Lagos State Government has revoked the 2018 land use charge. This was announced by the Lagos Commissioner for Finance, Dr Rabiu Olowo, at a press briefing on Wednesday. Olowo said the government reverted to pre-2018 land use charges. The government…
* Land charges: Don’t convert houses to religious buildings, govt warns (Punch) * 2019: Police to comb uncompleted buildings, dump sites in Lagos (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 24, 2018 Land charges: Don’t convert houses to religious buildings, govt warns (Punch) The Lagos State Government on Monday said some property owners had been converting residential buildings into religious centres in order to…
* Ambode advised to reduce Land Use Charge (Punch) * Prominent Lagos officials form support group for Ambode’s re-election (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 16, 2018 Ambode advised to reduce Land Use Charge (Punch) The Methodist Church of Nigeria, Metropolitan Diocese of Ikeja, has called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to consider a downward review of…
NBA defies police order, protests Land Use Charge (Punch)
In defiance of the arrest threat by the Lagos State Police Command, members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, and civil society groups, protested against the Land Use Charge Law of Lagos State, 2018. The protesters, led by the…
Have you paid your Land Use Charge? Ambode is not playing o
If you live in Lagos, the news that the Lagos State Government has increased the Land Use Charge will not be news to you.About a month ago, the LASG signed the Land Use Charge Law 2018. In a story published n…
Lagos declares Thursday March 29 work free day (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 28, 2018 Lagos declares Thursday March 29 work free day (Vanguard) The Lagos State Government on Tuesday declared Thursday, March 29 as work free day in the State. A statement issued by the Commissioner for…
* PDP: E-politics, our weapon to sack Ambode in 2019 (NewTelegraph) * Yoruba Language as a tool for academic advancement (Guardian)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 22, 2018 PDP: E-politics, our weapon to sack Ambode in 2019 (NewTelegraph) The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has said that the party was determined to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress…
* ‘Ambode means well for Lagosians on land charges’ (Punch) * World Water Day: Water Corporation carries out free water tests in Lagos (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MARCH 20, 2018 ‘Ambode means well for Lagosians on land charges’ (Punch) The Special Adviser to the Governor on Communities and Communications, Akeem Sulaimon, on Monday said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode meant well for Lagosians, adding…
Stakeholders divided over reduced Lagos Land Use Charge (Punch)
Rather than the succour that the review of the Land Use Charge by the Lagos State Government is expected to bring to taxpayers, stakeholders have expressed divergent views about the development. While some applaud the government for considering a review…