Many set to be rendered homeless as Lagos marks 50 structures for demolition

The Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, Enforcement Gang has served Peace Estate in Gbagada and its environs abatement notices for structures illegally erected under high tension cables and on pipelines as the structures are in defiance of the State’s Physical Planning Law. During the exercise, not less than 50 structures were issued abatement notices […]

530 Inmates Take Advantage Of Plea Bargain Offer In Lagos

530 inmates of Correctional Centres in Lagos State have so far taken advantage of the Plea Bargain protocol since it was introduced by the State Government in 2017. The State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, made the disclosure at the Kirikiri Maximum Custodial Centre in Lagos, when he led officials of […]

Lagos Harps On Scale-Up Of Awareness On Wetlands, Biodiversity Conservation

Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, stressed its commitment to scale up the level of education amongst the people on the importance of wetlands, biodiversity conservation to humanity. Speaking at a programme on Wetland Advocacy held at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello emphasised the need […]

Lagos Will Continue To Partner With EU On Investments- Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday said the State Government will continue to partner with the European Union on business opportunities, investments and other developmental issues. The Governor also reiterated his administration’s commitment to intensify the campaign against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the State. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Ambassador and […]

Lagos Restates Commitment To Business-Friendly Environment

… Seeks Stakeholder-support To Maintain Order in CBDs The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the State. Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business Districts, Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde, revealed this at the Year 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press […]

LASG Set To Organise Eko S.T.E.M Quiz Competition

As part of efforts to encourage innovation and creativity among students and ensure improved educational standards, the Lagos State Government is set to organise the EKO STEM Quiz Competition. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lagos State Lotteries Board (LSLB), Mr. Bashir Are made this known during a Press Briefing held recently at Protea Hotel, Ikeja. […]

IPOB: Ignore Rumoured Attacks In Lagos, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Tells Sanwo-Olu

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ignore the rumour that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are plotting to attack Lagos, noting that it is a ploy to distract the State Governor and his administration from providing good governance for all residents of the State. Speaking during a courtesy visit […]

Lagos Speaks on LASU-Ojo Unrest

The Lagos State Anti-Corruption law was formulated to enhance transparency and accountability, hallmarks of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration – and not to protect some personalities, the government has said. The law, which will set up a commission to rein in corruption, has been hailed by lawyers as a step forward for true federalism. But some […]

Lagos Police Assault Video: Man, 33, Arrested, Accomplice Trailed

Lagos State Police Command, says it has arrested one Victor Ebhomenyen aged 33, for driving against the traffic, assaulting and causing severe bodily injuries on an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Erhator Sunday, at Four Point Hotel, Oniru, Lagos State. The incident which was captured in a video that went viral on social media on Saturday […]

Lagos To Launch Five-Year Agricultural Development Roadmap

The Lagos State Government is set to launch a Five-Year Agricultural Development Roadmap on Thursday, 22nd April 2021, in line with its T.H.E.M.E.S developmental agenda. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who made this known in Lagos on Wednesday, explained that the Roadmap would help the State achieve its goal of making Lagos […]