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2 days ago
Except something urgent is done, Lagos State is in the threshold of an epidemic owing to recklessness of a government agency that led to the demolition of the Central Sewage Plan meant for the Low Cost Housing Estate in Mile 2 area of Amuwo-Odofin Local Council without providing an alternative.
2 days ago
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, commissioned two 29MVA injection power substations in Surulere, Lagos. The projects were facilitated by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
4 days ago
A former governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has advised the Lagos State Government to reduce levies and taxes as a measure to ease the current social economic challenges on the residents.
14 Mar
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said the projection of the state government was to increase Lagos share of the African gaming market to 30 per cent and solidify the status of state as a key player in the gaming industry, largely being propelled through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
11 Mar
Lagos State Government has planned to adopt groin technology used in other African countries to preserve and protect coastline communities in the state from going into extinction as a result of the impact of coastal erosion.
11 Mar
A woman who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun has allegedly jumped into the river from the moving boat, the police have said.
8 Mar
The Lagos State Government has announced that motorists travelling towards Oshodi Under Bridge, en route PWD, Ikeja Along, will have their traffic diverted there on Saturday, March 9.
8 Mar
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; industrialist, Rasak Okoya; Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and Dr Adedeji Adeleke have been named among the 40 most influential people in Nigeria, in a new book.
29 Feb
Lagos State government has cautioned allottees of housing estates against hosting tenants that pose a threat to the security of the estates.
27 Feb
Three persons died from a boat mishap in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. According to the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), at about 7.17 pm on Monday, the 26th of February 2024, it got a distress call that a 17 seater boat named Oluwaseyifunmi, loaded with 14 passengers was involved in an accident along…
27 Feb
Forty-two days after Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed the 2024 budget into law, the state's financial plan is yet to be available on the website of the state's Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget.
27 Feb
Lagos State government, yesterday, commenced plans to expand its waste management and treatment horizon by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Ghana-based firm, Jospong Group of Companies.

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