To enhance the ease of doing business, the Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was adopting various reforms to boost physical planning services and public confidence. The state’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, said this during the annual ministerial press briefing to mark the first anniversary of the Babajide Read More…
Day: 29 May 2020
68 Corps members to repeat service year in Lagos
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) coordinator in Lagos, Mr Eddy Megwa, says 68 corps members in the 2019 Stream I Batch B would have to repeat their service year in the state. The state coordinator made this known on Thursday, at the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat, one of the venues for the passing out ceremony Read More…
Lagos BRT operator announces increase in fares
Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) says it has secured approval to increase its fares across all routes with effect from Friday to keep serving the people. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier reported that the BRT operator had withdrawn its services since Monday over losses occasioned Read More…
Lagos unfolds projects to shore up food security status to 40%
The Lagos State Government has unfolded various agricultural projects to shore up food security status and ensure sustainability. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made the disclosure on Thursday while rendering accounts of activities undertaken by the ministry in the last one year. The event was to commemorate the first year anniversary of Read More…
Lagos Govt supports 2,204 businesses in 12 months
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), says it has supported 2,204 businesses in the last 12 months towards reducing unemployment in the state. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Yetunde Arobieke, made this known on Thursday in Ikeja, during the Ministerial Press Briefing to mark one year Read More…
Lagos Govt targets 150 technology solutions in 2021
Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), says it is targeting 150 technological applications/solutions in 2021. The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Hakeem Fahm, made this known on Thursday at the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing, commemorating the One Year in Office of the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration. Falm said that Read More…
Lagos parents kick against reopening of schools
Some parents in Lagos State have kicked against reopening of schools in view of the continued spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in interviews that it was important for the federal and state governments to continue to safeguard children from the pandemic. NAN reports that the Federal Read More…
Lagos BRT resumes services Friday
The operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Primero Transport Services Ltd., says it will restore services on Friday, following talks with the Lagos State Government over withdrawal of its services. The BRT operator had withdrawn its services since Monday over losses due to COVID-19 new transport guidelines that mandated it to commute only Read More…
NCDC confirms 182 new cases of COVID-19, total active cases now hits 6064
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 182 new cases of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), in the country, the total active cases for Nigeria now stand at 6,064. The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, said that as at May 28, 2020, 182 new confirmed cases and five deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Read More…