The Lagos State Government has decided to step down the celebrations for the 60th Independence Anniversary due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still in the state. Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho, said in a statement that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
Lagos refutes BudgIT report, says state is financially, economically stable
The Lagos State government, yesterday debunked a misrepresentation of its finances, saying the state is economically and financially solid, in reaction to a publication by BudgIT, titled ‘Ability of States to Meet Monthly Recurrent Expenditure and Loan Repayment Obligations, 2019’.…
Local govt brokers peace as residents seek evacuation of gas operators in Oshodi
Residents of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State have been, for weeks, at loggerheads with some operators of retail gas stations since the explosion of a gas shop in Ajao Estate that killed four persons on July 28. Their…
Residents, motorists bemoan lack of drainage, bad roads in Ijagemo
Residents and motorists in Ijagemo community in Ojo Council of Lagos State have lamented the deplorable state of roads in the area and its attendant hardship on the people. When The Guardian visited the area recently, from Ijegun Bus Stop…
Commuters call on Sanwo-Olu to fix Iyana-Isolo road abandoned for two years
Road users around Iyana-Isolo area of Lagos State have called on the state and local governments to repair a bad spot that has been left to deteriorate for more than two years before more lives will be lost to the…
1 dies after bus, SUV collide with train in Oshodi
One passenger was killed on Monday after a bus and a highlander sport utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a moving commuter train in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, announced…
Lagos gives tank farm operators one week to regularise permits
The Lagos State government has given tank farm operators one week to commence the process of regularising their facilities by filling the application for Planning Permit. This directive was given Wednesday by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development,…
Lagos drivers protest alleged extortion by task force
Some commercial drivers plying the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State and its environs, on Tuesday, protested alleged harassment and extortion by personnel of the Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Unit. The drivers, who carried placards with…
Sanwo-Olu directs schools to re-open next month
All tertiary institutions in Lagos State are to re-open for academic activities from September 14, 2020. This was the directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the 18th state-wide briefing held at the State House in Marina on Saturday. The Governor,…