The Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced the cleaning of the Ojodu-Berger median that has been defaced by open defecation. The government also warned against unhygienic practices. A video shared by the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X showed officials of the ministry cleaning up the Ojodu-Berger median. “Lagos State commences clean-up of Ojodu-Berger median, …

The Lagos State government is set to test the state-of-the-art 40-passenger ferries built by Caverton Marine Limited in collaboration with the state today (Monday). The state ministry of transport and the waterways authority announced that the Omnibus pilot operations would focus on thorough testing of the ferries, data collection, public awareness, and operational framework refinement ahead of full deployment. A …

The Lagos State Government has distanced itself from the rumoured upcoming Oro festival scheduled for 1 to 15 August 2024, coinciding with the #EndBadGovernance protest. The government likened it to other religious activities held across the country. An X user, @lagospedia, had on Wednesday posted that the Oro festival would hold in Lagos from 1 August, saying “This traditional Yoruba …

The Lagos State government has called on the residents to embrace subsistence farming by growing different crops within their homes to cushion the high cost of food items in the state. Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms. Abisola Olusanya …

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 …