Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, received the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, Mr. David Lammy, in a courtesy call at the State House in Marina, hours after the British envoy arrived Nigeria in his first trip to Africa to discuss UK’s new approach to the continent. Lammy, accompanied by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, …

The Lagos State government has announced a 15-month traffic diversion at Mile 2 for the construction of the new transport interchange terminal. In a statement on Sunday, The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that the diversion would integrate rail, bus, water and non–motorised transportation. He said the 15-month traffic diversion for the construction would begin from 11 …

Lagos State Government, in partnership with QDance Centre, will, on 26 October, begin the maiden International Cultural Festival tagged, ‘Afropolis 2024’. The theme is ‘We Need New Myth’. The festival will feature displays of various African cultures from different parts of the country and Africa. It will last for nine days at the JK Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and …

Lagos has been projected as the topmost Magnet City for business by 2032. A recent World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) study ranked Lagos ahead of Cape Town, Riyadh, Johannesburg, Singapore City, Amsterdam and Warsaw, among others. According to Global Index, which reported the story through its X handle @TheGlobal_Index, the ranking is based on 82 major tourist city destinations …

The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over a renewed threat of flash flooding in the state following the intensity of rainfall experienced on Thursday, which has been described as the heaviest in many months. In a statement by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, obtained on Sunday, the government explained that coupled with the …

The Lagos State Government has endorsed former Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, Mr. Wahid Enitan Oshodi, for the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) President. Oshodi is set to contest for the position at this year’s elective Annual General Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 15 October. In a statement on Monday, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. …

In case you missed this news: Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has done pretty well for the Centre of Excellence in every material particular as the lawyers are wont to say. And this is no capping. You are probably wondering if this is just about chest thumping, or mere platitudes. A short anecdote will suffice: From available information, eons ago, …

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps carried out an early morning raid in Lekki today, leading to the arrest of 25 miscreants in a bid to strengthen law and order. This was revealed in a statement by the Commissioner for Water and Environmental Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Thursday. According to Wahab, during the raid, substances suspected to be …

Inspection of commercial vehicles that will benefit from free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion and installation has begun at Lagos centres. The exercise is part of the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi) approved by President Bola Tinubu for the provision of a cheaper and cleaner vehicle fueling alternative for Nigerians. At the inspection on Saturday, PCNGi’s special project adviser, Olayinka Rufai, …

The Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools across the state from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. A letter addressed to all boarding school principals, by the Director of Basic Education Services at the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Olufemi Asaolu read: “I have the directive of the Honourable Commissioner to inform …