In picture above: From left, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, Mrs Solabomi Sasore; Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources, Mr Olalere Odusote and Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso during the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources news conference to commemorate the 2nd Years in office of Gov. Sanwo-Olu Administration Read More…
The Chairman of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Ayotunde Philips, has advocated for inclusivity mechanisms for women, youths, Persons with Disabilities and other vulnerable population in the political parties’ activities and processes. She stated this at the Commission’s headquarters during a strategic consultation parley with Chairmen and Secretaries of registered Political Parties in Lagos, Read More…
The Lagos State government says it plans to hold its local government councils poll in July. Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, Chairman of Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission (LASIEC) said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Phillips said election into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Councillors in all the 20 local councils Read More…
As Lagos State flagged off its vaccination exercise against the COVID-19 pandemic with 507,000 vaccines, many Lagosians seem to be circumspect about taking the vaccine. In a Twitter poll carried out by Lagos Metropolitan (LM), as many as 52.4% of respondents who are believed to be Lagosians, said they would not be taking the vaccine. Read More…
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Debt Management Office (DMO), Mr. Olujimi Ige, has disclosed that funds accessed by the State Ministries, Departments and Agencies from the proceeds of the N100bn Bond issued in January 2020, were used for developmental and capital projects across the State. Commenting on the Bond issued early last year by the Read More…
Buhari, Tinubu pay respects to the late journalist, first civilian governor of Lagos State Encomiums have been pouring in for the first civilian governor of Lagos State who passed away in the early hours of Thursday in Lagos. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu had in an announcement at around 1 pm on Thursday said: “With Read More…
The Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar, says the team going for the 20th edition of National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo will be based on the merit and not numbers. Gafaar stated this in a statement issued on Sunday by the commission’s Director of Public Relations, Mrs Titi Oshodi-Oke, after a zoom meeting Read More…
The Lagos State Law Enforcement Training Institute (LETI) says it has devised new strategies to train no fewer than seven thousands law enforcement officers at its Annual Mandatory In-Service Training. Its Director-General, Mr Ifalade Oyekan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the institute trained 6,329 officers in 2020, hoping to surpass the figures Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, on Saturday, described digitisation as critical for the country to attain its food security needs. Olusanya, who said this at the launch of a book entitled: “The Rise of Digital Agriculture,” which held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, added that the book was phenomenal and Read More…
Sanwo-Olu Reveals Lagos’ Plans Towards Ending Pandemic On Live TV Interview Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed the State Government’s plan on Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine rollout and the effort to bolster mass vaccination of residents in the State. Lagos, Sanwo-Olu disclosed, is aiming to achieve 60 per cent vaccine rollout when the vaccination Read More…