At least 9 persons have been rescued from the site of the collapsed twenty-one-storey building on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos. The number of dead bodies recovered from the rubble has also climbed to twenty as at 5:30 this evening. Some family members and friends of those who were still trapped in the collapsed building staged a…
Owners of structures that are erected under high-tension electricity power lines and close to canals in Agege have been given twenty-one days to move out of such areas. This is because the Lagos State Government has concluded plans to move its demolition equipment into Akilo Road, Agege, where some persons have built houses and shops. Special Adviser…
All is set for the second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination exercise in Lagos State, which begins tomorrow. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that the exercise is being done with the Moderna vaccine, which comes with two doses. Speaking during a media briefing at the State House in Ikeja, said Lagos State received a little above three hundred…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged the fifty-seven newly inaugurated local government chairmen in Lagos State to execute programmes and projects that will help promote development and reduce poverty among people in the grassroots. Governor Sanwo-Olu also reminded the council chairmen that the manifesto of the APC, which they represent, gives top consideration for development and the welfare…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reconstituted the Governing Council of Lagos State University. The new LASU Governing Council has veteran accountant, Sir David Olabanji Sunmoni, as Chairman and Pro-chancellor. During the inauguration ceremony; Governor Sanwo-Olu said it marked a new chapter of progress and resolution of issues surrounding the appointment of a Vice Chancellor for the…
The Lagos State Government is going ahead with its plan to completely end the operation of Okada riders in the state. This is despite concerns that the government’s plan to replace the Okada riders with medium capacity buses is not enough. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in addition to the introduction of five hundred of such buses, his…