Sanwo-Olu swears in 18 new permanent secretaries

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday swore in 18 new Permanent Secretaries, consisting of 10 females and eight males. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at the Lagos House, Ikeja, he urged them to put their ideas to work, toward achieving a Greater Lagos. He congratulated and commended them for the contributions they had […]

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Lekki shootings: Panel gives forensic experts 4 days to submit report

Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate said on Friday it is expecting the forensic experts hired to examine the incident scene to submit their report by Tuesday. The panel chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retd.), disclosed this while turning down the application by the […]

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Sanwo-Olu appoints 17 permanent secretaries

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of 17 Permanent Secretaries in the state public service. A statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, said that the appointments took effect immediately. He said that the appointments were made after a rigorous screening, which spanned over […]

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Police arrest 242 armed robbers, record 192 cultism cases in one year in Ikorodu

Lagos state commissioner of police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday, said the state Command arrested 242 armed robbers, and recorded 192 cultism cases, out of which 172 had been filed in various courts, within a year, in Ikorodu division. Odumosu, who disclosed this at a town hall meeting on security, held at the Ikorodu town […]

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Red alert in Southwest as quit notice to herders expires

• Governors to meet with Miyetti Allah in Akure over region’s security Southwest states are on red alert following the expiration of the quit notice given to herders by  Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The notice for the herders to vacate the Reserve Forest expired on Sunday. To prevent the herders from moving to their […]

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Lagos goes after traffic laws violators with PayVIS

Lagos State Government has launched PayVIS, a number plate detection platform that captures vehicle offenders when they violate traffic laws and then bills them. PayVIS is an initiative of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service. According to the information contained in the website of PayVis: “PlateDetect (otherwise known as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) device), […]

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Third Mainland Bridge reopens Feb 15 – Fashola

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Thursday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to the speedy completion and reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge to traffic on February 15. During an inspection of the bridge, he assessed ongoing construction work as well as the planned diversion shifts on the bridge which would […]

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Sanwo-Olu cancels ongoing LASU VC appointment process

Lagos State Governor and Visitor to Lagos State University, LASU, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice Chancellor of the University. He further directed that a fresh process that would terminate in 45 days should commence immediately. According to a statement by his Chief […]

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COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu goes into isolation

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation, the state government said on Friday. This was contained in a statement titled ‘Sanwo-Olu goes into self-isolation’ by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. He said one of the close aides to Sanwo-Olu tested positive for coronavirus, necessitating the governor to isolate. However, […]

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Lagos varsity hikes tuition by 168%

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State University has increased tuition of new students by 168 per cent, it has been learnt. As gathered, new students of the university would pay N67,048.50 as against N25,000 previously paid. When contacted on the telephone, the university’s spokesman, Adekoya Ademola, confirmed the increment of tuition for new […]

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