Category: State News

Lagos Assembly Approves N4.42b To Purchase 355 Vehicles
March 26, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Assembly Approves N4.42b To Purchase 355 Vehicles

The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved Governor  Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request for N4.42 billion to purchase 355 vehicles for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).  The House passed the approval through a voice vote supervised by the Speaker of the House,...
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Lagos Gives Tax Evaders March 31 Deadline
March 23, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Gives Tax Evaders March 31 Deadline

The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has warned tax evaders in the state, saying that the Service would wield the stick on defaulters who insist on shortchanging the State Government.  Mr Seyi Alade , Director, Legal Services, LIRS, gave the...
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Seplat Empowers 143 Teachers In Edo, Delta States
March 22, 2021 No Responses

Seplat Empowers 143 Teachers In Edo, Delta States

A total of 143 comprising 100 secondary school teachers and 43 Chief Inspectors of Education (CIE) from Edo and Delta states were proud recipients of Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP) Certificates, having concluded their three-month training on the ...
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Akeredolu Appoints Catherine Odu First Female SSG
March 18, 2021 No Responses

Akeredolu Appoints Catherine Odu First Female SSG

Governor  Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the appointment of Mrs Catherine Odu as Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG). Mr Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor (CPS) in a press statement on Wednesday said O...
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Lagos Partners CIG Motors, Unveils 1,000 SUVs As Taxis
March 5, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Partners CIG Motors, Unveils 1,000 SUVs As Taxis

Lagos State Government in collaboration with Choice International Group (CIG) Motors Co. Ltd. on Thursday rolled out 1,000 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) as taxis for Lagos residents.  The event which was held at the Lagos House, Marina also featured the.....
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Benin High Court Tasks Journalists, Lawyers On Professionalism
March 4, 2021 No Responses

Benin High Court Tasks Journalists, Lawyers On Professionalism

Justice Joe Acha of Benin High Court has admonished journalists and lawyers to be responsible and professional in the discharge of their duties.Acha spoke against the backdrop of media publications on his February 17 ruling on a divorce suit, involving...
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Lagos To Host Stakeholders’ Engagement On Red Meat
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Lagos To Host Stakeholders’ Engagement On Red Meat

The Lagos State Government is to host stakeholders’ engagement  on the Red Meat Value Chain as part of efforts to revamp the red meat industry.  The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made the disclosure  in a statement o...
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Lagos, NPA To Impound Trucks On Apapa Highway
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Lagos, NPA To Impound Trucks On Apapa Highway

The Lagos State Government and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) on Tuesday warned truck drivers to stop parking on the highways. Sanwo-Olu, while receiving the NPA Managing Director, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, in his office said vehicles of erring drivers...
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Edo Probes N30b Stormwater Project
February 23, 2021 No Responses

Edo Probes N30b Stormwater Project

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the N30 billion Benin stormwater project by the previous administration in the state was a ploy to defraud Edo people.  The governor made the submission while inspecting the Textile Mill Road catchment...
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Okowa Tasks NDDC On People-Oriented Projects
February 19, 2021 No Responses

Okowa Tasks NDDC On People-Oriented Projects

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to focus on people -oriented projects to spur development of the region.  The governor spoke when the Interim Administrator of the Commission, Mr Effiong A...
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Lagos Begins Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign
February 15, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Begins Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign

The Lagos State Government is to commence a two-week free mass anti-rabies vaccination campaign February 16th, 2021.  The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, explained on Sunday that the campaign is scheduled to co...
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Lagos Task Team On Apapa Traffic Seeks Collaboration with Shippers’ Council
February 11, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Task Team On Apapa Traffic Seeks Collaboration with Shippers’ Council

The newly-inaugurated Lagos State Government Task Team on Restoration of Law and Order on Apapa Ports Access Roads has solicited the cooperation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to enable it solve the traffic challenges in the area.  The Chairman...
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Sanwo-Olu Tasks Apapa Traffic Team On Zero Tolerance For Offences
February 1, 2021 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Tasks Apapa Traffic Team On Zero Tolerance For Offences

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the constitution of a Special Traffic Management and Enforcement Compliance Team to resolve the traffic gridlock in and around Apapa.  Sanwo-Olu said in a statement signed by the Commissioner for I...
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Bills For Three New Delta Varsities Pass First Reading
January 28, 2021 No Responses

Bills For Three New Delta Varsities Pass First Reading

Bills for the establishment of three new universities in Delta  have passed first reading at the state House of Assembly. The establishment bills 2020 are for: the Delta State University of Education, Agbor,  Delta State University of Science and Agr...
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