Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, said no administration was immune to mistakes, adding that his government was committed to public goods. He said this while reacting to the procurement record released by the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency during the inauguration of the Lagos State Building Control Agency Building, PWD Ikeja. While welcoming […]
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Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has broken the silence on his administration’s procurement record released by the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (PPA). Sanwo-Olu assured Lagosians of impactful governance, noting that his administration will continue to welcome criticism so as to further improve governance in the state. While appreciating critics of the document, Sanwo-Olu said the […]
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Budget lines • Opposition parties kick against profligacy • Allegations scandalous, says Rhodes-Vivour • Official waste complicating state fiscal crisis Scrutiny over profligacy in statecraft and fiscal recklessness has shifted from the centre to Lagos, the supposed Centre of Excellence, and its peers at the weekend, as the state government was kicked for what its […]
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EKEDC The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Sunday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun States over a prolonged outage experienced in the affected areas. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, in a statement in Lagos, said the problem was caused by faults in some of the […]
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Lagos State government today announced an end to the 50 percent cut in fare in state owned transport system. In a memo on Saturday by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, it directed that its field officers be informed by the development. The stoppage is coming about two months after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed partnership with the African Export-Import Bank and Access Bank for long-term infrastructure projects. The deals were signed at the Africaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2023 in Guyana. He listed some of the key projects to be serviced by the agreements, to include Fourth Mainland Bridge, Omu Creek Project […]
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Alaba International Market Lagos State Government has reopened the Alaba International Market and some sections of the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, Lagos, which were shut down due to issues related to improper waste disposal and other environmental violations. This was made known in a statement on the Lagos State Waste Management Authority’s Facebook page […]
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President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday felicitated with his long-time ally, friend, and confidant, Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos State, on his 80th birthday. Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, described the revered monarch as a fountain of wisdom and knowledge. The president also said that the […]
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A demolished building in Lekki The Lagos State government yesterday resumed the demolition of illegal structures built on canals and drainage setbacks at the Ikota drainage channel in Lekki. This was revealed in a post on X (Twitter) by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment, Kunle Adeshina. He wrote: “LASG resumed […]
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With Lagos State being home to many non-Yoruba speaking residents and with the language at the risk of going extinct, the Lagos State Assembly has introduced some measures to reverse the trend. But their efforts are being criticised as ill-motivated and divisive. Shakirat Adunola writes. In 2017, former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, […]
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