Lagos Governor inaugurates eleven members of the State Palliative Committee
Governor Babajide Sanwoolu has inaugurate eleven members of the Lagos State Special Dispensation “Palliative” Advisory Committee. Sanwo-Olu however appealed to the committee members to come up with ideas and suggestions that will make the palliative intervention a success. Insert: Govn Palliative Committee Our correspondent Godfrey Gabriel reports that the Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu is the chairman […]
Lagos Civil Servants to work from Office Three Days a Week, to ease economic Hardship
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that Lagos State Civil Servants from Level 1 to 14 will come to work PHYSICALLY three times a week and work VIRTUALLY for the two other days – to ease economic pressure in the state. The governor, who stated this during a media chat on Thursday, also announced a 25% […]
Ministry of works completes the first phase of the rehabilitation on Third Mainland Bridge
The Federal Ministry of Works says it has completed major parts of the first phase of the rehabilitation work being carried out on the Third Mainland Bridge, and will on Thursday, February 22, 2024, divert traffic to the Adeniji/Lagos Island-bound carriageway. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, says a total […]
Businessman Accused of N10m Fraud Granted N30m Bail by Federal High Court in Lagos
A businessman, Lanre Smith, accused of defrauding the sum of N10 million, has been granted bail in the sum of N30 million by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday. The bail was granted by Justice Ibrahim Kala following a motion filed and argued by Smith’s lawyer, Akin Apara. Apara urged the court […]
LASG announces temporary diversion at Ijora 7up
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced a temporary traffic diversion at the Ijora 7up end of the Marine Bridge. The diversion is scheduled to commence on 2nd February and is expected to last until 10th May 2024. The comprehensive maintenance work is deemed necessary to address structural issues and enhance the overall condition of […]
Lagos State Government issues a five-day quit notice to squatters under the Ijora Causeway Bridge
The Lagos State government has issued a five-day quit notice to squatters under the Ijora Causeway bridge and Lagos Blue rail line overhead bridge in Ijora to remove all their shanties for constituting a danger to the Lagos Blue Line corridor or risk demolition and removal. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab, […]
FG says relocating FAAN headquarters to Lagos will reduce operational costs
The Federal Government has said the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Lagos will increase operational efficiency and reduce operating costs. In a statement yesterday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, dismissed claims that the […]
President Bola Tinubu to unveil twelve ferries and the redline rain project by February
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to unveil twelve ferries and the Redline rail project by February. Also, the president is expected to perform the groundbreaking of the fourth Mainland Bridge and commission other projects. At a town hall meeting held in Lagos West Senatorial […]
Fourth Mainland Bridge Construction Set to Begin in March or April – Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that the construction of the long-anticipated 37km Fourth Mainland Bridge is slated to commence by the end of March or April. The governor stated this during an address at the Lagos West Senatorial District Town Hall Meeting held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu said, ‘We’ve done extensive […]
US Secretary of State commissions the American Corner in Lekki
The United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, on Wednesday, commissioned the ‘American Corner’ in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The innovative and tech-enabled American space in Lagos is aimed at supporting youth innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity in Nigeria. Blinken, who is on his second day in Nigeria, was accompanied in the inauguration of […]
