The Lagos State Government, Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Green Line Rail Project in Lagos. The MoU, witnessed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun; Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola; …

The first set of beneficiaries of Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (LagosHOMS) have fulfilled their 10-year payment obligations to fully own the properties allotted to them by Lagos State Mortgage Board in 2014. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented Exit Certificates to the allottees at a ceremony held in NECA House, Ikeja, on Thursday. The instruments now fully conferred the ownership rights …

Penultimate week, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the last major infrastructure piece for the Lagos Red Line rail project. The infrastructure is the trademark over-pass or flyover at the Ogunmokun axis in Mushin – a densely populated city in the state. The bridge was built to ensure there is no vehicular or human interaction to the metro service. With this project, …

Land owners, whose ancestral lands were acquired for the Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone, yesterday, urged the Lagos State government to honour the 2007 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed between them and the government. The families, comprising Eto, Idaso, Idotun and Falade, made the plea in Ikeja, Lagos through their lawyer, Dr Olatunji Abayomi. This is just as they said …

On 12 August, the Lagos Rail Mass Transit’s (LRMT) Blue Line upscaled the number of trips per day from 54 to 72. This increase excludes Sunday service when traffic is usually light. Making this known to the public, the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, said that the Blue Line train riders would now …

Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State came alive on Friday, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated a twin housing project in the council. The Governor formally commissioned 170-unit Raymond Estate and Sterling Heights delivered by the council chairman, Hon. Dele Oshinowo to regenerate and urbanise Ajelogoa notorious slum situated in the heart of the council known for its …

Lagos State has accomplished the most advanced technique in its revenue collection and management system with the launch of a one-stop automated portal for the collection of all taxes and levies payable to the State Government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, launched the Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP) — a user-friendly digital platform designed for ease and efficient administration of the …

Former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday paid a visit to his successor in office, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the State House, Ikeja to discuss the future of the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu posted photos of the visit on his X handle where he explained what transpired at the meeting. The Lagos State Governor said his conversation with the …

In its quest to secure the future and boost the earning capacity of the teeming youth population in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come up with a novel idea which has the potential to transform the fortunes of the youths. By the outcome of the protests so far, Lagosians have paid back Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu following his stellar record …

The Lagos State Government has expressed appreciation to the protesters in Lagos for their peaceful conduct and their announcement of an end to their action following the broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) today. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu praised the leaders of the protest in …