Preparations for Lagos State’s 2023 budget got underway on Tuesday with a five-day consultative forum across its five divisions – Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos Island and Epe (IBILE). According a government statement, the forum is aimed at transparency to the state’s budgetary preparation process and also an avenue for government to update stakeholders on the half year performance of the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged politicians, political leaders and public office holders across political and ideological divides to come together for the good of the people. He said there are lots of things political leaders and public office holders can learn from one another’s experience in different parts of the country if they embrace politics without bitterness. …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday on again gave assurance that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line project would be completed as scheduled. The Red Line will traverse on standard gauge from Agbado to Oyingbo, in the first phase, while terminating at Iddo in the second phase. It has eight stations and it is expected to reduce travel …

Against the background of reported security threats to Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday allayed the fears of the residents, telling them that there was no reason to panic. He said all security formations had been put on high alert to ensure public safety. At the State Security Council, commanders of all security formations in the state provides Sanwo-Olu with …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday appointed seven members into the State Executive Council to revitalise the administration’s effort towards improving good governance and service delivery. The new members were appointed into the cabinet-ranked of Special Advisers. They were sworn in at an event held in the State Banquet Hall in Alausa. Five of the appointees are newcomers, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has opened a mini-housing scheme in a residential neighbourhood of Victoria Island, further raising the state’s  housing stock. Channel Point Apartments are a composite housing project jointly developed by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) and Brook Assets and Resources Limited, a private real estate developer. The housing scheme, located in Sinari …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged Nigerians to use the forthcoming National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) Festival as an opportunity to galvanise Nigerians and project unity in the country. He implored Nigerians to see their diversity, ethnicity and religious tolerance as an opportunity to unite without allowing politics and other things to divide them. Sanwo-Olu made …

…Sanwo-Olu promised best hospitality In November, Lagos State will literally become the global epicentre for culture and tourism exhibitions, as Nigeria hosts the maiden United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Global Conference on Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised the State will be extending its warmest hospitality to visitors attending the event across the world, while …

The move by Lagos State Government to generate a comprehensive database of all persons residing within its territory has moved a notch higher, with the launch of an upgraded and chip-embedded smart residency card by the state’s Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) on Wednesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled the smart residency card at launching events held simultaneously across five locations – …

The comprehensive renovation of Revenue House of the Lagos State Government will be completed by the end of August, with the contractor putting finishing touches on the imposing edifice located in Alausa, the state’s seat of government. On Monday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led an on-the-site inspection of the ongoing renovation work at the eight-storey building, formerly known as Elephant House, …