XEJET Aircraft Loses Traction, Skids Off Runway in Lagos
A Nigerian aircraft, XEJET Airlines’ 5N-BZZ, “skidded off the runway and landed in the grass” at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Saturday. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has closed the 18/Left runway following the…
Peter Obi Condemns Deportation of Osun State Citizens by Lagos Authorities
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has expressed his deep sadness and shock over the recent deportation of citizens, mostly from Osun State, by the Lagos State authorities. Obi described the action as…
Lagos’ GDP Skyrockets To ₦41 Trillion, Ranking 7th In Africa
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has surged from N27 trillion to N41 trillion within four years of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration. The State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget,…
Landlord Collects N250,000 Rent For Single Rooms Under Lagos Bridge
The discovery of 86 partitioned rooms, sized 10×10 and 12×10, under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, in Lagos Island where the ‘’tenants’ are made to pay as much as N250, 000 per annum as rent, the landlords have come under fire. The Lagos state…
Lagos Workers Enjoy N70,000 Minimum Pay as Sanwo-Olu Promises New Minimum Wage Scheme
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that his administration has been providing an additional N35,000 wage allowance to state workers since January, aside their regular salary. This brings the minimum take-home pay to N70,000 or more.…
Customs Intercepts Cache of Weapons and Drugs at Lagos Tin-Can Island
The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs has intercepted a cache of weapons and ammunition allegedly being smuggled into the country by a criminal gang. Among the items seized were military camouflage uniforms and illicit drugs like Colorado.…
Pan African Digital Service Provider Bayobab Partners MTN Nigeria To Deliver 45,000km ‘2Africa’ Subsea Cable In Lagos
Digital connectivity solutions provider, Bayobab in partnership with MTN Nigeria, landed a 45,000km subsea cable project in Nigeria. MTN Nigeria in a statement says the cable known as ‘2Africa,’ has its landing station at Mopo-Onibeju Lekki area of…
Annual Tax Returns: LIRS Gives One Week Extension Of Deadline
Due to the recent downtime experienced on the e-tax portal, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the filing of employers’ annual tax returns by 1 (one) week starting from February 1 to February 7, 2024. Apparently, the LIRS had…
Kidnapped Lagos PDP Chairman, Philip Aivoji Regains Freedom
The Lagos State spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hakeem Amode has announced the release of the kidnapped state party chairman, Mr. Philip Aivoji. Amode in a message on Monday said Aivoji was released after spending four days with the…
Lagos Bans Sales, Use, Distribution Of Styrofoam, Single-use Plastics
It was gathered by Hobnob News reports that the Lagos State government has banned the production, sale, distribution and usage of styrofoam and single-use plastics with immediate effect. Apparently, the state Commissioner for Environment and Water…