Lagos State Government

Residents to collect permit and pay Lagos govt before sinking boreholes

Public water system provided by the state government do not function in many areas.

Queen’s College Health Crisis: LASG urges health care providers to report cases of affected students

The state government has urged the general public and health care providers to report cases of affected students.

Lagos state government advises indefinite closure of Queen’s College over “killer” water

The unclean water system in Queen’s College has led to the death of two students, with several others hospitalised.

Lagos: Lawmakers approve death penalty for kidnappers

Kidnappers whose victims die in their custody will get the capital punishment while those whose victims do not die will get life sentences, Lagos lawmakers have decided.

“Produce officer that pulled trigger” – LASG tells police, tasks Chi Limited to compensate victims’ families

The state government has condemned Chi Limited on its handling of the crisis involving its casual workers, while calling on the police to provide the officer who fired shots.

Education, Health get lion share as Ambode presents N813bn 2017 ‘Golden Jubilee Budget’

Education and Health sectors in Lagos State got huge allocations as governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday presented a 2017 budget proposal of N813bn to the House of Assembly.

Lagos Street Party: State government provides alternative routes for road users

Road users will have to ply alternative routes to their destinations between 3rd and 4th of December, as Lagos prepares to shut down several roads with its ‘Lagos Street Party’ at Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island.

Lagos State government enforces death sentence for kidnappers

The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday enforced death sentence for kidnappers in the state, however with a clause that “if their victims die in captivity.”

Thrills, frills, attractions and more, as Lagos celebrates yuletide early with unique street party

Lagos State is set to experience a total shutdown in what would be one of the liveliest yuletide celebrations in the state in a long time, with all roads leading to Ahmadu Bello Way on Victoria Island on December 3 and 4.

Lagos State cancels monthly environmental sanitation exercise

Lagos State government has cited the need for a review of environmental laws in the state as a reason for its cancellation of the monthly sanitation exercise which is observed every last Saturday of the month.

Egun Community in Otodo Gbame suffer fresh attack from hoodlums despite UN warning

Despite United Nations’ warning, hoodlums, in a bid to orchestrate forceful eviction of the Egun Community from Otodo Gbame, reportedly launched another attack on Tuesday, setting fire to some remaining structures in the area.

United Nations probes Nigeria about forceful eviction of Egun community from Lagos

The displacement of thousands of residents from Otodo Gbame, an Egun community in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos by some irate Yoruba youths has attracted a probe by the United Nations.

Displaced Egun community have nowhere to go, throng State house in protest

The aftermath of the brutal clash between some irate Yoruba youths and the Egun community in Otodo Gbame, a slum in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos has led to a protest of aggrieved residents who laid siege on the State house on Tuesday.

Agriculture provides alternative way out of bad economy as Lagosians consume N3b worth of foodstuff daily

Many unemployed Nigerian youths can explore the opportunities of an economy that hasn’t fully tapped into the agricultural sector’s prospects, with the government’s heavy reliance on oil already having devastating effects.