The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed on Tuesday, 9 January, for repairs. The bridge, which was closed to traffic in November 2023, was reopened on December 21 to ease traffic during the Yuletide period. In a statement, the state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi said the closure was to allow the repair …

The Lagos State Government has given a seven-day ultimatum to house owners on  Shoreline Estate, Onikoyi Estate, Park View and Banana Island in the Ikoyi area of the state to remove their fences encroaching on drainage channels. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, during an inspection of the area at the weekend, noted that many …

A special squad of operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps and the Kick Against Indiscipline, on Monday, dislodged street traders displaying their wares around some schools in the state. The operatives also demolished shanties used by the street traders on the perimeter fences of the schools. The affected schools are Ategbo Nursery and Primary School, ljegun Road, Old …

The Lagos State Government has said it will ensure that the Imota Rice Mill in the Ikorodu area of the state and communities in its environs get a stable electricity supply to enhance the operations of the mill. In a statement on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Mineral Resources, Abiola Olowu, disclosed this during an inspection tour …

The Lagos State Government has begun its sensitisation and awareness campaign on Land Use Charge matters for property owners in Lagos Island, Lagos Island East, Eti-Osa, Ikoyi Obalende, Iru Victoria Island and Eti-Osa East Local Government/Local Council Development Areas in the state. A statement on Wednesday said this is part of efforts to inform and educate key stakeholders on the …

The Lagos State Government has held a specialised induction/training ceremony for 8,650 newly employed and newly deployed senior officers in the state civil service. Declaring the induction ceremony open at the Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Magodo, on Monday, the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola noted that the ceremony also doubles as a specialised Induction Course …

The Lagos State Government has commenced the 2023 promotion exercise for officers on Grade Levels 01-16 in parastatal organisations as well as those on Grade Levels 01-05 in the mainstream public service under the Revised Structured Training Programme. The exercise, which started on Monday, is being held concurrently at the Public Service Staff Development and Women Development Centre and will …

The Lagos State Ministry of Education on Thursday said that it would ensure that students across the educational districts of the state got access to free education via technology. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo said that at the handover of the tablets, projectors, and internet routers at Agidingbi Senior Grammar School, Ikeja, that they were donated by United …