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- Lagos Food Hub
In the wake of an excruciating rise in cost of living, the Lagos State Government has launched the Fresh Food Hub, with one of the facilities situated in Idi-Oro, Mushin. Similar facilities are expected to be opened in Epe, Agege, and other areas. The Record visited the Hub in Idi-Oro to review the offering and ambience.
- How Danfo (Bus) drivers are surviving Lagos, a city in transit
It has not been the best of times for bus drivers in Lagos with the rise in cost of petrol and other items. The drivers are devising means to survive despite the heavy burden of taxation imposed by the authorities. The Record met with some of them to unravel the difficult conditions in which they work.
Around Ikeja and Beyond
- Lagos Assembly and injured Agege student
A 13-year old secondary school student in Agege, who got injured when the Nigerian Police Force attempted to disperse unruly students in the area has caught the attention of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The Record reports that the House had initially called for support for the treatment of the injured girl and later urged the State to provide her with scholarship.
- Sanwo Olu’s palliative
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rolled out a number of palliative measures to ease the hardship being witnessed by residents in the wake of the removal of fuel subsidy and other attendant challenges, The Record reports.
- Moving Computer Village
Lagos State authorities have for the umpteenth time announced the relocation of Ikeja Computer Village to Katangu market in Abule Egba part of Lagos. The officials say they are going to convert the current location of the market to a residential area, which was the initial design in the Lagos City Master Plan.
From The Record
- Lagos Flooding
After waiting for weeks for the first rainfall for the year, Lagos witnessed torrential rainfall that prompted warnings from emergency services. The National Emergency Management Authority urged Lagos residents to use alternative routes due to flooding in certain areas of the state, The Record reports.
- Consumer Protection
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is organizing an electricity consumer complaint resolution platform in Lagos from February 28 to March 2, per The Record.
- Ikeja Record in Nairobi
The Co-Founder of Ikeja Record, Mr. Ikechukwu Onyewuchi, was invited to the Africa Media Festival in Nairobi, Kenya, to share insights on the experience in building a hyper-local media platform.
- How to survive heatwave in Lagos
The Record presents a guide on how you can survive the suffocating heatwave in Lagos, caused by harsh weather and exacerbated by poor power supply in the State.
Featured Restaurant
- Coah Lagos
The Record reintroduces you to Coah Lagos, a restaurant in Ikeja, that has a great ambience for a cool evening date and a tasteful serving of nice dishes that will leave you salivating for more.
This edition of Ten Things was written by Ikechukwu Onyewuchi.
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