Category: Lagos State

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate suspension of the General Manager of Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA), Mrs. Adenike Adekanbi. Mr. Olumide Sogunle, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu approved the suspension based on the outcome of […]

Lagos State government yesterday sacked and blacklisted the facility managers at the General Hospital, Odan where a medical doctor, Vwaere Diaso, died from an elevator accident. The state government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Olumide Sogunle, on the report of the panel of inquiry set up on the […]

A lawyer Dele Farotimi has accused the Lagos State Government of suppressing the evidence of killings that occurred during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020. He said this while reacting to a leaked memo that the Lagos government has approved the mass burial of 103 corpses recovered in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest. “It […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Government has debunked a report going viral of its purported plan to give casualties of the 2020 #EndSARS killings at Lekki Toll Gate a mass burial. It urged the public to disregard the report which it described as the handiwork of mischief makers. The government reacted through a […]

Olayemi Street, Oriade LCDA Constitutionally, the local councils are meant to construct and maintain roads, streets, drains, parks, and open spaces, naming of roads, and streets, as well as provision and maintenance of public transportation and refuse disposal. It is also the duty of councils to establish and maintain cemeteries, burial grounds, and homes for […]

By Gbenga Omotoso Sonala Olumhense’s June 25 article published in Sunday PUNCH with the above headline makes interesting read but it is wide off the mark in its assessment of Lagos. It was based largely on the Economic Intelligence Unit’s yearly report on cities, which has been variously described in well-informed circles as “dubious” and […]

Lagos State Government will be setting up a joint working committee to resolve issues surrounding the recent demolition of some buildings in the Alaba International Market area and some other markets in Lagos. The committee is to help clear some of the misunderstandings surrounding the demolition exercise. Members of the joint committee, the state government […]

The Alaba Amalgamated Council has called on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to probe the demolition exercise carried out by the Lagos State Building Control Agency at Alaba International Market, Ojo Local Government Area of the state. A statement signed by the council, and made available on Tuesday, revealed that over 30 properties worth […]