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 …

Lagos State Government has described as a “breach of the rule of law” the protest planned for today by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The congress is complaining over the September 2022 suspension of the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). In its place, the state government constituted a 35-member caretaker committee headed by Hon. Sulaiman …

The Lagos State Government has invited the Department of State Services (DSS) to join in the investigation of last week’s death of music star llerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (well known as MohBad). The government said that this is addition to the 19-man police panel, which had been asked to unravel the musician’s mysterious death. Tuesday’s statement read: “The Lagos State Government …

The Lagos State Government has announced the postponement of the planned rehabilitative works on the failed sections of the Third Mainland Bridge. The repairs were scheduled to go on for two consecutive Sundays, 17th and 24th September, between 7 am to 7 pm on both days. According to a release signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun …

Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to support the “Arts for Climate Change” initiative through the development of climate solutions towards the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). Renowned for its dedication to sustainability and environmental responsibility, the state government, Solution 17 and Premium Trust Bank said they are thrilled to contribute to the dialogue in a partnership, …