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  The leadership of the Ikeja Computer Village in Lagos has begun a biometric registration and enumeration exercise to sanitise the market, curb criminal activity, and restore investors’ confidence. The Leader of the market women (Iyaloja) at the Computer Village, Mrs Abisola Azeez, said in a news conference in Lagos that the exercise was part of a broader rebranding effort to address issues like phone snatching, fraudulent technicians and substandard goods. Azeez said that the market’s leadership announced the move after a recent security incident led the Lagos State Task Force to consider a complete shutdown of the village. She said that the market representatives intervened to safeguard legitimate traders. According to the Iyaloja, under the new rules, only registered vendors with Identification cards displayed at their stalls will be allowed to operate within the market. “Approved street setups will be limited to plastic chairs, show glasses, and umbrellas, while wooden structu...

Erosion  The Lagos State Government has announced plans to further scale up the deployment of groyne technology, a proven coastal defence system, as part of proactive measures to address the growing threat of coastal erosion. The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Mr Ekundayo Alebiosu, made this known on Monday during the ministerial press briefing at the Baguda Kalto Press Centre, Alausa. The commissioner said that he had embarked on a strategic working visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, where he led a high-level delegation to explore international best practices and forge partnerships for sustainable coastal management. According to Alebiosu, a groyne is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore or riverbank that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment. “Though Lagos State has already begun implementing this technology, the sheer scale of the challenge to extend its usage along the 180km shoreline presents a significant fin...

    By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos, May 19, 2025 (NAN) The Lagos State Government has urged Nigerians to embrace locally made products to boost Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and strengthen the national economy.   Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs Folasade Bada Ambrose, made this appeal on Monday during the 16th National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment (NCITI).   The event was hosted by the Lagos State Government and organised by the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment.   Its theme was: ‘Accelerating Diversification to Rebuild Prosperity by Leveraging Industry, Trade and Investment for Shared Prosperity.’   According to Ambrose, Nigeria urgently needs to reduce its over-reliance on oil by diversifying the economy.   “For Nigeria to remain economically relevant, we must produce and consume more local goods rather than depend on imports,” she said.   She noted that Nigeria is at a crossroa...

Squash champions of the IGP Open Contenders Invitational Classics flanked in the middle by CSO Charity Enebeli     Squash     Sixteen-year-old Yusuf Quadri, a junior champion, shocked the crowd by defeating senior top seeded player, Lanre Abdulrahman in the men’s final of the IGP Squash Contenders Invitational Classics on Thursday in Lagos.   The epic five-round action packed game ended 11/5, 11/13, 11/9, 6/11 and 7/13 in favour of Quadri.   Top seed Olatunji Jadesola also impressed, overpowering Modupe Faniyi in four sets to clinch the women’s singles title with a scoreline 11/7, 7/11, 11/5 and 11/4.   Assistant Commissioner of Police Abubakar Yakubu praised the event, calling it a showcase of squash excellence and a platform for youth development.   “We saw the best of squash. The players showed real class, and every moment was truly exciting,” Yakubu said after the finals.   Yakubu, who is also Police Sports Secretary, said the police are ...

Oluwaseun Peters, tournament director, IGP Open Contenders Invitational Classics, on Tuesday said that the event was put together to help players prepare ahead of the coming National Sports Festival. Peters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the three days competition served off on May 13 and will draw curtains on May 15 with no fewer than 28 players competing for honours. "This is a well timed event where the players would seize the opportunity to fine tune their preparations ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival to hold in Ogun. "So far so good we have seen classic competitive matchups amongst players and they are not relenting on their efforts to showcase their qualities. "The matches so far have been very entertaining and thrilling moments and high tempo games recorded so far. "It has also served well for young players to seize the moment to also prove their qualities while the professionals have done well to consolidate their superiority "We a...

  The Lagos State Government is fast attaining a 24-hour driven economy which would allow companies to operate in a safe and secure environment. The Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Mr Olatubosun Alake , at the 2025 ministerial press briefing stressed that , creating a safer and more conducive environment for businesses, more jobs and increasing IGR of the State is paramount.   The Commissioner stated that the project involves the deployment of intelligent video cameras in strategic locations in the State with the execution and completion spread over points in time, in phases I,II and III respectively.    Alake, revealed that a digitized City will require physical infrastructure connections to improve the digital connections to improve the digital connectivity of the State.  He added that, the metrofibre project seeks to deliver 6000km of optic fiber and optic fiber ducts for increase in digital penetration.   He said that, through the...