Lagos State Government set to penalise Landlords renting out their apartments at exorbitant fees The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would penalise homeowners found guilty of renting out their apartments at exorbitant fees. Commissioner for Housing Moruf Akinderu-Fatai in a statement, said the government would wield a big stick on allottees who engaged...
Fire guts 10-storey building in Mandilas Lagos Island Fire has gutted a 10-storey building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, destroying items and properties worth several millions of naira. Men of the state Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Police, and other emergency responders raced to...
Lagos State Government Issues The Ban Of Styrofoam Take Away Plates The Lagos State Government has issued an immediate ban on the use and distribution of Styrofoam ( Take-away) and other single-use plastics within the state. This decision, communicated by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, is in response to the environmental...
Lagos Assembly passes N2.267tr budget for 2024 The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the N2.267 trillion budget for 2024 presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last year. The budget, comprising 58 per cent capital expenditure and 42 per cent recurrent expenditure, was approved after a unanimous voice vote by the lawmakers. Governor Sanwo-Olu, on...
80% Percent of Victims of Demolished Homes Are Yorubas, Stop Bringing Ethnic Politics Into Environmental Issues — South-West Professional Forum (SOWPROF) The South-West Professional Forum (SOWPROF) has said that the majority of illegal structures demolished in Lagos are owned by Yoruba people. The SOWPROF, in a statement signed by its Assistant General Secretary, Lateef Kayode,...
Lagos State Government accuses ‘Gangs of Lagos’ promoters of ‘cultural misrepresentation’ The Lagos State Government has released a statement accusing promoters of the movie ‘Gangs of Lagos’ of making a mockery of the heritage of Lagos. The statement posted on the state government’s official website reads: “Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters...
Lagos state Government arraigns Chrisland School and four others for manslaughter; Court grants them bail The Lagos State Government on Thursday, March 30, arraigned Chrisland School ltd and four others before an Ikeja High court over the alleged involuntary manslaughter of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran who died during the school’s inter-house sports on February...
Lagos State government has taken legal action against Chrisland School Limited and some of its staff members over the death of its student, 12-year-old, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran. Recall that Whitney passed away during the school’s inter-house sports event on February 9th, 2023. Watch video below… View this post on Instagram A post shared by FG...
Just In: Lagos Announces Preferred Bidder For 4th Mainland Bridge The Lagos State Government has announced Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge project. Also, Messrs MOTA-ENGIL (NIGERIA & AFRICA), CCCC & CRBC Consortium, has been picked as the “reserved bidder” for the project. Special Adviser to the Governor...
Bolanle Raheem: Photo of officer Drambi Vandi in court as Lagos state govt files m¥rder charge against him ASP Drambi Vandi accused of shooting pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, appeared before the Yaba Magistrate court in Lagos state this morning, December 30. The state Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, filed a one-count charge against him for the m¥rder...
