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Lagos LG Chair: Increased Federal Allocation Should Drive Grassroots Development

Robert Imoh — Tue, 19 May 2026 11:30:18 +0000

Mr. Abdulateef Ashimi, Chairman of Somolu Local Government Area, has affirmed that the recent increase in federal allocations provides councils with sufficient resources to drive tangible grassroots development. Speaking in an interview with our correspondence, Ashimi emphasized that local government chairmen now have no excuse for failing to deliver visible infrastructural and human capital improvements […]

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AIG Olohundare Jimoh Announces Policing Reforms to Boost Security in Lagos and Ogun States

Robert Imoh — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:18:12 +0000

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 Command, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, has introduced a series of policing reforms aimed at improving operational efficiency and bolstering security in Lagos and Ogun States. Jimoh made the announcement during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at Lagos House […]

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NLC Calls for N225,000 Minimum Wage for Lagos Workers on May Day

Robert Imoh — Fri, 01 May 2026 15:58:22 +0000

During the International Workers’ Day (May Day) celebration, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State Council called for a substantial increase in the minimum wage for Lagos workers. The NLC, led by Chairperson Comrade Funmi Sessi, urged the Lagos State Government to raise the minimum wage from the current N85,000 to N225,000, citing rising inflation […]

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LASG diverts traffic for pedestrian bridge demolition in Ikeja

Robert Imoh — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:13:53 +0000

The Lagos State Government says traffic will be diverted at Ikeja Along bus stop, between Ile Zik and Conoil Petrol Station, on the Oshodi bound lane from Saturday to Sunday. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement in Lagos. Osiyemi said the diversion would be between the hours […]

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Cholera: LASG wants pupils maintain hygiene as schools resume

Robert Imoh — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:49:08 +0000

Ahead of schools’ resumption from mid-term and Eid-el Kabir breaks, the Lagos State Government has called on public and private school administrators to ensure pupils’ hygiene in order to curb cholera outbreak. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the call at a press briefing at the Lagos House, Marina. ” The children […]

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LASG disburses N2.7bn insurance to deceased civil servants

Robert Imoh — Tue, 28 May 2024 14:54:15 +0000

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it had paid N2,672,305,372 from 2019 to date as benefits to families of deceased civil servants under it Group Life Insurance policy. The Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Abayomi Oluyomi, said this in Alausa, Ikeja, at a ministerial news briefing to commemorate Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s first […]

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Police arrest suspected cultist in Lagos, recover gun

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:38:49 +0000

Police in Lagos State arrested a 23-year-old suspected cultist on Sunday and recovered a firearm from him. Spokesman of the police in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest and stated that the suspect’s accomplices were on the run. “The suspect and his fellow suspected cultists stormed a Lagos residential estate to avenge an earlier […]

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Let’s put politics behind, make Nigeria better in 2024- APC

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:36:34 +0000

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has urged Nigerians to put the partisan politics of 2023 behind and unite to make the country a better place in 2024. The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, make this remark in his New Year Message on Sunday in Lagos. “2023 has gone into history […]

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Police arrest man for allegedly printing, distributing fake Police ID Cards

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:42:10 +0000

The Police in Lagos State have arrested a man, who allegedly paraded himself as a Police officer before commercial motorcyclists, whom he allegedly defrauded the sum of N670,000. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the suspect was arrested after information about his activities was received […]

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States should invest in people-oriented projects, programs- Sanwo-olu

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 18:16:23 +0000

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged state governments to invest more on people-oriented projects and programs in order to benefit from the bold economic initiatives of the federal government. In an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said this would complement the dividends of democracy which these initiatives are coming up […]

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Lagos Govt moves to create laws for artistes’ royalties

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:19:11 +0000

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said that plans were underway to create laws that would empower Nigerian artistes to gain access to their full royalties from their record labels. Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, disclosed this during an interview session with members of the Association of Nigerian Journalists […]

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Motorists, residents want Gov. Sanwo-Olu to repair Ikorodu-Epe Expressway

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:42:06 +0000

Epe residents in Lagos State and motorists plying the Epe-Ikorodu Expressway on Monday urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to repair the highway. Those who spoke in Epe lamented that the only expressway that linked Epe with Ikorodu was in deplorable condition. They argued that if the road was repaired, it would make life easy for its […]

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Lagos set for 3-day countdown fiesta

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 11:11:06 +0000

The Lagos State Government on Friday said that the ‘2024 #Greater Lagos Fiesta’ would feature a three-day entertainment show across the five divisions of the state. Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, who disclosed this at a news conference in Lagos, said the event would hold from Dec. 29. to […]

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Ojodu Berger footbridge structurally fit, safe for use –Lagos govt.

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:57:04 +0000

Lagos State Government has re-affirmed the integrity of the pedestrian bridge at Ojodu Berger bus stop, saying it is structurally stable and fit for human use. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman for Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr Shina Odunuga, said the state government placed high premium on safety of the lives […]

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Rainfall pattern, others affect cost of local rice – Sanwo-Olu’s aide

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:32:39 +0000

The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Agriculture, Dr Oluwarotimi Fashola, has identified inconsistent rainfall pattern as the major factor affecting rice production. Fashola made this known in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, while reacting to the consistent hike in the cost of local rice. He added that intermittent drought, […]

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