At least 230,000 indigent and vulnerable residents of Lagos State are currently benefitting from free health insurance coverage sponsored by the state government through the Eko Social Health Alliance (EkoSHA). The beneficiaries include those at the elderly and orphanage homes, vulnerable persons living with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, sickle cell anaemia, and victims of domestic and sexual violence spread across the 57 local …

Renewing its commitment to ensure that education is accessible to every child irrespective of socio-economic status or environment, the Lagos State government will on Tuesday commence a survey programme, targeted at out-of-school children. The goal is to upscale efforts in bringing the sustained obligation into action, and guarantee a better and secured future for the children. During a One-Day Training …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has assured Creative Art practitioners in the state of his government’s unrelenting commitment to the growth of the sector, describing it as one of the major drivers of tourism development in the state. At this year’s Greater Lagos Art Exhibition, themed: “Art in and for Transformations”, held at the Harbour Point Event Centre, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disbanded the Landed Properties Special Operations team, which is being supervised by the state Building Control Agency (LABSCA). According to a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, the decision followed the flood of complaints over “the untidy activities” of the team. LASCA is an arm of the Ministry …

No fewer than 2,000 Persons living With Disabilities (PWDs) recently received financial support from the Lagos State Government, while several physically challenged persons were given assistive devices ranging from wheelchairs, guide canes, hearing aids, motorised wheelchairs, cerebral palsy chairs, braille embossers and laptops, among others. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the presentation to the beneficiaries at the 2022 Disability Entrepreneurship and …

The Lagos State Government, in conjunction with LASACO Assurance Plc and Consortium of Underwriters/Brokers, has paid almost N539 million as insurance benefits to 250 beneficiaries of 102 deceased staff who died in active service. At the presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries on Monday at STO Resort Centre, Ikeja, the state Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola said that the …

Lagos State Government has conscientised school pupils in the state on their rights and be ready to defend them when infringed upon. At a sensitisation programme organised by the Directorate for Citizens Rights for students of the Ijegun Community Primary School over the weekend, the Director in charge, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi said the campaign was in furtherance of the One-Stop Child …

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, …