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Subsidy palliatives: Sanwo-Olu flags off Lagos food bank programme
.Targets 500,000 vulnerable homes Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, flagged off the distribution of various palliative items targeted to reach at least 500,000 vunerable residents. The measure is geared towards cushioning the effects of the fuel subsidy removal which has affected every sector of the economy. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at the flag-off held at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, said…
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2588 children sexually, emotionally abused in Lagos in 12 Months, says DSVA
Lagos State government, on Thursday, said 2588 children experienced emotional, sexual abuses and were exposed to domestic violence within their homes in the state between August 2022 to July 2023. The Permanent Secretary and Solicitor-General of Ministry of Justice , Ms. Titilayo Shitta Bey, stated this at the media parley to flag off this year’s domestic and sexual violence awareness…
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Lagos State Government commence Blue Line rail operations September 4
Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced that the Blue Line Rail will start commercial operations on Monday, September 4th 2023. The Blue Line Rail will move from Marina to Mile 2. Managing Director of LAMATA, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is expected to be the first passenger at exactly 9am at the Marina Station.This Operations will start with…
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Isese Day 2023: Lagos declares Monday work free for state workers
To commemorate the year 2023 Isese Day, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Monday August 21st as Work Free Day for all Public Servants in the State. The Isese Day, has been set aside in Lagos to celebrate the indigenous Yoruba culture and traditions as well as the preservation of the Yoruba heritage. According to a circular…
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LASG launches artistic initiative to promote sustainable environment
Lagos State government on Thursday launched a project “the Art for Climate Change” aiming to use creative art to tackle climate challenges, while promoting awareness and action through artistic expression. The state government said it aims to build sensitisation around the idea of sustainability of the environment by the project set to kickstart a series of events including a co-creation…
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Lagos taskforce clears fagba rail track
Lagos State Taskforce has matched words with action through the clearing of shanties and make shift structures built hapzardly along the rail tracks and environs at Fagba. The exercise which kicked off in the wee hours of Saturday was led by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye who decried the state of decadence brought about by squatters who have…
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Muslims reject Sanwo-Olu’s commissioners’ list
Muslims in Lagos State on Tuesday rejected the list of commissioners and special advisers sent to the state House of Assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. They alleged that the list was lopsided against the Muslim community in the state. The Muslims under the aegis of Joint Muslims Forum (JMF) rejected the list on Tuesday during a press briefing held in…
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Economic hardship: LASG slashes transport fares by 50%, to provide palliatives to the least vulnerable
Lagos State government on Monday said LAMATA will from Wednesday, slash its transport fares by 50 per cent. This is to cushion the effect of the economic hardship in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known while briefing the press after a meeting of the State Security Council. The governor said palliatives would also be provided to the least…
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Arranged Marriage
It was an arranged marriage between my sister Jadesola and Muyiwa. Mother knew Muyiwa’s parents well enough, his father was the former Minister of Petroleum in Nigeria and his mother had been on the front page of “Vanguard Allure Magazine” several times. She is one of the influential women in Lagos and mother had met her several times at parties…
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Lagos govt restructures, renames education, local govt ministries, two MDAs
Lagos State government on Wednesday announced the splitting of the Ministry of Education into two. It also renamed the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Rural Development. This was according to a circular from the office of the Head of Service (HOS), Hakeem Muri-Okunola. In the circular, addressed to Ministries…
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