When Lagos wielded the big stick on styrofoam and other single-use plastics a few days ago, it deployed one important phrase: with immediate effect. Obviously propelled by the adage that prevention is better than cure, the government announced a ban on the usage and distribution of the items in a tone that sent signals that it really means business. Interestingly, …

In a commitment to empower residents and improve nutrition, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has partnered with Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited. This collaboration empowers 50 residents with 1,000 Noiler birds, offering a sustainable poultry solution to combat food insecurity, poverty, and malnutrition through a simple and accessible program. The Ministry’s initiative …

Two retirees – Mrs. Majekodunmi Bolanle, 66, and Mrs. Kuburat Animashaun, 64 – have taken up new craft to keep their hands busy and refresh their minds. The grandmothers voluntarily enrolled at the Lagos State Skill Acquisition Centre in Agidingbi to upgrade their skill set, picking up a new vocation in computer operations and software. The senior citizens were among …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has addressed the controversy surrounding a letter written by an opposition politician, which raised concerns about the procurement process in the State. The governor noted the controversy generated by the letter was unnecessary, stressing that the State had nothing to hide in its public expenditure. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday, while commissioning the newly built operational …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will host policymakers, technology and creative ecosystem leaders, startups, venture capital firms, tech and creative talents at the fifth edition of the Art of Technology (AOT Lagos), to create policies that will drive the development of a smarter Lagos. The governor will play host to over 10,000 anticipated participants within and outside Nigeria, who …

I was at Ikeja underbridge recently and couldn’t find a place to ease myself. I looked, hard. People have had the same experience across major markets in Lagos. Lagos lacks conveniences. Open defecation is rampant in Nigeria. Lagos, often called the nation’s economic hub, faces a growing crisis that affects both its residents and its reputation. The lack of public …

The Lagos State House of Assembly will continue to support Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the area of infrastructural and transport sector developments in the state, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has said. During the commissioning of the Oyingbo Overpass Bridge on Sunday, which marked the delivery of another ancillary infrastructure of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line, the Speaker, …

As major cities in Nigeria battle the challenges of plastic pollution and unhealthy environment, the Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, is in collaboration with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), and Ansibad Nigeria Limited to promote a massive campaign against plastic pollution. The advocacy and awareness campaign, tagged ‘Walk for Nature’, was held last …

The Lagos State Government has sealed the Alaba International Market over poor waste disposal practices among others, according to the state Commissioner for the Environment, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab. He wrote on X on Monday: “Alaba International Market, Ojo has been sealed up for poor waste disposal practices, failure to pay their waste bills, and gross environmental sanitation offences”. The closure …

Lagos State Government has dispelled the widespread misinformation about casualties from the Thursday fire incident at Ijora area of the State. The Commissioner for information and Strategy,  Mr. Gbenga Omotoso announced on Friday afternoon that there was zero death in the fire accident, which occurred at Orile/Ijora bridge inward Apapa on Wednesday night. Eleven vehicles were razed by the fire, which broke …