Category: State

In a bid to curb the menace of illegal building construction and building collapse, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has commenced the on-site inspection of planning permits tagged “Operation Show Your Planning Permit”. Speaking at the flag-off of the operation in Onikoyi, Banana Island and environs on Monday, the Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said the compliance exercise would be extended to other parts of the State during the coming week. The Commissioner said that it…

Kunle Adelabu The Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Agriculture, Ms Abisola Ruth Olusanya has stated that the state government has been supporting farmers in the state with various programmes to ensure increase food production and improve food security. She stated this at the 2nd Farmers’ Improvement Workshop (FIW) organized by the School of Agriculture, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, and held at the School of Agriculture Auditorium, lkorodu main campus, on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. The workshop was tagged, ‘Sharing Knowledge for Improved Farmers’. Ms Olusanya, who…

The Lagos State Government has appealed to residents of the State, particularly the leisure and entertainment business operators to comply with environmental laws guiding their businesses during the forthcoming Valentine’s day celebration, urging them to “spread love and not noise.” This appeal was contained in a statement jointly released by the General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr. Dolapo Fasawe and the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr. Lanre Mojola at Ikeja. The statement enjoined the public, particularly the owners of event centres as well as leisure,…

Our Reporter Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said part of the strategies to realise his administration’s traffic and transportation blueprint is to scale up the capability of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to discharge its mandate. Improving efficiency of the State-owned traffic management agency, Sanwo-Olu said, is central to the efforts being put forward by his Government to diffuse gridlocks on the roads and reduce travel time for commuters. The Governor spoke on Wednesday at the passing-out parade of 1,017 newly recruited LASTMA officers who graduated…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday insisted that there was no going back on the government’s position to enforce restriction on commercial motorcycles and tricycles known as ‘Okada’ and ‘ Keke Marwa’ in local parlance. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Tuesday, while speaking at the official launch of commercial operations in water transportation by Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) at an event held at Badore Ferry Terminal in Ajah. Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would not give in to blackmail and “uninformed criticism” of its decision to restrict Okada…

Lagos State Government has formally kicked off commercial waterways transportation, with the official launch of eight newly acquired speed boats by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu unveiled the speed boats, which will be operated by the Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY), at a ceremony held at Badore Ferry Terminal in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. Six routes of operations for the ferry – Ikorodu to Falomo; Ikorodu to Ebute Ero and Marina; Ebute Ojo to Ijegun Egba, Apapa and Marina; Bayeku to Oke Ira Nla and Falomo; Mile 2 to Marina,…