With credit crunch still biting hard, there is no better time to offer succour and relief to Lagosians especially those suffering lots of privation more than they are willing to admit. Interestingly, under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the workforce and the entire populace have continued to enjoy lots of freebies in form of concessions, rebates, and other such gestures that have …

Talking about fostering regional cooperation and integration as catalysts for rapid growth and development, Nigeria’s South West has a template. It’s homegrown, and sustained over time by common ancestry, cultural homogeneity and enduring political heritage. You can call them coalescing factors that have bound the people of the region together amidst few accidental political gaffes. Equally noteworthy is the fact …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed condolences to the Publisher of New Dawn Online, Mr. Olatunde Abatan, over the death of his wife, Desola. While mourning the passing of 58-year-old Mrs. Abatan, which happened on Tuesday after a brief illness,  described her death as a great loss to the family, particularly her husband, children, and siblings. In a …

Alaka Estate allottees on Wednesday urged the Managing Director of the Lagos Building Investment Company PLC (LBIC), Mr. Olusola Faleye and the company’s contractor to cease any construction on the demolished portion of the allotted land of Blocks 130 and 131. ‘It is disheartening to find that, against all forms of protocol, civility and respect to the fundamental rights to …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced a 30 per cent reduction in the fares of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line. He also inaugurated Abule-Egba Bus Terminal, a key infrastructure project designed to enhance public transportation. With the new fares, a trip between Agbado and Oyingbo will now be N1,000, as against N1,500 before the announcement. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been spearheading the fight against cervical cancer not just in the state, but Nigeria, and his efforts are yielding impressive results. One of the key strategies employed by his administration is the introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into the state’s routine immunization schedule.  This move aims to tackle the increasing rate …

The results of the zeal, commitment and passion of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to leave Lagos State far better than he met it are becoming palpable every passing day. Unwaveringly intentional and focused to beating his own record, the governor has, in the last five years, been setting new template and new direction to making the State of Excellence excel in …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its equity investment of up to $50 million in the Lagos Free Zone Company, describing it as a strategic move to enhance industrial development and global trade integration. In a tweet on his X handle, Sanwo-Olu said the investment would fund the first phase of the 860-hectare Lagos Free …

The six South-West governors have arrived Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday for a crucial zonal meeting to discuss the growth and development of the region. The South-West Governors Forum meeting, being hosted by its Chairman and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is being attended by Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Biodun Oyebaniji (Ekiti), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and …

There is hardly any visitor reliving his or her experience in the city of aquatic splendor without mentioning the traffic. It signposts the hustle and bustle that makes the state the commercial city of West Africa. Nevertheless, the Lagos State government is always proactive in looking for enduring solutions to ease movement by making sure that there is no waste …