Uthman Salami
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- Sep 27, 2026
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Lagos students adopt Hamzat, others for 2027 polls (opens the original)
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A student-led political group in Lagos State, the KOH 4 Lagos Students Movement, has adopted the incumbent Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, and other candidates for the forthcoming elections, pledging to mobilise students across tertiary institutions to support their candidates. The group made its position known on Friday at a press conference held at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, where it unveiled its political alignment ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking for the group in a
Lagos traders protest Chinese merchants’ entry into retail business (opens the original)
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Some traders at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway protested on Monday against the alleged expansion of Chinese merchants into retail trading in the market. The traders expressed concern that the growing involvement of Chinese merchants in retail business could threaten the survival of local businesses and displace Nigerian traders from the market. However, the protest was later suspended following interventions by the leadership of the Traders Associat
Lagos-Calabar road: Ondo lawyers seek restoration of coastal route (opens the original)
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A committee of lawyers and stakeholders from Ilaje communities in Ondo State has asked the Federal Government to restore the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to its original coastal alignment through the state, alleging that the current route has bypassed several coastal communities and diverted the project inland through Edo State. An Attorney-at-Law, Dr Benson Enikuomehin, who spoke on behalf of the group at a press conference in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, on Thursday, urged the Federal Ministry of Work
Lagos tightens security at Badagry border over child theft (opens the original)
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The Lagos State Government has stepped up measures to tackle child theft and illegal abduction in the Badagry axis, identifying the area’s border location as a factor facilitating the activities of suspected child traffickers. The Secretary to the State Government, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, disclosed this on Wednesday during the state’s bi-monthly meeting with heads of security agencies and parliamentary affairs in Ikeja. Salu-Hundeyin said the government had intensified its security meetings to en
Stakeholders warn of rising costs in packaging industry (opens the original)
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High production costs and a shortage of skilled manpower are threatening the growth and competitiveness of Nigeria’s packaging industry, stakeholders in the sector have warned. The stakeholders gave the warning at a World Packaging Day event in Ikeja on Sunday, held alongside a seven-day Executive Masterclass on sustainable packaging. The industry players identified the high cost of machinery and raw materials, inadequate technical capacity, weak research and development, inconsistent government
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