Lagos State has taken a major step towards turning tonnes of solid waste generated in the metropolis to usable energy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, formalised a partnership with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium, for the construction of a high efficiency Waste-to-Energy plant on Epe landfill, which will utilise advanced technology to generate clean energy from municipal solid waste, …

Lagos State should have been left out of the legal action instituted by the Federal Government against all state governors at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Governments, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Sunday. To Sanwo-Olu,  it was a legal anomaly for the Federal Government to join Lagos in the Supreme Court matter, decades after …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved payment of $100 shortfall in Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) of pilgrims. Some had protested alleged irregularities in BTA after they were given $400 as against $500 announced by the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON). NAHCON calculated hajj fares and $500 BTA using N1,252.01 to $1 exchange rate, but Central Bank released BTA at N1,530.86 …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday led members of his cabinet to the Agege home of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on a condolence visit over the death of his father, Alhaji Suleimon Atanda Obasa. The governor described Alhaji Obasa’s passing away last Tuesday at 83 as shocking especially as he was hale and …

The 2024 Yoruba National Day celebration will hold at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. A statement by President-General of the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, Awa Bamiji, said the event will mark the 85th birthday of elder stateman and actor, Chief Lere Paimo, aka Eda Onileola. A lecture: ‘National Unity and Agitation for Self-Determination: The …

Testimonies poured out in torrents for the late Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) to Lagos State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Olumade Soyannwo, as colleagues, friends and relatives gathered, on Tuesday, at a Night of Tributes to share memories of their moments and encounters with him. The accolades, profound accounts of the deceased’s professional conducts and virtue of his generosity shared by …

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 …