The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed off a residential property on Adetoun Crescent, Abule Egba, due to environmental regulation violations. The property was said to be discharging untreated wastewater, causing road damage and discomfort to the surrounding community. On Thursday, the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab explained that the LSWMO took the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has earned the commendation of the World Bank for the transformation recorded in the State over the last five years. The multilateral institution said the state had not only been implementing programmes targeted at improving the quality of life for residents, but had also progressed in upgrading infrastructure to improve the socio-economic situation in …

The Lagos State Government, Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Green Line Rail Project in Lagos. The MoU, witnessed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun; Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola; …

In its quest to secure the future and boost the earning capacity of the teeming youth population in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come up with a novel idea which has the potential to transform the fortunes of the youths. The initiative tagged, ‘Empower Lagos’ is part of economic efforts to curb youth unemployment and empower artisans, indicated that …

Big money would soon smile on Lagosians, in a manner of speaking, as the state government has officially inaugurated a new strategic agenda for  taxation and revenue collection meant to significantly boost the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The Special Adviser to the state Governor on Taxation and Revenue, Abdul-Kabir Ogungbo, who dropped this hint penultimate Saturday during a media parley held …

Lagos State Government has denied media reports that worshippers will be charged for parking around churches. According to an earlier report, in a 19 July letter by the Head of Operations of Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), Ayokunle Akinrinmisi, which was directed to the state branch of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, the government informed the body that vehicles parked …

It is a state that occupies the smallest land mass and, arguably, the highest number of people in Nigeria. On a daily basis, Nigerians from other states and foreigners flood Lagos State, which many have dubbed as the “Land of Dreams,” owing largely to its friendly business climate, welcoming allure and a city where hardworking people realise their legitimate dreams. …

It is no elephant project and the expectations of Lagosians will not be cut short, especially at this challenging time that the country is facing a hard biting food inflation but it is also pertinent to tell Lagosians that a forward looking leadership that they gave their mandate to is surging on  with an enduring solution to food insecurity by creating a …

In a season renowned for its propensity for rain, it was a great day to golf, as golfers took to the course at the high level, recreational, international trade engagement, The Trade Relations Cup™️ (TTRC) which recently held at the Ikoyi Club 1938. To tee off the tournament were Special Adviser on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment, …

When the Ikeja Government Reservation Area (GRA) was created by the (then) western region government with capital in Ibadan, not much was done about the physical infrastructure in the city. Ikeja was part of the western region, not like today that it has become the capital of Lagos State (created in 1967). The GRA used to be home to the Governor …