The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has trained no fewer than 60 frontline health workers on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition to reduce the burden of malnutrition in the state and the country in general. The state government expressed optimism that the training of the health workers with support from …

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has revealed its plans to introduce smart bins in homes and business environments to ensure effective waste management. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer at Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, made this known in a statement on Sunday. He revealed that the Highway Sanitation Unit and Marine Waste and Vegetal Control Unit had …

The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted from Alfred Rewane and Osborne through the Osborne Foreshore Estate axis of Ikoyi for four weeks. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Osiyemi said this was to enable the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out the first phase of the …

The Lagos State Government has commenced a sensitisation campaign to promote the payment of Land Use Charge (LUC) in the state. It also engaged 500 ad hoc staff for awareness advocacy. The Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, at the flag-off of the campaign, urged property owners to pay their LUC to support the government’s development initiatives. The News Agency of …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, on Tuesday, urged youths to maximise skills in technology to build a brighter future for themselves and society. The commissioner spoke while unveiling the Lagos State Upskill Programme for youths in the state, launched in conjunction with GFA Technologies and WEMA Bank. Speaking at the ministry’s conference room at …

Lagos State government (LASG) yesterday disclosed that it has concluded plans to unveil about 20 road projects and some bridges across the various parts of the state. The special adviser to Lagos State governor on Infrastructure, Engineer Olufemi Daramola revealed this when he led the technical team to the Office of Infrastructure to inspect some of the strategic sites to …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has granted an additional 100 Saudi Riyals as “pocket money” to each of the state’s 1,868 Hajj pilgrims. The pocket money comes a few days after the governor gave the pilgrims $186,800  to make up for the shortfall in their Travel Basic Allowance for the Hajj pilgrimage. The gift of the additional 100 Saudi …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has urged more citizens to embrace voluntary blood donation to shore up the state’s blood bank. Speaking on Tuesday as a representative of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the 20th anniversary of the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTS), Abayomi said the state only had 130,000 donors, which was not enough. He …

The Lagos State Government says it has disbursed over N391 million to the families of about 164 state employees who had passed away while in service in one year. The state promised to keep putting the needs of people at the grassroots at the centre of its developmental strategies. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Rural Development, …

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has recognised and rewarded teachers and homes catering for persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in the state. The General Manager of Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, Mrs Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, stated on Saturday during the International Disability Day celebration in Ikeja, that the recognised homes had catered for the needs of PWDs in the state …