The Lagos State Government has disclosed it is working to boost water transportation by creating safer, more efficient, and sustainable strategies which are at various stages of implementation. A statement on Sunday noted that the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, stated this during a tour of the Lagos State Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre (WMDMC) control room, …

The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, swore in five newly appointed Permanent Secretaries. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Banquet Hall, Governor’s Office, Alausa Secretariat, state Head of Service,  Mr Bode Agoro, said the appointees were selected from the pool of directors who participated in the 2022 merit-based screening exercise for Permanent Secretaries appointment. His statement revealed that …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, says the state government is planning to buy no fewer than 2,050 vehicles to ease movement across the state. Osiyemi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. He said that the procurement of the vehicles –Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)— would further address queues at bus stations. …

The Lagos State Government has said the Ikeja Computer Village is a residential area, hence the reason for the proposed relocation of the electronic gadgets village to Katangua in Abule-Egba area of the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on e-GIS and Urban Development, Dr Olajide Babatunde, disclosed this on Tuesday, during a visit to the electronic gadgets centre …

The Lagos State Government has lifted the ban on activities of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the state. In a statement on Monday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr. Sola Giwa said that the suspension was in furtherance of the state’s quest to foster peace and smooth working relationships among union members in its …

Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the market around the burnt Mandilas building, Lagos Island for the next two days. The closure was to enable the marketers to comply with its directive for self-removal of illegal make-shift structures erected on road setbacks within and around the market environment. The closure notice was issued on Saturday during a …

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected one-chance robbery leader, Ndubisi George, aged 49. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a statement on his X handle on Monday. ‘One chance’ is commonly used in Nigeria to refer to a robbery that takes place when criminals disguising as commercial drivers pick up …

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Friday, identified the state landmass as a goldmine for investors, making the state competitive with surrounding states, especially Lagos State. He made this disclosure while unveiling a new radio station, Entrepreneur Radio, SEAP FM 89.1, Okeho in the Kajola Local Government Area of the state. Makinde, who was represented by the state Commissioner …

The Lagos State Government has announced its plan to convert the recently cleared Ijora under-bridge to a creational space. IT was reported on Saturday that after a five-day quit notice, the government destroyed illegal shanties occupied by squatters under the bridge. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab had lamented that block moulders, fuel sellers, …

There was heavy traffic gridlock in some parts of Lagos on Monday as motorists formed long queues outside the forecourts of filling stations on what appeared may herald a fresh scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Motorists faced an unusually heavy gridlock due to a long queue of motorists waiting to buy petrol at filling stations Additionally, the Total Filling …