George Okojie

Nigeria

Contributor at Leadership Newspaper

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Articles

LASG To Enforce E-call-Up System On Articulated Vehicles

2 weeks ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie

Lagos State government has announced the enforcement of an Electronic Call-Up (E-Call-Up) system for tankers and articulated vehicles operating along the Lekki-Epe corridor as part of efforts to enhance logistics coordination, ease traffic congestion and improve road safety. The special adviser to the governor on transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa who revealed this in a programme on TVC News outlined the key objectives and operational framework of the policy.
Mokwa Flooding: BCPG Urges Proactive Revalidation Of Buildings To Avert Collapses

2 weeks ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie

Following the Mokwa flood disaster, which recently brought down homes, washed away roads and bridges, and rendered over 5,000 homeless amid a high death toll, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) has called for urgent revalidation of buildings in the locality to ascertain their structural integrity and avert imminent collapses. BCPG in a statement by the chairman of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Engr. Nasir Illo, general secretary, Arc.
Sanwo-Olu Urges Capacity Building For Robust Procurement System

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged professionals and stakeholders to promote and deepen capacity for a good, robust procurement system in the country. He said Lagos State government has been a strong advocate and a convert of a well-coordinated and transparent procurement process for many years.
Lagos Taskforce Busts Drug Peddlers' Hideouts, Nabs 19 Suspects

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie

Lagos State Taskforce has uncovered criminal hideouts and black spots at Gowon Estate and adjoining streets in the area, resulting in the arrest of 19 suspects allegedly involved in trafficking narcotic drugs and other criminal activities. During the operation, TaskForce officers uncovered a disturbing cache of illicit substances, including Colorado, Indian hemp, narcotics, and other controlled substances.
Tinubu Meets Fubara In Lagos

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie |Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, in Lagos. The closed-door meeting comes weeks after the federal government declared a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State following heightened political tensions and Fubara’s subsequent suspension from office.
Sanwo-Olu Mourns Olu Of Epe Oba Adewale

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with the family and people of Epe Kingdom over the passing of the 19th Olu of Epe, Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, who died on Saturday at the age of 86. He said the late monarch’s service to the people of Epe Kingdom and Lagos would remain his enduring legacy.
Appraise Tinubu’s Reforms

4 weeks ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie |Abdullahi Olesin |Anayo Onukwugha |Kamal Ibrahim |Muhd Zangina Kura |Joshua Dada

Comrade Mark Adebayo, the spokesperson of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has described the Tinubu administration’s performance as catastrophic. “In the area of security, and as it relates to the economy, it is a catastrophic regime. In terms of good governance, it is zero; in terms of security he is not there still; there is no good leadership in every issue bedeviling Nigeria,” he said.
Nigeria: 1 Dies, 9 Others Injured As 2-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

1 month ago | allafrica.com | George Okojie

One person has been confirmed dead, while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that some people were reportedly trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building sited around Ota-Ona Junction of Ikorodu, said to have collapsed in the afternoon while workers were working at the site.
1 Dies, 9 Others Injured As 2-storey Building Collapses In Lagos

1 month ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie

One person has been confirmed dead, while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that some people were reportedly trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building sited around Ota-Ona Junction of Ikorodu, said to have collapsed in the afternoon while workers were working at the site.
Lagos Reads Riot Act To Building Owners Over Certificate Of Fitness

1 month ago | leadership.ng | George Okojie

The Lagos State government has issued a stern directive mandating property owners to acquire a Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation for their buildings.