Ebonyi boundary killings: Nwifuru shuts schools, imposes curfew
GOVERNOR Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, yesterday, announced the closure of all private and public schools in Amasiri, Afikpo Local Council, due to its role in the killings during a…
NGO condemns Makoko demolitions, alleges police repression of protesters
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has condemned the demolition of Makoko, Oworonshoki, Owode Onirin, Otumara and other low-income communities in Lagos, describing the exercise as unjust and…
Makoko demolition: Lagos Assembly to meet community leaders tomorrow
The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited leaders of communities affected by the demolition in Makoko and adjoining waterfront settlements to a meeting on Tuesday. On Sunday from a…
FG disburses N2.45tn to states for infrastructure, security
The total amount disbursed to state governments and the Federal Capital Territory as financial support for infrastructure and security projects has increased to N2.45tn, official records from the Office of…
Developers experiencing housing booms with 2,500 homes in Lagos
Lagos’s luxury housing market is experiencing a significant boom, with developers having delivered 2,500 high-end homes and another 3,000 units currently under construction across the city. The surge spans prime…
Group warns of impending Lagos school building collapse
A group under the auspices of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild has called the attention of the Lagos State Government to an impending three-storey classroom school building collapse in the…
Town planners oppose inauguration of Land Use committee
The Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria has kicked against the inauguration of the Land Use and Allocation Committee for Land Projects by the Office of the Surveyor-General of…
Eba Island: Ogun govt claims misleading over oil discovery as legal, historical, customary evidence favours Ondo
Ogun State’s claim of ownership of Eba Island absolutely false, unacceptable – Ondo Ogun State Government has dismissed claims that the oil well located on Eba Island belongs to Ondo…
Land ownership claims are civil matters, not police cases – FCID
The Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon, Lagos, has restated that disputes over land ownership are civil matters that fall under the jurisdiction of the courts and should not be…
Lagos taskforce arrests Coastal Road traffic offenders, impounds 50 motorcycles, clears shanties
The Lagos State Taskforce has begun a fresh enforcement operation targeting commercial motorcycles, traffic violations and illegal structures along the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road corridor, confiscating over 50 motorcycles and arresting…