Some experts on Saturday called for the upgrade of slums in Nigeria through sustained efforts to build resilient cities that would enhance good health and welfare of the residents. The experts who made the calls at a zoom meeting organised by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), also said Read More…
On a day that only two COVID19 deaths were recorded nationwide, Lagos notched yet again its highest single day record of 254 new COVID19 cases. Though there are no figures on testing for Lagos, it may appear that the new cases came out of the 1038 tests reported nationwide for Thursday. Lagos now has 4,377 Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday, dedicated his administration’s first anniversary in office to frontline health workers in the state. Sanwo-Olu, said this at the State House, Marina, during a simple ceremony to mark his administration’s first year in office. He said the frontline health and emergency workers had paid great sacrifices in Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday inaugurated 18 projects in commemoration of his first year in office. The inauguration was held virtually in line with the demands of COVID-19 in which the state remained the epicentre in the country. The projects inaugurated included a concrete jetty with shoreline protection at Ikorodu, rehabilitation, upgrading Read More…
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…
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…
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 The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier reported that the BRT operator had withdrawn its services since Monday over losses occasioned Read More…
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…
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 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…