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· State recovers N1.2 billion from excess bank charge Lagos State has reinforced its revenue base, despite the State Government’s financial commitment to various capital projects and partnerships aimed at improving socio-economic development.The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the last two years, has enhanced revenue collection and blocked leakages …

Embarks on 15 jetties construction Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has procured seven new boats equipped with modern gadgets to enhance multimodal transport system and reduce travel time while commuting within the state. The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), Mr. Abdoulbaqi Ladi-Balogun, who disclosed this, also said that the government is …

Says investments in school infrastructure yielding positive results As part of the strategies to enhance school infrastructure in the state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has commissioned more blocks of class rooms and other facilities at the ancient Agbowa town in Ikorodu axis of the state, saying that his …

The Lagos State Government has said that it would have provided over 7000 homes  by 2022 when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s adminstration will be three years old.  The government also said that it is collaborating with multinational development agencies in its bid to bring huge increase in affordable  housing in the state. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that he would remain neutral on the appointment of the 9th substantive Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Lagos State University (LASU). Speaking when he received the report of the six-member special visitation panel on the appointment the VC, chaired by former VC of …

Worried by the rising incidences of traffic robberies around the Orile-Iganmu area, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has issued   a 3 – day Removal Notice squatters at Iganmu Under Bridge also known as (Whitesand).The government also want all illegal structures, trucks and vehicles in the area to …

…Says Lagos inches towards metacity Funsho Akanbi As Lagos city moves beyond being a megacity to a metacity, an expert has called on the state government to begin pragmatic physical and urban plans to enable the state to cater for the needs of an estimated 4o million residents by the …

As controversies continue to trail the Cairo Downtown market in Oshodi which destroyed goods worth millions of naira, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has launched a comprehensive investigation to ascertain the cause of the disaster. The exact cause of the inferno had generated controversy. While some said raised …

Akanbi Dare  The Lagos State  State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, has said that Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s administration has trained no fewer than 12,574 and empowered 19,207 youths and women in key agricultural value chains such as fisheries, poultry, rice and horticulture in two years. Olusanya disclosed this at …

  Lagos State Government yesterday said that its expenditure on the ongoing Imota Rice Mill, in Imota area of the state has hit N20 billion, saying the project would ensure a steady supply of about 2.4 million freshly processed 50kg bags of rice per annum when completed. Speaking Commissioner during …