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HOW LAGOS THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE STILL NEEDS MORE WORK DESPITE SPENDING N7BILLION

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The Lagos Third Mainland Bridge, one of the most important infrastructure facilities in Nigeria’s commercial capital, has gulped billions of naira in an attempt to maintain its structural integrity and make it safe for the millions of road users in the state. The bridge, which spans 11.8 km, is the third of the three bridges that connect the Mainland to the Island, with the first and second being Carter Bridge and Eko Bridge respectively. Despite…

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LAGOS STATE GOVT. ANNOUNCED 36HOURS TRAFFIC DIVERSION ON THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE

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The Lagos State Government has announced a 36-hour traffic diversion on the Island-Iyana Oworo bound lane starting from midnight on Wednesday, the 6th of March 2024, until midday on Thursday, the 7th of March 2024.   This announcement was disseminated through a post on the official X social media account of the Lagos State Government on the preceding Tuesday.  The purpose behind the temporary closure of the Lagos Island – Iyana Oworo bound carriageway, as detailed…

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LAGOS STATE GOVT. WARN HOME BUYER OVER FAKE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS IN NIGERIA

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Lagos State government has warned prospective home buyers to beware of fake real estate developers and Unscrupulous house agents in the state, citing the linkage of fraud, and high demand of percentage cuts linked to developers in the state. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Abdulhafis Toriola, who gave the warning at a meeting in Ikeja recently, advised buyers, especially, those in the Diaspora, to desist from transacting any business with the firm…

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AfDB ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ABIDJAN TO LAGOS HIGHWAY

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African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has reiterated its commitment to funding the construction of the Abidjan to Lagos highway. The bank, in a statement on its website, said it was playing a leading role in mobilizing funding for the project. It said that Heads of State in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had decided to speed up the construction of the highway. “The bank has already contributed 25 million dollars to fund…

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ABIJAN-LAGOS CORRIDOR HIGHWAY PROJECT MAKING GROUNDS

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The Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the successful implementation of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Project. According to him, the project was on the priority list of the government and it was keenly looking forward to the commencement of the project. The Vice President said this in a speech read on his behalf by the Senior Minister and Presidential Advisor, Mr. Yaw Osafo Maafo, at the 19th Steering…

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LAGOS GOVT. DEMOLISHED SHANTIES ALONG LEKKI COASTAL ROAD IN NIGERIA

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The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Offences recently demolished many shanties erected on the Lekki Coastal Road and its environs in the state. The coastal road, according to the state government, is to serve as an alternate route to motorists along the axis when completed. The demolition exercise, led by the Chairman of the agency, Shola Jejeloye, followed an eviction notice served on the illegal occupants who had constructed makeshift structures, some of which were…

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NIGERIA GOVT. CALLS FOR PATIENCE OVER RECONSTRUCTION OF LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY

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As the reconstruction work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway enters its final phase, the federal government has appealed for the patience and understanding of motorists on account of the heavy traffic being experienced on the stretch from Toll Gate to Kara Bridge in Lagos. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, in a press release signed by his Special Adviser on Communications, Hakeem Bello, said he empathizes with members of the public who have had to…

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ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA AS DEVELPER IGNORE STOP WORK SIGN

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Lagos State government says the developer ignored a ‘Stop Work’ order after another building under construction “partially” collapsed in the Apapa area of Lagos on Sunday. The news comes barely two weeks after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed leaving one dead in the Banana Island area of the state. Mukaila Sanusi, spokesperson of the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, said in the latest incident that the developer ignored an instruction from the…

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LAGOS STATE TO PROBE COLLAPSED BANANA ISLAND SEVEN STOREY BUILDING IN NIGERIA

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The Lagos State government says its officials are assessing the situation at an unapproved seven-floor building under construction which collapsed in Banana Island Wednesday evening. The state government said this on Wednesday in a statement by the spokesperson of the state Ministry of physical planning and urban development, Mukaila Sanusi. The statement said some persons who sustained injuries in the incident were being treated. “There is no fatality. This unfortunate incident happened while casting was…

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FAAN SHUT DOWN LAGOS AIRPORT AGAIN FOR MAINTENANCE

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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced that Runway 18R and 36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, will be shut for eight weeks down for maintenance. The Runway 18R and 36L are specifically dedicated to international flights. Following the development, the Federal Government has diverted all international flights to Runway 18L and 36R located at the domestic wing of the Lagos airport. The Runway 18L is dedicated to local flights. FAAN in…

