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Environment 18 Jul, 2017

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...

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Lagos flooding blamed on coastal projects

Environment 14 Jul, 2017

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...

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Lagos to add scrabble to school curriculum

Education 13 Jul, 2017

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 (...

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Lagos celebrates last 50 days of jubilee

Culture 31 Mar, 2017

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...

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National Theatre in Lagos to be renovated

Culture 08 Feb, 2017

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...

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Nigerian president extends UK medical leave

Politics 06 Feb, 2017

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...

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Lagos bus fares to increase

Transport 31 Jan, 2017

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...

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Lagos clamps down on okada motorcyclists

Transport 06 Dec, 2016

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...

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Lagos slum demolitions leave thousands homeless

City 16 Nov, 2016

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...

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Lagos to export crude oil from Aje field

Economy 05 Aug, 2016

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...

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Lagos enforces ban on street selling

City 03 Aug, 2016

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....

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Lagos lifts hijab ban in schools

Religion 25 Jul, 2016

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,...

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Lagos river “solidifies” with vegetation

Environment 23 Jun, 2016

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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Lagos to make Yoruba compulsory in schools

Education 16 Jun, 2016

All public schools in Lagos to teach Yoruba language. The teaching of the Yoruba language could soon be compulsory in all public primary and secondary schools across Lagos, according to a proposal...

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Landmark floating school in Lagos collapses

Education 14 Jun, 2016

Residents of Lagos slum vow to rebuild floating school. A floating three-storey school in the Lagos waterfront shantytown Makoko has collapsed during heavy rains, despite being built to withstand s...

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Water kiosks in Lagos

Environment 08 Jun, 2016

Potable water kiosk system to offset reduced supply. Lagos is introducing a water distribution kiosk system across the state to offset a shortfall in water supply as it works to improve connectivit...

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Lagos to build Fourth Mainland Bridge

Transport 31 May, 2016

Consortium signs deal for 38-km eight-lane Lagos bridge. A consortium of Nigerian and international investors has signed a deal with the Lagos state government to finance the construction of the Fo...

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Nigeria uncovers 43,000 non-existent workers on military payroll

Politics 27 May, 2016

Audit reveals large-scale fraud in Nigerian military sector. Nigeria has discovered 43,000 "ghost workers" among its security forces following an audit into the payroll of government ministries, de...

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Lagos to upgrade Badagry Museum

History 24 May, 2016

Renovation of Badary Museum ahead of Lagos state's 50th anniversary. The Lagos state government has unveiled plans to updgrade the Badagry Heritage Museum in an effort to boost tourism. The muse...

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Crude oil production starts in Lagos

Energy 06 May, 2016

Lagos offshore field becomes Nigeria's first oil ouput outside Niger Delta. Nigerian firm Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum (YFP) has begun crude oil production from the offshore Aje field located 24km off...

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Lagos gets tough with beggars

City 23 Mar, 2016

Lagos issues ultimatum to beggars amid anti-begging campaign. The Lagos state government is warning beggars to leave Lagos within three months or face "drastic action", amid an official campaign ad...

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Traders oppose upgrade of Lagos market

City 17 Feb, 2016

Lagos traders ask state to halt planned demolition of Iyana Ipaja market. Traders in the north Lagos suburb Iyana Ipaja have appealed to the state government to block the local council's plan to de...

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Lagos hit by Lassa fever

Health 03 Feb, 2016

Lassa claims second Lagos casualty. Lagos has been hit by an outbreak of Lassa fever, a virus transmitted to humans through rats, claiming its second victim. The city currently has some 20 suspe...

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Boko Haram kill 86 in northern Nigeria

Terrorism 01 Feb, 2016

Boko Haram militants burn children alive in village attack. At least 86 people were killed in a series of gun and bomb attacks in the village of Dalori in Nigeria's north-eastern state Borno on the...

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Nigerian army kills Biafra campaigners

Politics 18 Dec, 2015

Five pro-Biafra supporters killed celebrating leader's release. Nigerian security forces killed five pro-Biafra campaigners as they celebrated the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu in the souther...

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Nigeria under attack for Shiite killings in Zaria

Religion 17 Dec, 2015

Amnesty International and US call for investigation into Zaria killings. The United States and Amnesty International are calling for an investigation of what has been defined as a “substantial loss...

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Nigeria's former security adviser arrested

Justice Terrorism 19 Nov, 2015

Corruption blamed for weak response to Boko Haram insurgency. An investigation is underway after the Nigerian government arrested its former national security adviser for his alleged misappropriati...

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Nigerian cabinet sworn in

Politics 12 Nov, 2015

Buhari appoints cabinet seven months after election. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party swore in a cabinet on 11 November, more than seven month...

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Nigeria rescues 178 hostages from Boko Haram

Terrorism 02 Aug, 2015

Rescue follows mlitary shake-up mid July The Nigerian army says it has rescued 178 people from the Islamist militants Boko Haram in the country's northern Borno state, according to a statement rele...

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Nigeria's president Buhari cleans up military

Politics 13 Jul, 2015

New military heads announced After the sacking of the chiefs of the army, navy and airforce Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the new chief of the defence staff as Major General Ab...

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