Category: State

Forty youths, on Wednesday, benefited from the Lagos State Government’s empowerment programme that provided 40 cages stocked with 1,000 juvenile catfish respectively in the sea caging culture system at Afowo Community in Badagry. Speaking during a facility tour of the Cage Culture Project, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal stated that the Cage Culture System of Fish Farming is one of the ways being championed by the State Government to maximise the benefits of the abundance of water resources which account for about 22 percent of the State’s…

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In fulfilment of his pledge to end poverty through the implementation of socio-economic empowerment programs, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday empowered a total of 1,050 vulnerable and indigent residents in the state. The Governor, who promised to uplift the living standards of the citizens at the inception of his administration kept part of the promise through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The government achieved the feat by working with various associations across the State, who in turn reached out to the beneficiaries. The event,…

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-Says 2020 budget ready for implementation The progress recorded by Lagos State, since the beginning of the fourth republic, would have been impossible without the guidance of God, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said. The Governor said the successive administrations laboured to put the State on the path of irreversible growth, but said their efforts would have been in vain if God had not led the struggle. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Sunday during the Government’s annual Thanksgiving Service held at the State House in Alausa with the theme: “Offering Glorifies God”. The…

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised residents to take precautionary measures to prevent disasters in view of the prevailing harmattan season which aids the spread of fire. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke through the Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter -Governmental Relations, Dr. Wale Ahmed, urged the people to be cautious because the current low humidity could spread fire, noting that numerous fire outbreaks have been recorded in parts of Nigeria and the rest of the world. The Governor advised Lagosians, including traders as well as shop owners, to always…

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Lagos State Government has finalized negotiations with the Joint Labour in the State over the implementation of the new minimum wage and the consequential adjustment with the endorsement of an agreement between the two parties. The agreement was endorsed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions Mrs Ajibola Ponnle as well as the Permanent Secretary Office of Establishments and Training , Mr Biodun Bamgboye signed as the representatives of the State Government, while the Chairmen of Joint Negotiations Council…

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, disclosed the plan by his Government to expand the capacity of the State-owned Independent Power Plant (IPP). Sanwo-Olu said his administration would be harnessing private investment to boost the output of the IPP in response to the growing need to sustain the “Light-Up Lagos” project of his predecessor and also to absorb more public offices in the State-owned power grid. The Governor made this known during a facility inspection of the IPP in Alausa, which is currently being managed on behalf of…

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Lagos State Government will be pursuing audacious development programmes in 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed in a New Year broadcast. The Governor unveiled his administration’s direction in policies and programmes in the year, disclosing that the Government would be prioritising investment in critical infrastructure with a new vigour. Sanwo-Olu said the State Government was prepared to shift the burden of transportation away from roads alone, disclosing that there would be renewed focus on waterways and rail transportation in the current year. The objective, the Governor said, is to disperse traffic…

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Security strategies put in place by the Lagos State Government has yielded fruits with the reduction in the spate of crime in the State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu said some of the security challenges inherited by his administration at inception had been largely contained, but said his Government was not resting on its oars to keep the State safe for business and living. The Governor made the disclosure after the State’s final Security Council meeting in the year. After the meeting held behind closed doors in Alausa,…

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In fulfillment of the welfare packages promised by the State Government to its workforce, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has presented a total sum of N480m to the families of 258 deceased workers as life insurance premium benefits. The Commissioner for the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke made this presentation to the families of the deceased workers of Lagos State comprising 152 primary school teachers (teaching and non-teaching) and 106 local government workers at the Digital Village Alausa, Ikeja. Arobieke, disclosed…

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