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- 30 Mar 2017
LASEMA Upgrading Control Centre, Intensifies Surveillance
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that it will extend its surveillance to include responding to emergency incidences on Lagos Waterways alongside other relevant…
- 16 Jan 2020
Lagos Procures 5,000 Drones to Man Waterways
Lagos State Government said it has procured 5,000 thousand drones for search and rescue operations on the waterways. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, director…
- 5 Feb 2021
Water Transportation: UK Govt, LASG Evaluate Potentials of Hovercraft during Sea Trials
Recognising the urgency to tackle climate change by quickly reducing Carbon Dioxide emissions, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Ben Llewellyn-Jones and the General Manager, Lagos State Waterways…
- 3 Sept 2018
MTN Nigeria Donates Ultra-modern Ferry Terminal to Lagos State
MTN Nigeria has donated a world class ferry terminal to the state government at a colourful ceremony held at Ikoyi, Lagos. The new Five Cowrie Creek Terminal was built at the site of a former…
- 28 Feb 2012
FG, Lagos in Face-off Over Wrecked Vessels
The Federal Government and Lagos state are headed for another showdown, this time on the rights and obligation to save the Lagos coastal shoreline from the constant threats of the Atlantic Ocean.…
- 7 Jun 2022
Lagos, Oando Partner to Introduce Electric Mass Transit Buses
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority and Oando, have recorded a new milestone with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to provide electric buses for residents of the state. The…
- 11 Oct 2019
Uber Launches Boat Service in Lagos
Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc on Friday launched a pilot test of a boat service in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos to attract commuters seeking to avoid the megacity’s notoriously…
- 4 Sept 2016
NIMASA Boss Suggests Careful Planning for Good Maritime Security
Dr Dakuku Peterside, director-general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said that good security in the maritime industry requires careful planning and strict…
- 18 Sept 2016
How FG, States & Local Councils Turn Telcos to ‘Cash Cows’
Declining income from the Federation Account due to the fall in oil prices; federal structure and the Constitution authorisation of certain items to be legislated across the three tiers of…
- 19 Mar 2021
UK Government Donates RHIB Vessel to NDLEA
The British Deputy High Commission in association with the UK Border Force, Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), have donated a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to the…
- 17 Jun 2025
Rising Oil Prices: PENGASSAN Calls Out Marketers Over Fuel Hike
President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo, has criticised oil marketers for exploiting Nigerians through inflated fuel prices, insisting…
- 10 Aug 2015
Buhari Queries Ministry over Diversion $1Bn Rail Project Loan
President Muhammed Buhari has asked the Ministry of Finance to account for the foreign loans aimed at the rail projects but used for other purposes. The amount involved was part of the loan of $1.005…