As part of efforts geared towards engaging public and private school students as well as creating opportunities for them to participate in various programmes online while at home, the Lagos State Government has finalised plans for the Year 2020 Governor’s Quiz Competition. Disclosing this during an interview held on Wednesday at the Secretariat, Alausa, the Read More…
Month: August 2020
Lagos Govt reduces Land Use Charge by 48%, waives N5.8bn penalties
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the reduction of the Land Use Charge (LUC) to the pre-2018 charges, indicating a reduction of 48 per cent. The Commissioner for Finance, Dr Rabiu Olowo, made this known at a news briefing on the 2020 New Land Use Charge Law in Alausa, Ikeja. Olowo also announced that Read More…
Resuming Lagos schools comply with COVID-19 protocols
Secondary Schools in Lagos State are complying with the COVID-19 prevention protocols, as students in exit classes resume. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents, who visited some schools in the state, report that water, soaps , alcohol-based hand sanitisers and infrared thermometer were provided by the schools. Also, compulsory wearing of nose masks and Read More…
Lagos First Lady seeks exclusive breastfeeding for child’s growth
First Lady of Lagos State, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday urged expectant and nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months after delivery. In a message to commemorate 2020 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), Sanwo-Olu said that exclusive breastfeeding would go a long way to improve a child’s growth and development. She said Read More…
LASWA impounds engines of six erring boat operators for safety violations
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Tuesday said that it had impounded engines of six passengers’ boat operators in its renewed efforts to sanitise waterways to prevent boat mishaps. Its General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos by Mrs Nkechi Ajayi, the Public Affairs Officer of LASWA. There have Read More…
How to rescue ourselves from our political leaders(5)
Identify your candidates now Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye Picture above credit: “Scramble for Africa” by Yinka Shonibare, (2003) Credit: Courtesy Yinka Shonibare/Stephen White/Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Most honest, hardworking people with the capacity to transform our country and states never run because the present system is jinxed against good people. To run the race the way we Read More…
LASG Intensifies Fumigation of Public Schools ahead of Resumption
Preparatory to the planned resumption of terminal class students, the Lagos State Government has intensified the periodic fumigation/decontamination of all public secondary schools. A press release by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Mrs. Aderonke Odeneye on Saturday stated that majority of the public secondary schools in the six educational districts have been reached. Read More…
How to rescue ourselves from our political leaders(4)
Forget the Federal Government, focus on the State and Local Government Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye Picture above credit: Oluwarantimi by Polly Alakija, public art project commissioned by the Lagos State Government ©Tayo Adeoye Ninety percent of critiques in Nigeria focus on the Federal government. While it cannot be denied that the Federal government wields enormous powers Read More…
Sanwoolu directs reopening of worship centres as Lagos records decline in COVID-19 positive cases
– Gov Directs Re-Opening Secondary Schools For SS3, TECIII – Night Clubs, Cinemas To Remain Closed In picture above: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle), addressing Lagosians on the gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown, at Lagos House, Marina, on Saturday, August 1, 2020. With him (L-R): Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyo Read More…