It is a state that occupies the smallest land mass and, arguably, the highest number of people in Nigeria. On a daily basis, Nigerians from other states and foreigners flood Lagos State, which many have dubbed as the “Land of Dreams,” owing largely to its friendly business climate, welcoming allure and a city where hardworking people realise their legitimate dreams. …

It is no elephant project and the expectations of Lagosians will not be cut short, especially at this challenging time that the country is facing a hard biting food inflation but it is also pertinent to tell Lagosians that a forward looking leadership that they gave their mandate to is surging on  with an enduring solution to food insecurity by creating a …

Like in every other public sector reform, Lagos State is again leading in auto registration or renewal procedure. This time, the state is leveraging technology in making auto licence renewal even much easier and simpler; thereby allowing vehicle owners to focus on other things rather than wasting man hours chasing after agents or civil servants. Through the Motor Vehicle Administration …

If there is any government official that many Lagosians want to see regularly address the media, the Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, is NOT the one. The reason is that his story is usually like that of the proverbial elder running through a thicket of elephant grasses. Yoruba sages say if the fellow is not after something, something is …

On a visit to one of the towns along the Badagry Expressway, the remarkable impact of the reconstructed highway could not escape this writer, having passed the same route some years ago when it was for – lack of a better word – a mess! The community, which is after Agbara, was almost impassable some years ago as passengers were made to alight from their …

Since the Independent National Electoral Commission declared campaigns for the 21 September governorship election in Edo State open on 23 April, what happened on Saturday remains unprecedented. On that day, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Olumide Akpata mobilised some party supporters to welcome the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, and to …

Payment is the fulcrum of human interaction. And like everything else, it is constantly changing. The move from barter to commodity money was followed by currency and we are today in the realm of digital payments. It is clear that to go forward efforts must now be geared towards modernizing the payment infrastructure across the African continent. This is imperative …

When the Ikeja Government Reservation Area (GRA) was created by the (then) western region government with capital in Ibadan, not much was done about the physical infrastructure in the city. Ikeja was part of the western region, not like today that it has become the capital of Lagos State (created in 1967). The GRA used to be home to the Governor …

An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb This is a popular saying from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Many times, these days, I feel like that old woman in the saying, especially when I see skits where food is wasted and there are too many of them now. I don’t find them funny. …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is reportedly embroiled in internal conflict following what many within the party have described as a “show of shame” during the recent United States diaspora visit by its governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. The fallout from the outing has cast serious doubts on Okpebholo’s fitness for office, with a growing number of party leaders said …