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September 12, 2024 No Responses

Food Security, Community Engagement Take Centre Stage As NWC Ends In Lagos

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, have called on women to be involved in the ongoing efforts towards food security, family sustenance, and community development in Lagos State and...

December 30, 2023 No Responses

SANWO-OLU APPROVES THE RELEASE OF 246 INMATES

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State and the commuttal of death sentence for 39 inmate...

December 21, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Begins Sales Of Form For Intending Pilgrims To Rome, Greece

Following the suspension of the Holy Pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan by both the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) and the Lagos State Government in October this year, the State Government has commenced the sales of forms for the 2023/2024...

December 18, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Begins Payment Of N50,000 Trader Money

As part of measures to cushion the effect of economic challenges and empower small businesses in the state, the Lagos State Government has announced the payment of N50,000 palliative to support 15,000 traders across the 57 local council development areas...

November 16, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Reiterates Ban On Street Begging

The Lagos State Government has restated that the ban on street begging or using babies to solicit alms on the street in any part of the State is still very much in force. The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development,...

November 3, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Pledges Support For Women-Owned Businesses

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has promised to give full support to women-owned/women-led businesses as part of measures to move them “to the next level where they can also compete favourably and secure public contracts which would...

November 1, 2023 No Responses

Lagos signs $1.35b Deal For Fourth Mainland Bridge, Others

The Lagos State Government has signed a partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Access Bank for an investment of $1.352 billion investment in long-term infrastructure projects in the state. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, wh...

October 13, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Shuts Mile 12, Owode Onirin Markets

The Lagos State Government, on Friday, announced the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets for filth and various environmental infractions. A statement sent to City Business News explained that the the markets were closed in a...

September 4, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Food Palliatives, Targets 500,000 Vulnerable Households

THE Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the distribution of food items for 500,000 vulnerable households in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Speaking during the exercise at the Lagos State...

August 19, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Declares Monday Work Free Day For Public Servants

The Lagos State Government has declared Monday, August 21, as work free day for all public servants in the state to commemorate this year’s Isese Day. The Isese Day has been set aside in Lagos to celebrate the indigenous Yoruba...

April 1, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Inaugurates Oba Sekumade Road

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday inaugurated the 2.5 kilometres reconstructed Oba Sekumade Road, Ipakodo, in Ikorodu Local Government Area. The governor also inaugurated the strategic sectional reconstructed TOS Benson Road, Ipakodo, in the a...