Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned late Chief Nathaniel Folarin Coker, describing his demise as a huge loss to the country. Coker passed away on Wednesday in Lagos after a brief illness at the age of 97. In a condolence message on Thursday, Sanwo-Olu said late Folarin Coker was one of the front-runners in…
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[BREAKING] Onigbongbo LCDA Chairman Dies Of COVID-19
The Chairman of Onigbongbo LCDA Council in Lagos, Mr. Francis Babatunde Oke dies of Covid-19 complications Wednesday morning. The chairman of Onigbongbo local council development area, Babatunde Oke has become the latest high profile politician to succumb to the new coronavirus. Oke, who contracted COVID-19 recently, was receiving treatment at the Gbagada isolation centre until…
Court Orders Oshodi LGA To Pay N1M Charges For Extorting Motorist
A High Court in Ikeja has ordered Oshodi Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos to compensate one motorist N1 million for alleged extortion. Officials believed to have been working with the LGA had collected the sum of N28,000 from Louis Idahosa for allegedly driving against traffic (one-way). Delivering judgment, Justice Obafemi Adamson said that local governments lack…
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Unveils 13.6KM Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Corridor
Lagos State Government on Tuesday commissioned the Oshodi-Abule Egba Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)13.68 kilometre-long corridor as activities stood still in the axis. The BRT project was handled and supervised by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) – an agency of the State’s Ministry of Transportation. The Oshodi-Abule Egba corridor is a major link for…
LASG Moves To Revive Badagry Organic Farm to Boost Food Security
As part of the effort to revive agriculture in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has direct strategic focus on the ancient city of Badagry, one of the five traditional divisions of the State whose mainstay is agriculture and fishing. Also, the Governor’s pilot agriculture scheme (Lagos Food Production Park) is to take off in Badagry,…
Conditional Cash Transfer Commences in Lagos
Eligible Lagos State residents enrolled on the Conditional Cash Transfer policy has received the sum of N10,000 for the months of May and June 2020. The conditional Cash Transfer policy, an initiative of the Federal Government to the most vulnerable and indigent of the society was officially flagged off in Lagos today at Amuwo Odofin…
Southwest Lawyers Sign Communique, Reject Akpata’s Election As Next NBA President
The South-West Lawyers’ Forum has opposed the result of last week the national election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which produced Mr. Olumide Akpata as the next bar President. LagosspyNG understands that the Forum signed a communiqué dated August 1, 2020, claiming manipulation of the election in favor of Akpata. The group claimed that…
Lagos First Lady Advocates Exclusive Breastfeeding For Children’s Wellbeing
The wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has advises nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first six months after delivery. According to Mrs Sanwo-Olu, during the 2020 World Breastfeeding Week, breastfeeding will go a long way to improve a child’s growth and development. She said the importance of exclusive breastfeeding cannot…
[FULL SPEECH]: Lagos State Government Issues Latest Coronavirus Update
Dear Lagosians, I would like to start by publicly expressing my condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones in recent times to reckless and avoidable road accidents involving trailers and containers; as well as accidents on our waterways. The wheel of the law will take its course and all those responsible…
Eid-El-Kabir Celebration: Sanwo-Olu, Meets Patients, Health Practitioners at Hospitals
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke, on Friday, celebrated Eid-el-Kabir with in-patients and health practitioners. The dueo visited Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Broad Street and some other hospitals in different parts of the State. The Governor and his wife while at the various hospitals chatted with the patients and the medical…
MC Oluomo Warns Travellers To Board Vehicles At Motor Parks
The Chairman National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos State Council, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya aka Mc- Oluomo has warned travelers to ensure that they board vehicles at motor parks across the state. “I advised those that would be traveling for Eld -el -Kabir celebration with their loved ones to any part of the country…
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Delivers EID-EL-KABIR Speech, Calls for Moderate Celebrations
Ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has felicitated with Muslims urging them to observe Covid-19 safety rules. Sanwo-Olu, in his Eid-el-Kabir message released on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, congratulated Muslims in Lagos and advised them to continue on the path of spirituality and peaceful co-existence. The…
Sanwo-Olu Okays N1Billion Seed Capital For Tourism Business
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the approval of N1 billion seed capital for investment in tourism to drive growth in he sector. Sanwo-Olu made this announcement on Wednesday at the 6th Lagos Corporate Assembly held at the Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa. The Governor said the investment was required to bolster the hospitality…
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Wants To Meet The Boy Who Told His Mum To Calm Down
Governor of Lagos State, Jide Sanwo-Olu has expressed his desire to meet the young lad who was seen in a viral video, asking his mom to ‘calm down’ after offending her. Sanwo-Olu commended the young boy for his sobriety and urged Lagosians to emulate and demonstrate his sense of self-restraint at this time the world is combating the…
Third Mainland Bridge Repairs: Fashola Decries Long Time of Neglect
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Wednesday, said the on-going repair works on the Third Mainland Bridge and other Federal Government projects in the state are a result of a long time of neglect by successive governments in Nigeria. The Minister made the remarks in Lagos when he paid an official inspection visit…
Tourism Ministry holds Maiden Edition of Digital Lagos Party
Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has said Lagosians can still have fun moderately without breaching safety protocols of the contagious COVID-19. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf made this assertion over the weekend during the maiden edition of the Digital Lagos Party hosted by the Ministry across the social…
LAGS To Setup E-Commerce Hub For Agric Producers To Create Export Opportunities
The Lagos State Government is planning to set up an e-commerce hub or platform for agriculture producers to sell farm produce for export purposes, an official said. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who stated this during the inspection tour of venues for the Eko City Framers Market (Ileya Edition) at St….
Lagos State Government Meets Stakeholders On Implementation of Building Insurance Policy
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, has kick-started discussions with stakeholders on the need for a smooth and successful implementation of the building insurance requirement stipulated for buildings above two floors by the Regional Planning and Development (Amendment) Law 2019. As part of efforts to ensure the successful…
Sanwo-Olu Pays Over N8.7BN To 2,309 Retirees In Six Months
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disbursed more than N8.7 billion as Accrued Pension Rights to 2,309 retirees’ savings accounts between January and June, 2020. The Director-General of Lagos State Pension Commission, LASPEC, Mr. Babalola Obilana, revealed this while giving an update on the payment. He affirms that Lagos State remains exceptional in…
Lagos HoS Charges Permanent Secretaries, Accounting Officers to be Proactive
The Lagos State Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has charged the recently appointed Permanent Secretaries and Chief Executive Officers of Agencies in the State Public Service to see their positions as trust and responsibilities that come with high expectations. He expressed optimism that, individually and collectively, they will justify the confidence reposed in…