For the first time, the Lagos International Festival of Animation (LIFANIMA), which is slated for 25th to 27th October, will hold at two locations – Freedom Park on Lagos Island; and Mike Adenuga Centre at Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi. LIFANIMA, which has grown to become the second largest animation film festival in Africa, is proudly supported by the Lagos State Ministry …

The Lagos State Government has suspended all activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) with immediate effect. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa said the suspension became imperative following pockets of violence recorded in Ojo and Lagos Island on Wednesday, adding that a 35-member caretaker committee …

Lagos State Government outshined its counterparts in the country to emerge the best overall in Digital Infrastructure for Development in Nigeria, as it won seven awards at the sixth annual Tech Innovation Awards, formerly called Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards. The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Hakeem Fahm, who received the award on behalf of the state government, …

Lagos State Government and the Government of France on Friday sealed a bilateral partnership which lays the foundation for the development of e-sports in Nigeria. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Emmanuelle Blatmann signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) enabling professional e-sports players in Lagos to go on real time online community and compete with players around …

…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 …