…Govt says enforcement’ll be total, provides livelihood support for willing riders From Thursday 1 September – 14 days away – commercial motorcycles (well known as okada) will be outlawed in four four more Local Government Areas (LGAs) and six Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Lagos State. The existing ban on okada is on six LGAs and nine LCDAs, meaning that …

… sixth emergency repairs in six years One of the bridges leading to the Apapa ports, the Marine Bridge is to be shut down for yet another emergency repair works. The Lagos State Government which on Thursday announced the closure of a section of the strategic bridge for what it called, “emergency repair,” said the exercise would last for four …

…‘Lagos remains most hospitable environment for investors’ – Elumelu A major urban renewal project that will restore the aesthetic landscape of Falomo, the commercial suburb of Ikoyi in Lagos State, has been flagged off by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Recently Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) sealed a joint redevelopment partnership with Afriland Properties Plc, a private developer, to turn …

Female Muslim students in Lagos State schools can now wear hijab without harassment or discrimination, the the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. It was a majority decision of six out of the seven justices who presided over the appeal filed by the Lagos State Government. In February 2017, the state government challenged the Appeal Court ruling in the case between …

Lagos State Government has concluded arrangements to deconstruct the three uncompleted high-rise structures on the site of a 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, last November. The structures have failed integrity tests, prompting the state government to embark on a controlled deconstruction to bring them down. At a media briefing in Alausa- Ikeja on Thursday, the state Commissioner …

By Ayo Oluwole Peters Were he not well recognised as a lawyer of repute and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to boot, one would have been forgiven for ascribing a personally signed press statement this week by Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa to the theatrical antics of an ignorant and deliberately mischievous mind. In his statement, Adegboruwa accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu …

The Lagos State Government has clarified that the state Task Force would right away seize commercial motorcycles (okada) where they have been outlawed. In a statement on Thursday evening, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso reminded the motorcycle operators and other stakeholders that the new deadline of 1st June did not invalidate the provisions of the state’s …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth High-Level Working Group on Youth inclusion in the 2023 election has commended Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his continuous commitment to youth inclusion. The group, which was  set up by the APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel gave the commendation on Tuesday night during its visit to Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos Governor’s …

The strides being recorded from the strategic implementation of the development blueprint of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration in Lagos State, known as THEMES agenda, has again been acknowledged with an institutional award. The Sun, a foremost national newspaper named Sanwo-Olu as its “2021 Governor of the Year” for the transformation being achieved in the areas of public infrastructure, education, …

Lagos State is financially credible as it has never defaulted in terms of repayment and other responsibilities to financial institutions. Making this statement on Wednesday when the management of Parallex Bank Limited paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said that the government is open to doing business with any financial institutions, adding that …