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LAMATA ANNOUNCED LAGOS RAIL MASS TRANSIT BLUE LINE COMPLETION

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The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority has announced that the infrastructure for the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line is completed and ready for operation. The Consultant, of Corporate Communications of LAMATA, Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Ojelabi said that the completion of the infrastructure was in fulfillment of the promise made by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide  Sanwo-Olu. He said Sanwo-Olu had…

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LAGOS STATE GOVT. RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BUILD US$2.5B BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received approval to build the US$2.5 billion Badagry Deep Seaport, which was earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, last August. The approval provides the legal basis for the concession of the Badagry Deep Seaport, following the issuance of the full business case certificate by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, last April. The project, which will be funded through Public Private Partnership (PPP), will be built on…

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HOW TO STOP BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS

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Buildings in Lagos state, Nigeria’s economic hub, have in recent years been collapsing in greater numbers than ever. Between 2000 and 2021 the city experienced 167 reported cases, with significant human and economic losses. The latest data from Lagos State Emergency Management Agency showed that between January and July 2022, Lagos recorded 24 cases of total building collapse, six of partial collapse, and one of impending collapse. Eighty-four Lagosians have been killed in building collapse incidents in the last two years. Ghana’s…

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LASEMA SAYS LAGOS STATE RECORDED 30 COLLAPSED BUILDING IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, yesterday, revealed that at least 30 collapsed buildings were recorded in various incidents which occurred between January and July 2022 in Lagos State. To curb incidence of building collapse in the state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, announced resignation of his Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako barely 24 hours after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed on Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru Road, Oniru…

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SEVEN STORY BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

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Six persons have been trapped after a seven-story building collapsed in Lagos on Sunday. The incident occurred at Oba Idowu Oniru street beside Avi Maria hospital, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said in an update. “Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, an uncompleted seven-story building undergoing construction was found to have collapsed,” he said. “Six people are reported to be trapped under the rubbles of the collapsed…

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RESIDENTS COMPLAIN OVER BAD ORCHID ROAD IN NEW LAGOS

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Residents and road users have continued to decry the deplorable condition of Orchid Road, Lekki, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state and the menace caused by commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as ‘okada riders in the area. On the bad road condition, the residents under the aegis of Lekki Conservation Estates Community Development Association (LECECODA), the community’s association, described the 6.5km road as the worst in ‘New Lagos’. In a statement co-signed by…

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ANOTHER BUILDING COLLPASED IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

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A building in the Onipanu area of Lagos has reportedly collapsed. This is barely two weeks after a church building under construction collapsed opposite Number 17, Cardoso Street, off Martins Street in Mushin. The incident occurred at about 1.07 am at Oke Arin street, off Shyllon Ilupeju but details could not be ascertained at press time. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the development. “The Alpha Cobra team…

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LAGOS GOVT. BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF CULTURAL VILLAGE

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The Lagos State Government has started the development of a cultural village in Iran, Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. Talking at the historic function of the cultural village on Saturday, Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, the commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, said the venture would enact the rich, different culture and legacy assets in Alimosho. Ms. Akinbile-Yusuf noticed that this would advance the reasonable improvement of the travel industry as a feasible area of the…

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ABIJAN-LAGOS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION TO BENEFIT ATLEAST 40MILLION WEST AFRICANS

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When completed, the construction of the 1,028-kilometre Abidjan-Lagos highway would benefit at least 40 million West Africans, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said at the weekend. The highway is estimated to cost $15.6 billion which is expected to have a significant impact on the economies of five regional countries, namely: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, said, remained firmly on course. Speaking at the 16th inter-ministerial meeting of the…

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LAGOS STATE GOVT. DEMOLISHED PARTIALLY COLLAPSED THREE STOREY BUILDING

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The Lagos State government said it demolished a partially collapsed three-story building along Chris Ngadi Avenue, Ago Palace Way, Okota, on Saturday morning. A statement by Mukaila Sanusi, spokesman for the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, on Sunday, said the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) carried out the demolition. The demolition comes after the collapse of a building in the area Saturday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

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