Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate is a win for Nigerians. Sanwo-Olu said this on Saturday at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, when he returned from Abuja after the APC Congress....
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The ongoing renovation work of the National Arts Theatre Complex will be completed and inaugurated in November, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has said. Mohammed spoke on Saturday shortly after undertaking an inspection tour of work done so far on the facility. He lauded the Bankers’ Committee for providing...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday said it was mobilising the electorate ahead of the 2023 general polls to determine those who would emerge political leaders in the country. Rt. Rev. Stephen Adegbite, Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of CAN, disclosed this in an interview with the News...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state government will explore capital raising via Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to fund infrastructure projects through Equities, Green, Sukuk, and Blue Bonds. Governor Sanwo-Olu further expressed confidence in the opportunities available in the capital market and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional license to Lagos State Government to operate two universities, namely, Lagos State University of Education, with campuses in Ijaniki and Epe and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, Lagos. The Commission disclosed this...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has met with stakeholders on the Magodo/Shangisha land dispute, towards resolving the issues therein. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement on Wednesday, that the meeting was held at the Lagos House, Ikeja, and...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that preparations towards Lagos peace walk planned for December 2021 be put on hold. The governor disclosed this in a statement signed by him on Thursday, November 9, 2021. He said he is “constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk...
President Buhari, Tinubu, other dignitaries to attend launch of Bisi Akande’s autobiography in Lagos
President Buhari, Tinubu, other dignitaries to attend launch of Bisi Akande’s autobiography in Lagos
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – President Muhammadu Buhari would on Thursday lead other dignitaries to attend the public presentation of ‘My Participations,’ the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The President is the Special Guest of Honour. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of...
The Lagos State Government has released the White Paper on the #EndSARS Panel of Inquiry report. According to the government, 11 out of the 32 recommendations made by the panel, have been accepted, six others were accepted but with modifications, while one was rejected. The document also says 14...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the arrest of security operatives involved in the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate, and police brutality cases. Young...
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has described late Mr Babatunde Omidina, a.k.a. Baba Suwe, as a bundle of talents. Commiserating with the Omidina family over the actor’s demise, the governor expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian entertainment industry on the passage of the comic actor. “The late...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has disclosed that the National Assembly will pass the 2022 Appropriation Bill before Christmas. Lawan made the disclosure on Friday night, while receiving the New Telegraph’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Politics, alongside other Nigerians who had distinguished themselves in public service and the private sector....
Lagos State Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO-UN) have signed a 200,000 dollars Unilateral Trust Fund Agreement (UTF) for development of coconut value chain. Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, signed the agreement on behalf of the state government, while the Country...
The Lagos State Government has said 29 families have submitted samples for DNA to identify bodies evacuated from the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi area of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement that the identification of bodies had continued at...
Lagos State Government said on Friday that bodies recovered from the building that collapsed at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, are ready for identification by families. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, while giving update to newsmen at the site of the collapsed 21-storey building, said the bodies were...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The death toll from a building collapse in Ikoyi Area of Lagos State rose to 36 on Thursday after more bodies have been retrieved by rescuers from the debris. The coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the state, Ibrahim Farinloye, said...
At least four persons have died after a high-rise building collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos on Monday. Some five persons have also been rescued alive as rescue operations intensified into the night. More people are believed to still be trapped in the rubble. The Lagos State Emergency...