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Lagos Blue Line records 3.5 million passengers in one year as daily ridership hits 15,000

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Lagos State Government says the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line transported about 3.5 million passengers in 2025, with daily ridership on the corridor rising to 15,000 ... Read More


Truck driver arrested after crash kills pedestrian, motorcyclist in Lagos

Nigeria, May 10 -- A truck driver has been arrested after a crash along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos, which allegedly claimed the lives of a pedestrian and a motorcyclist. The incident occurred ar... Read More


Lagos govt to close section of Eko Bridge Tuesday

Nigeria, May 10 -- The Lagos State Government has announced the emergency closure of a section of Eko Bridge outbound to Lagos Island for safety investigations and repair works beginning Tuesday. The... Read More


LAWMA arrests three for illegal waste dumping in Lagos

Nigeria, May 10 -- The Lagos State Government has arrested three residents for allegedly dumping waste illegally in the Ketu-Alapere area. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, To... Read More


How Lagos' Security Trust Fund model can reshape security funding in Nigeria - Ex-official

Nigeria, May 8 -- A former Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire, has called for stronger institutional support and sustainable funding for security trust funds across Nigeria, saying ... Read More


Lagos govt to begin paid on-street parking in 2026 to tackle gridlock

Nigeria, May 7 -- The Lagos State Government will begin charging motorists for parking on designated streets before the end of 2026, as part of a broader effort to curb chronic traffic congestion and ... Read More


Court convicts magistrate of bribery

Nigeria, May 7 -- The Gombe State High Court in Gombe, the state capital, has sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Kumo, to two years and six months in prison for bribery. Delivering judgement on Wednesd... Read More


El-Rufai secures court order on medical access, seeks variatio of bail conditions

Nigeria, May 6 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says proceedings have continued in the corruption trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai... Read More


Court restrains NBC from sanctioning broadcasters over code provisions, Amnesty International hails ruling

Nigeria, May 6 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from sanctioning broadcast stations under disputed provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Co... Read More


EFCC arraigns firm for illegal rebroadcast of MultiChoice's contents

Nigeria, May 6 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Metro Digital Limited before the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged illegal interceptio... Read More