In pursuit of the proposed Lagos Film City, which is coming up in a 100-hectare space in Ejirin community, Epe division, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu visited the Trilith Studios in Atlanta, United States at the weekend. Announcing the project in May last year, Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said it would boost the creative and entertainment industry. …

In a move to creatively revolutionise the model for the funding of tertiary education in the country, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced on Thursday that the state government would set up Lagos State Tertiary Education Trust Fund. The autonomous funding mechanism is aimed at keeping all three state-owned tertiary institutions on the path of sustainability. While receiving the Visitation Panel to …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s visit to the Ikorodu campus of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) on Wednesday took members of the academic community by surprise. But the campus was agog with excitement as students trooped out to give him a rousing welcome. Sanwo-Olu was on the campus for an inspection of the ongoing construction …

Lagos State has flagged off the construction of what will be the largest Food Security Systems and Central Logistics Park in sub-Saharan Africa. On Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu performed the sod turning at the site of the facility being built on 1.2 million square metres of land in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe. Establishment of the food park is a component of an …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged residents of the state to continuously ensure that Lagos remains politically stable for continuous peace, which it currently enjoys as the most peaceful state in Nigeria. He made the appeal on Sunday during his meeting at the Lagos House, Marina with leaders of the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by …

Lagos State has become the first government entity to support the Headies, a foremost Nigerian academy award modelled after the United States’ Grammy award. On Monday, the state government announced its support for the 15th Headies award, where local musical artistes, producers, DJs, music video directors and song writers will be rewarded for their talents and creativity. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu …

…says budgetary process must be real, implementable, actionable Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Commissioners for Economic Planning and Budget across the 36 states of the country to be disciplined, fair, firm and prudent in their budget planning and implementation of sustainable national development goals as they support their principals in designing a pathway for the betterment of …

The long wait for the relocation of saw millers of Oko Baba in Ebute Meta, Lagos Mainland, to a proposed permanent site in Agbowa, will come to an end in December, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured the timber traders. While on a tour of Agbowa-Ikosi Timberville in Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development Area to access the level of work done on …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has received the Share Certificate of the state government from the Odu’a Investment Company Limited, a company jointly owned by the six South West states. The Share Certificate was presented to Sanwo-Olu by the company’s Chairman, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru during a courtesy visit to the Governor by the company’s board members and management team …

If all goes well, a vehicle assembly plant will roll out different classes of new cars in Lagos will be ready by the end of the year. It is a joint project if the Lagos State Government and CIG Motors. On Thursday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inspected the progress of the automobile facility located at WEMPCO Road in Ogba area. He was …