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Across many major roads and streets of Lagos are streetlight poles that do not illuminate roads and streets at night. This is a huge departure from what it used to be between 2015 and 2019, when the LightUp Project of the state government was launched.

Like many national assets, Festac Town in Amuwo Odofin Local Council of Lagos State is rotting away with government paying little or no attention to maintain its facilities. Road infrastructure is a major asset in any residential or industrial estate.

Despite multiple regulatory agencies overseeing compliance with the rules guiding building construction in Lagos,the state is still experiencing incessant building collapse attributed majorly to sharp practices.

At the end of second quarter of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that Lagos State has a domestic debt of N996.44b, while the external debt is $1.26 billion. This is despite the state’s N651.15 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and 160.93 billion, which is federal allocation in 2022 and N400 billion IGR as of half year IGR of 2023.

It is four years and five months that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu got sworn in as the governor of Lagos State. But a day after he was sworn-in, May 30, 2019 precisely, he promised to end the menace of articulated vehicles parking on Lagos roads, especially port access roads. He pledged this while on a field…

In terms of good road networks, Ogun State has never had it so bad in recent years, going by the current state of the roads and what many see as the indifference of the state government to the plight of the residents.

October 1, 1960 would remain indelible in Nigeria’s history. Nigerians will continue to cherish the day because it was on that day that the country was granted full independence from Great Britain, and it received its Freedom Charter from the Queen’s representative at the independence ceremony, Princess Alexandra of Kent. Marked low-keyed today across the…

No fewer than 71 pupils have passed out of Achievax Base Schools, Alakuko, Lagos State.Among them was Favour, Omotola, the Head girl and daughter of the owner of the schools.At the schools’ 16th graduation, the graduands were entertained by the pupils. There were presentations from the various arms of the schools: KG, Nursery, primary and secondary.

Curated to focus on ideal family values in the society, The Blue Peers club recently commemorated its 40-year anniversary. Speaking during the event, the president of the club, Alhaji Tayo Adebanjo, said the club came into existence 40 years ago, comprising five young professionals of diverse backgrounds who came together to help one another and…

Travellers and motorists plying the Warri-Benin dual carriage way are lamenting the dilapidated state of the road. For a journey from Benin to Warri that is usually covered in less than one hour, motorists and travellers endure harrowing experiences....

The deplorable state of Olodo bridge and connecting roads in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has resulted in frustration for road users and a lull in economic activities. Motorists and residents that ply the bridge are currently in pains following its collapse that has forced them to either take alternative routes that cost them more…

Not many people are capable of making a difference in their field of study or profession, but Dr. Ayebo Bolanle Francine is indeed making a mark in the accounting industry.