In a manner of speaking, the now famous tagline ‘Eko for Show’ associated with Nigeria’s Centre of Excellence, Lagos State, is not a mere platitude after all, judging by the degree of monumental socio-economic development projects that dot the landscape. A first-time visitor to Mile 2, Oshodi, Oyingbo, Abule-Egba, Agege, Iyana-Ipaja, Ipaja Ayobo, Epe, Badagry, and other uptown districts, not …

The Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration, which is nearly five years old, has distinguished itself in the provision of infrastructure across the state – both social and physical. One of the many groundbreaking projects that the government embarked on is the now very critical 83km Lekki-Epe expressway. Yes, parts of the highway had been completed before his election in 2019, Sanwo-Olu nonetheless continued the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu received the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, on Sunday. With Sanwo-Olu to receive the British royal couple during a courtesy visit at Lagos House, Marina were his wife, Dr. Ibijoke; and some members of the state Executive Council. The British royal couple is on a three-day visit to Nigeria …

The Dosunmu market inferno where fire gutted 14 buildings and four structures collapsed as a result has again brought to the fore the question: When will enough be enough? As a state – and by extension a country – we cannot continue to lose lives and property to needless fire incidents that are caused by acts of negligence. As I watched …

If a state like Lagos is not proactive, it may one day discover that its tradition and culture have disappeared with the wind. Being a melting pot – the global village of the Giant of Africa – its culture stands the risk of getting neutralised as it spreads its aquatic carpet for all and sundry trooping in with their variegated …

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will today (Monday) launch a comprehensive package of interventions tagged EKO CARES. A statement on Sunday by the state government said the initiative was aimed at further alleviating the economic hardship faced by Lagosians. The initiative, which aims to provide relief in transportation, education, health, and agriculture, is designed to cushion the effects …

No one in a position of authority deliberately sets out to give himself a bad image. What usually happens is that aides, family members, friends, influencers, lobbyists, and those in the corridors of power deliberately or inadvertently crop up injuries or bad image for their principals. Some do this to curry favour as they pretend to be more Catholic than …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured workers in the state that his administration would implement the new minimum wage that is approved by the Federal Government. He made the commitment in response to the demands of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) during the Workers’ Day celebration held on Wednesday at the Mobolaji Johnson …

Lagos State Government is proposing to set aside the last week of September every year for the celebration of the Yoruba culture, according to a letter to the state House of Assembly by the executive arm The decision of the government followed a resolution passed by the Assembly at a sitting on 19th September 2023. The Permanent Secretary of the …

Before a crowd of excited community leaders, workers and ordinary Lagosians, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday that he had fulfilled his promise to stand by the vulnerable amid the global economic hardship. “We have fulfilled the promises we made during the Media Chat in February – that we will not leave the vulnerable among us on their own – …