Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has applauded the Supreme Court verdict, which affirmed the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu as the validly elected leader of Nigeria in the 25th February 2023 presidential election. Sanwo-Olu described the Supreme Court’s judgement as a reaffirmation of the people’s mandate, which was freely given to President Bola Tinubu to lead Nigeria from …

In the early afternoon of 11th September 2023, my brother, Ademola Akinbola and I settled down to a business lunch at one of the restaurants at the Ikeja Shopping Mall (Shoprite). Before long the topic drifted to our days at The PUNCH newspapers. When the decision was made to divert and elevate the newspapers from its trademark entertainment newspaper (the …

Lagos State Government has recorded yet another triumph in utilising Public Private Partnership (PPP) to its good advantage. A Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) sealed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with CIG Motors – a Chinese automobile company – has birthed a new vehicle assembly plant in Lagos. On Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu commissioned the fully equipped automobile assembly plant sited along WEMPCO Road …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration’s commitment toward making the State a tourism station in the world in line with the Entertainment and Tourism pillar of the THEMES+ developmental agenda. Receiving the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),  Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who led a delegation of Nigerians in the Diaspora for a courtesy …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, laid the first foundation block for the development of Lagos Film City — an ecosystem of creative cinematography, tourism, leisure, entertainment and learning. The project, being sited on 100-hectares in Ejinrin town in Epe Division, is a legacy infrastructure initiated by the Sanwo-Olu administration to harness local talent and creativity to create new economic opportunities …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, recommitted his administration to actions and interventions that would make quality food affordable and accessible within the State. The governor said the ongoing development of Food Security Systems and Central Logistics Park in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe, was part of the current interventions by his Government to ensure food affordability, stressing that the facility …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on the executive and legislature to develop the blue economy in Nigeria by paying greater attention to the sector. During a courtesy visit by the members of the Senate Committee on Marine Transportation, led by its Chairman, Senator Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni at Lagos House, Marina on Tuesday evening, the governor said that all …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is seeking the approval of the Lagos State House of Assembly to reorder N234.669 billion from the 2023 budget of N1.768 trillion. The governor said the reordering would enable the government focus more on capital expenditure and palliatives to cushion the effects of the current economic challenges faced by residents of the State. In a letter read …

Mr. Olabode Shuaeeb Agoro formally stepped into office, on Tuesday, as the 22nd Head of Service (HOS) of the Lagos State Civil Service, succeeding Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who voluntarily retired last September after about five years at the saddle. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu superintended the event where the 56-year-old Agoro took the oath before members of the State Executive Council, House …

Clogged drainage, waterlogged roads, muddy streets are an eyesore that has made Idumagbo Avenue and adjoining areas in Lagos Island an urban nightmare. But the ugly sight is about to give way for a major regeneration by the Lagos State Government. On Sunday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu took a tour of the area for a firsthand assessment of the environmental degradation …