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 …

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 …