The Lagos State Government has called upon its students and educators to reciprocate the government’s unwavering dedication and enthusiasm for educational development with hard work and discipline. This exhortation came as primary and secondary schools in the state commenced the 2024/2025 academic session. Mr. Abayomi Abolaji, the Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Ministry of Read More…
The Lagos State Government has initiated a groundbreaking endeavour called “The Art for Climate Change” project, which harnesses the power of creative art to confront climate-related challenges, cultivate awareness, and encourage action through artistic expression. In collaboration with the Creative Youth Community Development Initiative – Solution17 for Climate Action and New York University, Abu Dhabi Read More…
A comprehensive, intelligent, and more integrated approach to transport planning in Africa has been promoted by the Lagos State Government in order to create an effective, egalitarian, and ecologically responsible system. Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, the state’s commissioner for transportation, announced this on Wednesday during the 6th Africa Sustainable Mobility Course in Lagos. According to Oladeinde, Read More…
The residents of the Agboyi and Ikosi/Ketu areas of Lagos state have been educated on the benefits of obtaining a planning permit before embarking on construction by the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA). Mrs. Abimbola Emdin-Umeh, Director of Public Affairs, LASPPPA, in a statement on Sunday, said the sensitisation was in accordance with Read More…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has secured a Court Order authorising it to publicly auction 88 vehicles impounded by the Agency for contravening the One-Way Traffic Law and forfeited to the Government by an order of a Lagos State Mobile Court. Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, disclosed that the Read More…
The Lagos State Government ( LASG) has empowered 200 household heads of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) with household tools to mitigate the effects of poverty in the state. The state Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Segun Dawodu, coordinated the programme organised by the ministry at the Correctional Centre for Junior Boys, Birrel, Read More…
The Lagos State Health Commission on Friday advised healthcare providers to ensure qualitative innovations targeted at excellent medical interventions across the public health facilities in the state. The Permanent Secretary of the Commission, Dr Benjamin Eniayewun, gave the advice when he led an 11-man delegate to Ikorodu and Gbagada General Hospitals. The delegates were on Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Friday flagged off the execution of different projects in the 377 wards across the state, toward taking development to the grassroots. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said at the event at Ikeja that the projects were in fulfilment of promises made during the electioneering campaign. Sanwo-Olu said that the Read More…
The Lagos State Government is to establish N10 billion Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (LACE) in Igbonla, Epe, under a Public\Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the distribution of agricultural inputs and productive assets to 2,743 farmers under the 2020 Agricultural Value Chains Empowerment Programme. Read More…
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: LASEMA Dr Idris Salako, Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, says the state government will enforce the law on demolition of distressed buildings. The commissioner made this known during a visit to the site of the two-storey building which collapsed in the early hours of Saturday on Freeman St. Read More…
