Category: State

Wale Jagun  -Interact with staff on policy direction   Day after their inauguration, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, resumed work on Tuesday, rededicating themselves to serving Lagosians as they launched into their second term. Their first duty call was a joint visit to the State secretariat in Alausa, where they were received by an ecstatic crowd of government workers. The Governor and his deputy had unrestricted interactions with staff across cadres in the State’s workforce with the aim to elevate their morale and incorporate…

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his administration’s readiness to partner with would-be investors and distribution companies (DisCos) on sustainable power in the State. He said his administration will continue to collaborate with investors to improve power generation, transmission and distribution in the State, ensuring that quality power supply is provided for Lagos residents. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and its investor group, WPG, at Lagos House, Marina. The team was led by…

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Mariam Akinloye In order to address the challenges facing the availability of eggs confronting the poultry farmers, the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture has facilitated the offtake of 300, 000 from the Erikorodo Poultry Estate in Ikorodu after weeks of engagements. The Ministry of Agriculture that brokered the agreement was led Hon. Commissioner, Ms. Abisola Olusanya and other senior officials of the ministry. The operation commenced on Monday, April 10, 2023. According to a statement today by the Ministry’s Public Relation Officer, Mrs Sodipo, the support of the government shall…

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Wale Jagun – Asks politicians to shun divisive acts, statements Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reassured residents of the State that Red Line Rail will be delivered to them as an alternative means of transportation before the end of his first term in office. The Governor gave the assurance on Tuesday while speaking to journalists at Oyingbo in Lagos after an inspection tour of the ongoing Red Line Rail project and vehicular overpass bridges at Yaba and Oyingbo train stations. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied on the tour…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has warned residents to stay away from the Blue Line Train tracks, as they are electrified and can kill trespassers. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, gave the warning on Wednesday while fielding questions from presenters on Arise Television Morning Show. He explained that the newly commissioned Blue Rail Line will be the first of its kind in Africa, adding that it will be powered by its own electricity through a dedicated Independent Power Project (IPP) and about four power sources…

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Our Editor  The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed the sum of N2,640,000.00 as an initial deposit for the 2023 holy pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, directed all the intending pilgrims that could not perform the Y2022 holy pilgrimage but left their money with the State Government and defer their intentions till the Y2023 exercise to endeavour to pay the sum of N1,340,000.00 in addition to the initial deposit of N1.3 million paid…

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Our Editor Exactly 1:31pm on Wednesday, history was recorded in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu formally stepped into the coach of the newly completed Lagos Blue Line and took the first trip aboard the electric-powered rail infrastructure. The Governor led his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, members of the State cabinet, reporters and members of the public on a ride from the National Theatre Station to the iconic station in Marina. The trip took approximately 10 minutes. For the first time,…

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 Kunle Adelabu Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, commissioned the newly installed Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre (WMDMC) at the Five Cowrie Terminal – the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in Falomo, Ikoyi. The Data Management Centre, which is first of its kind in the country, is a centralised monitoring base for all activities on the Lagos waterway. By the technology, LASWA is now empowered to generate real-time information, enhance safety and gather data for continuous improvement of the inland waterways. The Governor also unveiled advanced DJI…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has expressed its readiness to ensure the smooth and seamless conduct of the 2023 population and housing census in the State in 2023. The Special Adviser, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Hon. Mobolaji Ogunlende stated this on Thursday during a press briefing organised in preparation for the Lagos State Stakeholders Summit on Y20223 Population and Housing Census scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 20th December, 2022 at the Adeyemi-Bero Hall, Secretariat, Alausa. He listed the goal of the Summit to include a broadening…

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Government has said the proposed Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge which has three to four years completion period is neither a mirage nor a white elephant project. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Aramide Adeyoye, stated this at the 15th edition of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the proposed Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge Project Stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday, said the proposed project would make room for future expansion, curb gridlock and bring development to neighbouring communities. The meeting was organised for…

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