-rebuild-keyamo/...
By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized alcoholic beverages worth about N300 million packaged in sachets and small PET bottles of less than 200 millilitres during enforcement raids on major markets in Lagos State. The ...
NAFDAC has seized banned alcoholic beverages worth N300m in sachets and small PET bottles during enforcement operations in several Lagos markets. Read More: https://punchng.com/nafdac-seizes-n300m-banned-drinks-in-lagos/...
Buter is expected to face the league’s disciplinary authorities this week after his post-match comments raised concerns over the conduct and standard of refereeing in the NPFL The post NPFL summons Sporting Lagos coach Buter over refereeing criticism appeared first on Premium Tim...
The Osun State Government has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside an order restricting its bank accounts over a $13.9m arbitration award. Read More: https://punchng.com/osun-disputes-accounts-restriction-over-13-9m-award/...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized alcoholic beverages worth an estimated N300 million during enforcement operations targeting banned sachet alcohol and alcoholic drinks packaged in PET bottles below 200 millilitres in Lagos State...
By Sebastine Obasi Nigeria’s quest to deepen domestic gas utilisation has received a boost as Asiko Energy Limited has completed its 5,000MT LPG and Propane terminal in Ijora, Lagos. This is the phase one of its ambitious tri-fuel gas terminal which will integrate LPG, propane an...
By Chioma Obinna As Vanguard Newspapers holds its fourth Mental Health Summit in Lagos, stakeholders have warned that Nigeria’s Mental Health Act was dying from neglect, with critical provisions of the law remaining largely unimplemented amid a widening treatment gap and a severe...
King’s College (KC), Lagos, set up in 1909 by the colonial government, is one of the heritage institutions in the country. The post EDITORIAL: King’s College concession: Mirroring government’s bad decisions appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Greenwich Bank has opened its first three commercial banking branches in Lagos, a move commended by the state government for supporting financial inclusion Read More: https://punchng.com/greenwich-bank-expands-opens-three-lagos-branches/...
By TONY AFEJUKU Let me state from the outset one or two or three or more things about this composition I am composing on a rainy day that is a rainy day: The rain is raining rains where I am in a nameless riverine land that is not a nameless riverine land. The rain is raining and...
Eleven women founders have graduated from the seventh cohort of the Women in Tech Incubator programme organised by Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/pan-atlantic-programme-graduates-11-women-tech-founders/...
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has dislodged street traders from unauthorised locations at Tafawa Balewa Square and the Costain Under Bridge axis. Read More: https://punchng.com/lawma-clears-traders-from-unauthorised-trading-spots/...
Stakeholders say Lagos waterways offer major opportunities for property investment and tourism, urging private investors to explore waterfront developments Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-waterfronts-attract-investors-as-blue-economy-expands/...
Works Minister David Umahi says President Tinubu did not direct him to award the Lagos-Calabar highway contract to Hitech, taking full responsibility for i Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-never-asked-me-to-give-lagos-calabar-highway-contract-to-hitech-umahi/...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, at Iga Idunganran Palace, Lagos Island. The visit provided an opportunity for the President to receive royal prayers and counsel from the traditional ruler for his administration. Tinubu...
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed concerns that flooding could threaten the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, insisting that the road is not at risk of being submerged. Umahi gave the assurance on Sunday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday...
…Sowore seeks peace, progress as Nigeria marks 66th Independence By Olayinka Latona LAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, have urged Nigerians to embrace patriotism,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drug consignments worth more than N5 billion at seaports in Lagos and Rivers states and destroyed 20,234 kilograms of cannabis in Osun State. The post NDLEA intercepts N5 billion drugs, destroys 20,234kg can...
A commercial bus driver nearly landed in jail after accepting a bottle of energy drink as a waybill package in Lagos for delivery to Ondo State, only for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to discover that it contained illicit drugs. NDLEA Director of Media and Advo...
By Kingsley Omonobi LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted consignments of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, and codeine-based cough syrup with a combined street value of more than N5 billion at the Apapa, Tin Can Island and Onne ports. The agen...
The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The post NDLEA intercepts N5bn cannabis, codeine consignments at Lagos, Onne ports appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Chioma Obinna LAGOS — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has said Nigeria’s failure to produce vaccines locally is delaying the country’s attainment of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Maturity Level 4 for vaccine lot release. The agen...
Afrobeats singer Austine Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno Miles, has defended the controversial “brain-rot content” trend, otherwise called Olodo Uprising, claiming it is more entertaining than intellectual content. Speaking in a recent interview with Yanga FM Lagos, the ‘Pana’ ...
Nigeria will host another major CAF event, the organisation’s Ordinary General Assembly, on 21 November The post CAF confirms date for 2026 Awards in Lagos appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Sporting Lagos head coach, Jeffrey Buter has been summoned by the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, for his comment after his side’s matchday six encounter against Barau FC. The modest side held Barau FC to a 1-1 draw in the encounter played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, On...
A commercial driver in Lagos narrowly escaped jail after NDLEA operatives discovered cocaine and methamphetamine concealed in a Fearless energy drink bottl Read More: https://punchng.com/video-lagos-driver-escapes-jail-after-ndlea-uncovers-drugs-concealed-in-energy-drink-parcel/...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to be “generous” towards President Bola Tinubu, saying the president took difficult decisions to prevent the country’s economy from collapsing. Shettima spoke in Lagos on Saturday after meeting with Tinubu, who returned to Nigeri...
The 2026 CAF Awards will take in Lagos, Nigeria on Monday, December 7, according to the Confederation of African Football, CAF. Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, formerly known as the National Theatre, in Iganmu, Lagos will host the prestigious event. The 2026 ed...
Journalist Rita Okoye has been honoured as the Best Creative Entertainment Writer of the Year at the 2026 Top Society Magazine Awards in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/rita-okoye-bags-journalism-award/...
A new eco-luxury destination, Port Solis, has been unveiled in Lagos, integrating renewable energy, electric mobility, and sustainable hospitality. Read More: https://punchng.com/port-solis-brings-eco-luxury-lifestyle-destination-to-lagos/...
Rivers United aim to extend their unbeaten NPFL run when they host a Lagos-based team, playing their third match in six days amid a punishing schedule. Read More: https://punchng.com/pride-of-rivers-chase-unbeaten-run-amid-fixture-congestion/...
Sai Masu Gida were held to a 1-1 draw by the Noisy Lagosians in a Nigeria Premier Football League match, extending the Lagos club’s winless run. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagosians-remain-winless-after-sai-masu-gida-draw/...
Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs has been laid to rest in Lagos after a funeral service attended by family, colleagues, and dignitaries. Read More: https://punchng.com/tributes-as-nollywood-icon-olu-jacobs-takes-final-bow/...
The Minister of Tourism, Hannatu Musawa, has presented President Bola Tinubu with a hand-drawn portrait of him and his late mother which she drew herself. Read More: https://punchng.com/tourism-minister-presents-hand-drawn-portrait-to-tinubu-in-lagos/...
