By Saheed Afolabi The Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun has disclosed that more technical colleges would be established to combat out of school children. Lagos State is set to establish additional Government Technical Colleges across its 20 Local Government Areas to address the rising number of out-of-school […]
By Saheed Afolabi The Lagos State rising star Cecelia Ezenwa, a student of Command Day Secondary School, Oshodi, has won three medals in weightlifting event in the ongoing National Youth Games at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Delta State. She picked the first two gold medals for Lagos in clean and jerk. Cecelia competed in […]
Lagosians and all stakeholders can blow the whistle on fraudulent tax activities under a new scheme launched by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service in partnership with Deloitte, a management company. Speaking at the launch of the scheme in Lagos, LIRS chairman Ayo Subair said the Whistle-Blower Initiative will deepen transparency and accountability and uphold […]
By Damilola Kushimo Residents and road users along Osolo Way, Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have raised alarm over the missing barricades to aid road users from entering potholes expressing the fear that the repairs may never happen. ECHONEWS reported, last week, that barricade such as red tape and signposts that read “Caution: Men […]
By ECHONEWS Are you planning to go to A Pen Cinema area of Agege tomorrow? Then, read this: As part of efforts to ease traffic gridlock necessitated by construction works, the Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory plan guiding vehicular traffic movement around Agege Pen Cinema Flyover This is to enable the contractors […]
Residents call for govt’s intervention on flood crisis By Olushola Okewole The residents of John Kayode Obafemi Street at Bucknor, Ejigbo have appealed to the state government to help open up the blocked drainage in the street which has been making life difficult for them, causing the entire houses to be submerged at a little […]
Uncontainable flood imminent on Ago Palace Way, Abisiga warns By Damilola Kushimo The Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Alhaji Fatai Abisiga has given an insight of a looming uncontrollable flood disaster in Ago Palace Way. Abisiga explained that the manner at which the drainage channels at both sides of […]
Residents seek govt’s intervention on deplorable roads in Ajao Estate By Felix Kuyinu Residents of Ajao Estate, Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), have lamented the hardship they encounter while plying the roads in the area due to its poor state, calling on the government to provide necessary repairs to make the roads motorable. The […]
Yuletide: Expect lake rice soon in Ejigbo , LASG tells residents By Felix Kuyinu The Lagos State Government has declared that the locally produced rice popularly known as “Lake Rice” would be available for sale in Ejigbo for Christmas and New Year festivals in continuation of last year’s distribution. The declaration was made by the […]
