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Itire/Ikate LCDA: Council Chairman seeks community support for infrastructural development initiatives
By Innocent Raphael In a bid to propel infrastructural development, the proposed 114 road projects across the 57 Local Government/Local Council Development Areas (LG/LCDA’S) in Itire-Ikate have sparked engagement and collaboration among stakeholders. This was evident in a stakeholders meeting held on Wednesday, focusing on the construction of Salami Bashorun Street. Led by the Executive Chairman, Hon. (Dr.) Ahmed Olanrewaju…
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Govt officials, industry leaders visit Abule Panu gas explosion site
By Innocent Raphael Following the tragic gas explosion incident at Abule Panu, representatives from the Lagos State Government (LASG) and industry leaders visited the Council Chairman of Ibeju Lekki LGA, Hon. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, to extend condolences to the victims on behalf of the state. The delegation included Mr. Lanre Omojola, Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, and…
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Lagos gets N3.9bn oil derivation fund
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State government on Wednesday disclosed that the sum of N3.911bn was realized since it became an oil producing state, saying the production has been hampered due to challenges faced by the company managing its exploration. Lagos joined the league of oil-producing states in the country in 2016. The State government said it received a total of N3.911bn…
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Aggrieved Mende occupants can approach Control Appeals committee- LASG
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Government on Wednesday said aggrieved occupants of Mende Villa Estate , Maryland whose houses were recently demolished can approach the Control Appeals committee if they feel treated unfairly. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, made this known when he briefed the press on the success of the ministry in the last one…
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Police hold FIJ Journalist one week despite calls for his release
One week after he was taken from his Lagos residence by armed men who turned out to be policemen, Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with an online news platform, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has remained in police custody despite strong calls for his release. Ojukwu’s lawyer, Abimbola Ojenike, told Channels TV on Tuesday that Ojukwu was taken from his…
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Lagos Assembly asks MDAs to effectively enforce safety laws
Following a recent gas explosion in the Ajeromi/Ifelodun area of Lagos that resulted in fatalities, the state House of Assembly has called on concerned ministries, departments and agencies of government to step up enforcement of safety laws to protect lives and property. The House, at plenary presided over by Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa on Monday, tasked two ministries – Physical…
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Lagos food market size worth N5trillion annually, says Agric Commissioner
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Government on Tuesday said the Lagos food market size is N9billion in daily transaction value and N5trilion annually. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Tuesday during the 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing, at Alausa, Ikeja, to mark the first year of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led second term in office. In her address Olusanya…
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Lagos Assembly backs State Police, rejects merging of FRSC, NSCDC
The Lagos State House of Assembly has kicked against the position of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, that Nigeria is not ripe for the establishment of state police. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, directed the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko, to write the Inspector-General and the National Assembly stating that the state lawmakers…
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We served requisite notices to mende property owners- LASG
The Lagos State Government has said that property owners whose structures hindered the flow of drainage in Mende in the Maryland area of the state were served “requisite notices” before their buildings were removed from the System 1 Drainage Right of Way. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on Channels TV. According…
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LASG issues 48hrs quit notice to ‘Illegal’ occupants of Ikoyi Towers
The Lagos State Government has given a 48-hour quit notice to illegal occupants of abandoned Ikoyi Towers in Lagos Island. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab gave the notice on Saturday during an inspection of some sites, including the Federal Government-owned Ikoyi Towers. “We were also on a site inspection to assess enforcement of Osborne underbridge after the…
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