apapa
31 Mar
For many living and working within the Apapa corridors, connecting Apapa and its environs has become a lot easier in the past one week. This is because the indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway which usually sometimes lead to permanent obstruction of traffic has been halted.
11 Mar
Lagos State government will, today, commence enforcement in Apapa to re-establish the three-metre right-of-way for all its drainage channels.
3 Feb
Two men, Hassan Saidu and Abdullami Aliu, have bagged jail terms for vandalising a transformer belonging to Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) around Ayinde Street in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos.
20 Dec
A member, House of Representatives, Adedayo Adesola, has commissioned community projects intended to make life easy for residents of Apapa Federal Constituency.
12 Oct 2023
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned that all erring trailers and tankers on major roads will be prosecuted. The General Manager of LASTMA Bolaji Oreagba issued this warning on Thursday in a statement signed by spokesperson Taofiq Adebayo who said the agency plans to ensure the free flow of traffic in Lagos…
30 Jul 2023
Of late, Lagos State waterways have become busier, especially the Apapa corridor. As a result, several new jetties have sprouted up apart from the traditional ones that have been in existence over the years.
24 Apr 2023
Barely 24 hours after, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, visited the collapsed site of the seven-storey building on First Avenue, Banana Island, another building, yesterday, caved in though without casualty.
23 Apr 2023
In less than 24 hours the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu ordered the demolition of some buildings in Banana Island over defective structures, and another building collapse has been recorded in the state. The building which is a three-storey building under construction collapsed on Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 45, Ladipo Oluwo Street, GRA, Apapa,…
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