The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State chapter, Agnes Funmi, has said the labour union could reject the N85,000 minimum wage offered by the state government if another state declared a higher amount. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said his government was planning to pay Lagos civil servants N85,000 as minimum wage. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday evening during …

Everything falls and rests on leadership. And that is why I tell cynics that Lagos is the centre of attraction for investments, not due to its population, location or any benevolent spirit but because the state has a leadership that is focused and working their socks off. The latest report released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics revealed that Lagos …

It’s anybody’s guess why there seems to be so much anticipation for the operation of the Red Line rail. Having enjoyed the comfort and convenience of the Blue Line Rail, it was just as well that Lagosians would be on the lookout for the Red Line version. Thankfully, the waiting period was not forever as the Lagos State Governor, Mr. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the state would pay N85,000 monthly minimum wage to its workers, which is N15,000 higher than the N70,000 approved by the Federal Government in July. President Bola Tinubu signed the new N70,000 minimum wage bill into law in July, ending months of deliberations between government representatives, labour unions and the private …

At exactly 5:20 pm on Tuesday, Lagos Red Line rail departed at Platform 2 in Oyingbo station for Agbado — a suburb at Lagos boundary line. The inaugural ride kicked off the train’s commercial operations, seven months after the rail infrastructure was completed and commissioned. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu arrived at the station at 5:00 pm amid jubilation by members of …

A former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola has urged the incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to use his offices to reclaim the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and expand the waterway transport system. Fashola advised at the 2024 Lagos Physical Planning Summit on Tuesday. He emphasised the importance of the government’s intervention to regulate the operations of the vehicles …

With the commercial launch of the Lagos Red Line project, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has solidified his legacy as the master of infrastructure and the superstructure upon which the modern transportation system in the city that never sleeps is built. There is no second-guessing the governor having delivered the Red Line in good time from beginning to the end, coming a …

What does it take for a state to be the largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa? Simple: A leader with an exceptional work ethics, a competent team and productive local and international relations. These attributes are what Lagos gets as Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu continues to steer the ship of governance in the state. Events in the last two months or thereabouts …

For Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, there is no letting up in his determination to leave a lasting and positive impression on the minds of Lagosians. Unlike many governors, who drop the ball in the execution of legacy projects once they secure a second term, this laser-focused governor is charging on relentlessly, completing big projects and initiating new ones that are as …

The agenda was clear-cut, followed with a determination to translate the plans to concrete developments. The quest for a new Lagos driven by the T.H.E.M.E+ template is intentional in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global initiative aimed at transforming the world into a fairer, more prosperous and peaceful society by the year 2030. The SDGs, 17 of them …