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The Lagos State Government has initiated steps to collaborate with the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) for the prevention of building collapse in the State. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, disclosed this during the visit of a delegation from BCPG to his office in Alausa recently, noting that the Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf has charged the entire workforce of the Ministry to ensure that all visitors and tourists to the State experience the best of Lagos tourism, entertainment, arts and culture. The Commissioner gave the charge during the staff retreat with the theme “Strategic Re-branding of Read More…
Some officials of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at Hajj/Cargo terminal Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, have been alleged to have engaged in the breaching of airport security by forcefully opening the security gate at the cargo terminal. This is contained in a statement issued by the Federal Airports Authority Read More…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Saturday says the ongoing rehabilitation of the Marine Bridge in Apapa is 66 per cent completed. Popoola, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that rehabilitation of the bridge was being done in phases. The controller said Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has announced that the state is out of the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a Channels TV interview on Friday, the commissioner revealed that COVID-19 increased late last year when a lot of people returned to Lagos for the holidays but currently, the figures Read More…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), Alkali Baba, has directed Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alabi to take over the Police Command in Lagos State from CP Hakeem Odumosu who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer (DFPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the directive to the Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says building a world class health system is a priority of his administration. Sanwo-Olu said this on Friday in Lagos during the Y2021 Health Forum with the theme, “The Art of Building a World Class Health System.” The programme was organised by the Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Read More…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has rejected the Advice of the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) exonerating students and officials of Dowen College, Lagos, from the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of the college. The group has hired the legal services of Chief Anthony George-Ikoli (SAN) to seek justice over the demise Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that unlocking the potential of the Southwest would depend on the commitment of regional governments to stronger alliances and exploration of evidence-driven solutions for sustainable development. Speaking at the two-day Southwest Investment Promotion Agencies Conference (IPAC-1) in Ikeja, the Governor explained that the forum was informed by Read More…
Lagos State Government has charged the State Council on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to create and drive programmes that would enhance the capacities of MSMEs to deliver on their mandate. Addressing members of the MSMEs in Ikeja at Quarterly Council Meeting on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. Lola Akande, Read More…