Lagos Assembly re-orders 2020 budget

Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the 2020 Appropriation (Amendment) Bill of N920,468,589,337. The lawmakers okayed the re-ordering after taking the report of the Joint Committee on Economic Planning and Budget and Finance. Chairman, House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu noted that the approval of the House for re-ordering of […]

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Why we can’t reopen Lagos schools now – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given reasons for the continued closure of schools and tertiary institutions in the state. He gave the reasons two weeks after announcing that guidelines for reopening schools would be made public in the state. He spoke during the 15th press briefing held at the State House in Marina to […]

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Lagos suspends re-opening of churches, mosques indefinitely

Lagos State Government has suspended indefinitely the re-opening of churches and mosques from this weekend as earlier proposed two weeks ago. Also to remain shut indefinitely are social and event centres as well as social clubs. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated these on Tuesday at the 15th update on Coronavirus at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos. […]

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Lagos lawmakers pass vote of confidence on Obasa

as probe panel submits report Lawmakers at the Lagos state House of Assembly at plenary on Monday passed a vote of confidence on Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. This followed the presentation of the report of a 9-man fact-finding adhoc committee of the House on allegations of corruption levelled against the speaker by SaharaReporters. The committee, headed […]

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Sanwo-Olu installs ex-commissioner as Oba Oniru

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, installed Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, as the 15th Oniru of Iruland, in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state. Until his recent resignation, the new monarch was the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture. Lawal succeeds Late Oba Idowu Abiodun, who passed on in September 2019, […]

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Churches, mosques, hotels to open in Lagos June 19

CAN seeks review of worship time to 90 minutes Centres to operate at 40% capacity Children, 65 years and above disallowed Mid-week service, vigils banned Face masks, sanitisers to be used Schools reopening rules coming Worship centres are to reopen in Lagos as the government on Thursday released guidelines to further ease the lockdown. Also […]

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Sanwo-Olu reopens Lagos churches, mosques

Lagos State government has reviewed some of the protocols being used to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Addressing a press conference on Thursday at the Government House in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that government would be relaxing the measures in the coming days. He explained that this included the approval […]

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Lagos seals off plastic firm over worker’s death

Lagos State Government has sealed off Multipak Nigeria Limited, a plastic producing factory, for alleged violation of safety rules and regulations, poor house-keeping and lack of signage, which led to the death of a worker. The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr Lanre Mojola, made this known in an interview in Lagos on Sunday. […]

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