Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has gifted N100,000 each to the 2024 Batch B, Stream 1 corps members posted to the state. Sanwo-Olu made the promise when he visited the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in the lyana Ipaja area of Lagos for the closing ceremony of the Batch ‘B’, Stream One orientation course. “A sum of N100,000 …

Call it a carnival of feasting and merrymaking, and you are not wrong. The lavish wedding between Afropop singer, songwriter and label owner, David Adedeji Adeleke (well known as Davido) and Chioma Roland was a convergence sorts. It was a gathering of celebrities of different mixes from music, movie, soccer, nightclub entertainment, media icons, to politicians. They all shunned age, …

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, hosted a special gathering to commemorate the Eid-el-Kabir celebration at his Lagos residence. This was made known by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement on Sunday. The event brought together guests, including Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Dr. Mudashiru Obasa; the state Head …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has enjoined Nigerians, particularly Lagos residents, to protect and sustain the present democratic government in Nigeria. He said all hands must be on deck to sustain democracy in Nigeria so that the struggle of the nation’s founding fathers and heroes of democracy, especially those who fought for the return of Nigeria to a democratic …

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rewarded the overall best-graduating student of Lagos State University, Mr. Olaniyi Olawale with N10 million. Sanwo-Olu announced this on Thursday at the university’s 27th convocation grand finale in Lagos. According to a tweet by Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Olawale, who graduated with a CGPA of …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that workers have been enjoying an additional N35,000 monthly wage allowance since January. This is as he revealed the state government would soon roll out a new minimum wage scheme. The governor stated that those who are currently earning a minimum wage of N35,000 monthly or more now take home a salary …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, ordered full assessment of buildings in Dosunmu and adjoining areas on the Lagos Island, following the fire disaster that engulfed the market on Tuesday. Two days after the fire broke, the site remains an active disaster zone, with first responders from the Lagos State Government still battling isolated inferno in some of the …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has extended birthday greetings to President Bola Tinubu on his 72nd birthday. Buhari wished the President good health and a long life so the country could benefit from his “excellent leadership”. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu also congratulated President Tinubu, describing him as a “courageous, audacious, and passionate leader who is committed to the progress, …

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, inaugurated the state’s Special Dispensation ‘Palliative’ Advisory Committee. The unveiling of the committee comes days after the governor rolled out various forms of palliative measures to ease residents on economic hardship occasioned by the economic policies of the Federal Government, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy. In a post on X …

In 2024, Lagos State will sustain its investment momentum towards expanding the growth of the economy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, presented an estimate of N2.2 trillion expenditures to the House of Assembly for next year, proposing increased capital spending across key priority areas in the Economic Affairs sector. There will be renewed focus on Works and Infrastructure next year, …