Lagos Blue Line Rail Transports 2 Million Passengers, 42,000+ Daily The Lagos State Government has announced that over two million passengers have been transported on the Blue Line Rail since its launch, while state-run buses move an average of 42,000 commuters daily. During the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi highlighted …

Lagos State reigned supreme at the Southwest Zonal Eliminations of the sixth Nigeria Cricket Federation’s National U-17 Championships, winning the male and female titles in dominant style. Team Lagos took the boys’ title by chasing down Oyo U-17’s 138-run with confidence and finished at 142 runs for the loss of three wickets while Ogun finished third with an eight-wicket victory …

Before this year runs out, cultural destinations in Lagos will welcome new ones. Among other projects the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration is undertaking is the rebuilding of the Erelu Kuti Tomb and the Elemoro Palace, both of which have deep historical significance. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing the media on the progress …

The Lagos State government, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been actively working towards transforming Lagos into a smart city. This initiative aims to improve the quality of life for citizens, increase sustainability, and promote economic growth through the use of advanced technologies While thousands of kilometres broadband cables are being laid across the state to enhance connectivity, in the …

The Lagos State N3.366 trillion 2025 appropriation bill, signed into law by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, has once again shown that the Centre of Excellence continues to prove its worth and mettle as a pacesetter for the rest of the federating units. Just like the previous year, the 2025 Appropriation Bill represents a 32.5 per cent increase over the …

The Lagos State Safety Commission has warned clubs and lounges against overcrowding. The commission also noted it had commenced inspections to ensure compliance, having observed “a concerning trend of overcrowding in several clubs and lounges across the city in recent days”. In a statement on Wednesday, the Director General of the Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, said while the agency supports …

The Lagos State Government has said no litigation is delaying the construction of an international airport in the Lekki area of the state to complement the Murtala Muhammed Airport. According to the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, all necessary documents are with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria for the commencement of the airport. The Federal Government …

The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has said that all gates and barriers installed within Lagos metropolis without prior authorisation were illegal and would be removed. In a statement on Monday in Lagos, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi said that any unauthorised gate or barrier should be dismantled within seven days of the announcement. He stated that failure to …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government is adopting renewable energy to power its street lights. The governor said in one year, the majority of the streetlights in Lagos would be powered by solar. Represented by the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, at the NAPE 2024 Conference, Sanwo-Olu disclosed that 22,000 of such streetlights had been …

The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has introduced a new system to accredit interstate parks and digitise passenger manifests, aimed at enhancing safety, reliability, and efficiency in interstate travel across the state. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this at a news conference on Friday in Lagos. According to Osiyemi, the initiative is an ambitious programme designed to …