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    Lagos is built on the mainland and a series of islands in the coastal Lagos lagoon. Its character as a natural harbour made it a major point of contact for European settlers. Capital of Nigeria until 1991, when the federal government transferred to purpose-built Abuja, Lagos remains the country's ma...

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    Lagos water transport to develop new routes
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    Lagos water transport to develop new routes

    Transport
    During the Lagos Boat Regatta at the beginning of May the head of the Lagos state government, Akinwunmi Ambode, confirmed that nine new jetties and shelters for ferry transport are in various stages o...
    BBC inaugurates new office in Lagos
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    BBC inaugurates new office in Lagos

    Media
    BBC increases services in west Africa. The BBC has officially opened its new office in Lagos which will provide the region with three additional news services. The BBC is adding Igbo, Pidgin and Yo...
    Lagos bans cart and wheelbarrow operators
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    Lagos bans cart and wheelbarrow operators

    City
    Cart ban in line with the Cleaner Lagos Initiative.Operators of carts and wheelbarrow have been banned from plying their trade in Lagos following new legislation by the Lagos state government. Descri...
    Uniforms for Lagos bus conductors
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    Uniforms for Lagos bus conductors

    Transport
    Move to "restore dignity" of Lagos bus staff. From 1 January bus conductors in Lagos will be issued with uniforms and formal identification tags, according to the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeri...
    Lagos warned against sand filling in lagoons
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    Lagos warned against sand filling in lagoons

    Environment
    Environmentalists warn of flood dangers from filling lagoons in Lagos.A leading environmentalist has warned the Lagos state government that its policy of filling lagoons with sand will lead to extreme...
    Nigerian president returns to Nigeria
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    Nigerian president returns to Nigeria

    Politics
    Buhari spent over three months in London for treatment.Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation in a televised speech on 21 August following his return to the captital Abuja after more...
    Lagos to demolish properties blocking drainage
    Lagos News

    Lagos to demolish properties blocking drainage

    Residences built in Lagos canals face demolition.The Lagos State government has warned that it will demolish properties built illegally in drainage channels across the state.Lagos environment commissi...
    Lagos to plant half a million trees
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    Lagos to plant half a million trees

    Environment
    Half a million trees are to be planted across Lagos State as part of the 2017 campaign Think Green, Plant Trees, Live Green, organised by the state's parks and gardens agency. Works are currently und...
    Lagos flooding blamed on coastal projects
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    Lagos flooding blamed on coastal projects

    Environment
    The recent floods that devasted coastal areas of Lagos State are the result of "environmentally-unfriendly" state schemes, according to the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ER...
    Lagos to add scrabble to school curriculum
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    Lagos to add scrabble to school curriculum

    Education
    Scrabble to help Lagos students with English language. Plans are underway to introduce scrabble to the curriculum of Lagos state secondary schools according to reports by the News Agency of Nigeria (...
    Lagos celebrates last 50 days of jubilee
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    Lagos celebrates last 50 days of jubilee

    Culture
    Lagos at 50 events take place from 8 April until 27 May. The final celebration of Lagos State’s Golden Jubilee will last for 50 days, beginning on 8 April and ending on 27 May, according to the Lag...
    National Theatre in Lagos to be renovated
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    National Theatre in Lagos to be renovated

    Culture
    British Council to run major theatrical workshop at Lagos Theatre. Nigeria's National Theatre in Lagos is to be renovated by the federal government and Lagos State, according to the nation's cultur...
    Nigerian president extends UK medical leave
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    Nigerian president extends UK medical leave

    Politics
    President Buhari has spent last two weeks in London hospital. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has requested parliament to extend his medical leave, indefinitely, according to a statement releas...
    Lagos bus fares to increase
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    Lagos bus fares to increase

    Transport
    Price hike to take effect in February. The Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network is to introduce “marginally” higher fares on all routes from 1 February. The price increase is the result of the...
    Lagos clamps down on okada motorcyclists
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    Lagos clamps down on okada motorcyclists

    Transport
    Commercial okada motorcyclists blamed for Lagos traffic violatons and crime. Lagos state government has begun enforcing a ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, from oper...
    Lagos slum demolitions leave thousands homeless
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    Lagos slum demolitions leave thousands homeless

    City
    Amnesty International seeks enquiry after waterfront shanty towns demolished. Human rights group Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the demolition of a Lagos waterfront shan...
    Lagos to export crude oil from Aje field
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    Lagos to export crude oil from Aje field

    Economy
    Exportation of oil to begin from Lagos offshore Aje field. Lagos is set to begin exporting crude oil from its offshore Aje field, via the Front Puffin floating production, storage and offloading (F...
    Lagos enforces ban on street selling
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    Lagos enforces ban on street selling

    City
    Lagos governor gets tough with hawkers. A ltittle-used ban against selling, or hawking, on the streets of Lagos is now being enforced as part of a crackdown by the Lagos governor Akinwunmi Ambode....
    Lagos lifts hijab ban in schools
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    Lagos lifts hijab ban in schools

    Religion
    Lagos court overturns school hijab ban on religious grounds. The Lagos appeal court has overturned a ban on female Muslim students wearing the hijab headscarf at government schools in Lagos state,...
    Lagos river “solidifies” with vegetation
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    Lagos river “solidifies” with vegetation

    Environment
    Lagos government warns residents not to walk over Ogun River. The Lagos state government has warned residents to stay away from the Ogun river which has “solidified” after being clogged with thick...
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