Lagos State Government has disclosed that it generated over $71.6 million in revenue across tourism, hospitality, and entertainment sectors in December 2024 session. During the Yuletide, tagged ‘Detty December’, hotels alone accounted for over $44 million, while short-let apartments contributed over $13 million, underscoring Lagos’ immense economic potential as a destination city. The Special Adviser…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 52 inmates and commuted the sentences of six death row prisoners to life imprisonment as part of ongoing justice reforms in the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a press statement signed by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro,…
BARELY 24 hours after being sworn in as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, endorsed the emergence of Mrs Mojisola Lasbat Meranda as the new Speaker of the Assembly. The GAC is the highest decision-making body of the party in the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, signed the 2025 appropriation bill into law. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Gboyega Akosile, made this known in a post on his X handle. He said the budget size is N3.366 trillion meant for the continuation of the great works of the Sanwo-Olu…
Police in Lagos have arrested a school teacher, Stella Nwadigo, for alleged physical abuse of a three-year-old pupil, Abayomi Michael, at Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu. Nwadigo was arrested after a video showing her mistreating the toddler surfaced online, sparking widespread outrage on social media. State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed her arrest…
THE Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed at least 619 facilities, including Mosques, Churches, hotels, among others for various environmental infractions in 2024 General Manager of LASEPA, Dr Babatunde Ajayi, disclosed this during a media interactive session in Ikeja, Lagos. Ajayi revealed that noise pollution accounted for 528 of the closures as the…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has condemned the sealing of some factories in Lagos by the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) over allegations of non-compliance with water abstraction regulations. In an open message to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday, the Director General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said the association was constrained to seek the…
Thousands of excited Nigerians attended the opening day of the much-anticipated maiden edition of the Lagos Shopping Festival (LSF) on Monday, December 23 and were served up an electrifying feast of events, activities and promotions across the the main venue of the festival, the iconic Mobolaji Johnson Arena, (formerly Onikan Stadium).As advertised, first day of…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) through UBA Foundation, its corporate social responsibility arm, has donated the sum of N500 million to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), as part of its continued commitment to secure environment for individuals and businesses The N500m cheque was presented to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by the…
By Babajide Fadoju It’s no gain saying, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, 2024, Tokunbo Wahab, has cemented his position as one of the state’s most impactful leaders this year. At a time when Lagos, Nigeria’s ‘Centre of Excellence’ faces immense challenges ranging from waste management to flooding, Wahab has not only spearheaded…
