Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), has revealed that he has a letter in his possession that will assist the Supreme Court Judges in the case being brought against him by the Lagos state government. Al-Mustapha in an interview with TV 360 Friday said from the moment […]
There are strong indications that the Lagos State government is working on providing a metro backbone facility for all the submarine cables that have landed in its shores. The initiative is expected to help the submarine cables owners, including MainOne; Glo1; WACS; SAT 3, Dolphin, among others have efficient networking system that is expected to […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Information Communication Technology, (ICT), Mrs Nike Animashaun, has revealed plans by the state government to provide Wi-Fi services to residents of the state. Speaking at the state ministerial briefing in Alausa recently, Mrs Animashaun said the first phase of the Wi-Fi connectivity would be […]
Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Science and Technology has organized various science-focused initiatives to deepen the understanding of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects amongst primary and secondary schools’ pupils in the state. The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Adebiyi Mabadeje, who stated this today at a Ministerial Press […]
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, said it generated at least N27 billion from land transactions in 2014, and processed 2, 230 Electronic Certificate of Occupancy (E-C of O). Meanwhile, the state generated N181 million from survey transactions between January and March 2015. Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola and the state Surveyor-General/Permanent Secretary, […]
Lagos State Government yesterday said that it would need at least N1.5bn to enable it distributes Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG cylinders to 1 million homes in the state over a period of five years. The Government added that it would assist the Federal Government in the generation of power supply, adding that it […]
The Lagos State Government has debunked rumours that there are fresh cases of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the state. It said contrary to messages being circulated on social media, there is no fresh case of Ebola outbreak in Lagos. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday morning at the Ministry […]
The Lagos State Government said on Friday that the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state was still in force, adding that the movement restriction during the exercise was equally still binding on citizens. In a statement by the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye, an appeal had been lodged against the […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared that the restriction of citizens’ movement during the monthly Lagos environmental sanitation exercise is unlawful and a violation of the rights of the citizens to freedom of movement. Justice Mohammed Idris, in a judgment delivered on Monday, held that such restriction of movement, in the […]
The Lagos State Government has distributed over 20,000 Liquefied PG Cylinders to residents across the 57 LG/LCDA in the State in order to promote the use of cooking gas and reduce hazards associated with the use of firewood and kerosene. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Engr. Taofeek Tijani disclosed this at the free […]