Lagos state - The African Mirror

Nov

2023

Nigeria’s Lagos gets $1.35 bln deal with Afrexim, Access on investments

NIGERIA'S Lagos state has secured a partnership with African Export-Import Bank and Access Bank for an investment of $1.35 billion for infrastructure projects, its governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said. Sanwo-Olu said the investment will be used to develop a bridge project, a creek project, and expand its light rail project in Lagos, the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated 20 million population. Lagos state last year shortlisted a consortium led by Portugal's builder Mota-Engil and two Chinese ventures to build a $2.5 billion bridge that is expected to relieve severe congestion in the mega-city. The Fourth Mainland Bridge will be…

May

2023

By The African Mirror

Chef embarks on 4-day cooking marathon “to tell positive stories” from Africa – and maybe set a world record in the process

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BIRD STORY AGENCY FROM her well-stocked wooden kitchen in Lagos State, Hilda Bassey Effiong, also known as Hilda Baci, embarked on a rare mission: cooking solidly for four days. Donning a white blouse, blue headgear, and black kitchen overall, she began the 'cook-a-thon' - a creative name for her four-day cooking marathon aimed at breaking a world record. With a glass wall that allowed natural light and stunning views of the outdoors, Baci entertained her viewers throughout the streamed event. Before the competition, Baci shared her motivation for challenging and breaking the world record. "The competition is an opportunity to…

Feb

2023

By The African Mirror

Nigeria’s Peter Obi wins in Lagos state in presidential election

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NIGERIAN presidential candidate Peter Obi, whose campaign attracted young people and urban voters fed up with corrupt politics, won the most votes in the commercial hub of Lagos state, where Africa's biggest city is located. Nigeria's electoral commission began announcing state-by-state results in the national elections on Sunday, though it is not expected to name a victor in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari for several days. Obi of the Labour Party got 582,454 votes, just ahead of 572,606 for former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu for the governing All Progressives Congress party, electoral commission data showed on Monday. Lagos was previously…

Dec

2021

By The African Mirror

Lagos State rejects findings of ‘massacre’ of protesters

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LIBBY GEORGE NIGERIA’S Lagos State rejected findings by a judicial panel that security forces carried out a "massacre" of unarmed protesters last year, maintaining that only one person suffered a gunshot wound, according to a paper issued by the government this week. The judicial panel, which submitted its full report last month, was tasked with investigating October 2020 shootings that ended weeks of nationwide protests over police brutality and sparked the worst civil unrest in Nigeria since its return to civilian rule. A leaked copy of the report said the army fired live rounds at peaceful protesters in a "massacre"…

Jul

2021

By The African Mirror

Nigeria’s Lagos state faces “potential third wave” of COVID-19

COVID-19

LIBBY GEORGE NIGERIA’S Lagos state faces a "potential third wave" of coronavirus infections, its governor said in a statement. He warned of fines or even imprisonment for those who break rules to contain the virus and said Lagos state would step up its vaccination campaign, following the detection of the highly infectious Delta variant in an incoming traveller. Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, has not been as hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as other parts of the continent, with just over 168,000 cases and 2,124 deaths confirmed since the outbreak began. But Nation Centre for Disease Control officials last…