As part of efforts aimed at ensuring efficient service delivery in Lagos, the state government has abolished promoting civil servants based on career progression for performance appraisal. Speaking at a briefing to announce activities to mark this year’s public service week, themed, ‘Transforming Governance to Realize the Sustainable Development Goals’, the Head of Service, Lagos…

The Lagos State Government is to introduce an efficient pension scheme for its workforce, an official said on Sunday. Under the new regime, retirees will be paid their gratuity (lump sum) within three months after retirement. The Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mrs Folashade Onanuga, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the…

Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has admonished budding entrepreneurs to be focused, gain knowledge about what the market wants and be courageous, because these qualities are keys to making a success of any business endeavour. Speaking at the launch of an outlet of Bia Live Well, a bar for…

The Lagos State government has emphasised the need for strategic management function as a way to enhancing performance of workforce and increase productivity across the state. The Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, said the state will continue to invest in the State Civil Service through consistent training and workshops in order to increase and deepen the soft skills…

In order to ensure that reports of incidents of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence as well as child abuse are met with timely and holistic response, concerted steps have been taken...

The Lagos State Government said on Friday that it had concluded plans to transform the Sabo Industrial Estate in Yaba into a technology hub and a silicon valley within 18 monhs. The state Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Hakeem Fahm, made the disclosure at the 2018 Ministerial Press Briefing in commemoration of the third…

Lagos State Government supported 2,046 indigent persons with over N254m in the last three years.

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, says the lingering issue of waste management in Lagos State will soon be resolved. Tinubu gave the assurance on Friday in Lagos during a meeting with the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), otherwise known as PSP. He said that there was the…

Lagos State Government has said it will soon commence the enforcement of its Stage Carriage Permit law.  The Law, which is a provision of the Road Traffic Law, mandates operators of any motor vehicle designed for the carriage of goods or passengers to obtain the permit. Stressing the need to obtain the permit by those concerned in…

The Lagos State Government says it will soon pay compensation to owners of demolished properties removed for the International Airport Road reconstruction in line with regeneration of the entire Oshodi axis. Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode made the disclosure on Thursday in Lagos during the inspection of some major projects in the state. The News Agency of…

Lagos State Government has changed civil servants in the State to embrace proper time management to boost maximum productivity. The governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, who spoke at a two-training for top civil servants held in Lagos said improper time management often resulted in missed deadlines and poor productivity. Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner for…

While commending the Lagos State Government on the reduction in the invoiced rate of the Land Use Charge (LUC) demand notices for 2018 sent to businesses and residents, members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) has urged the state government to reconsider some critical requirements which were not listed for amendments in the new law.…