The Lagos State Government is set to partially close the Marine Bridge from Tuesday, 9th March to Monday, 21st June, 2021 for emergency repair works on the Apapa outward section of the bridge. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde stated that the partial closure was necessary to maintain the bridge…
It is fresh breath of relief for residents and motorists plying the Apapa corridor, with the take-off of electronic call-up system in the Lagos seaports, last weekend. According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary of the Lagos State Government, Gboyega Akosile, major access roads into the Apapa corridor are now substantially free…
The Lagos State Government has further extended the work-from-home directive to civil servants on Salary Grade Levels 12 and below. This directive, according to a statement issued by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola is in a bid to further stem the spread of COVID-19 within the Public Service and other stakeholders. The Head…
In continuation of efforts to finding a solution to the maritime sector activities that have plagued Apapa and its environs with daily traffic gridlock, the Lagos State Government, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and Truck Transit Park (TTP) have reached a resolution on the strategy to be adopted for the new e-call…
The Lagos state government on Monday invited Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state and representative of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) for a reconciliatory meeting. The meeting, presided by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr…
The Lagos state government is set to commence a free, two-week, mass anti-rabies vaccination campaign to curb the menace of the disease in the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Sunday in Lagos. She said the flag-off programme takes place at Oba Ayangburen’s Palace, Ikorodu, on Tuesday, 16th…
The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to various opposing groups planning to embark on protests at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Saturday, advising them to shelve the plan. It is not an auspicious moment for such action, the State Government told the groups planning opposing rallies. The position of the State Government…
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of the Yaba Overpass temporarily for three weeks from Tuesday 9th to Tuesday, 23rd February, 2021. The government explained that the closure is in continuation of the Multimodal Master Plan in the transportation sector, According to a statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic…
As part of continued efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning outcomes in public and private schools, the Lagos State Government has released the year 2020-2023 Approved Booklist for Public and Private Schools across the State. An official statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo on Thursday stated that books…
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to totally close the Third Mainland Bridge to all traffic for three days, from Saturday, January 30 – February 1, 2021, to enable completion of repair works on the double-sized expansion joints without any interruptions, particularly from vehicular movement on the bridge. In a statement issued yesterday, the…