Tag: Lagos Island

Elevator Tragedy: Lagos Sacks Facility Managers, Suspends Agency GM

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has released the findings of the panel set up to investigate the causes of the elevator accident which resulted in the death of Dr Vwaere Diaso, a medical doctor at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Olumide Sogunle, in a press statement on Sunday evening, stated that the Lagos State Government had taken some initial actions based on the panel’s findings, which include the sacking and blacklisting of the elevator facility managers and the suspension of General…

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Fire Outbreak At EKEDC Power Station In Lagos Island

Abibat Babalola

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a fire incident at its injection substation in Idumagbo, Lagos Island affecting electricity supply to customers in Idumagbo and Ajele areas. The incident occurred earlier on Tuesday around 3 pm when one of the 15MVA power transformers inside the substation caught fire. This announcement was made to the public by the EKEDC Corporate Communications General Manager, Godwin Idemudia. READ ALSO: Americans Asked to Conserve Power as Extreme Heat Threatens Electric Grid IBEDC Loss To Vandals Hits N600m In One Year – COO Lagos…

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JUST IN: Loaded 33,000 litres Fuel Tanker Falls in Apongbon, Lagos Island

ADEOLA YUSUF

A tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of Aitomated Gas Oil (AGO) Popularly knowns as diesel has fallen at Apongbon area, a densely populated area of Lagos Island. Platforms Africa reports that the truck was moving from Mainland, inward Island. While the incident set jitters down the spines of some residents, others, however, besieged the accident spot and started scooping the leaking diesel from the tanker. The emergency workers have been called upon to attend to the situation, so as to avert large scale disaster in the area and Its environs.…

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