Politics

COVID-19: Coalition of political parties in Lagos commends Sanwo-Olu’s efforts

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

… condemns alleged politically motivated attacks on Sanwo-Olu over palliatives. The Conference of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), in Lagos, has commended the efforts of the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in curtailing the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state. READ

Business

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu approves three-month moratorium on N2.8bn MSMEs loan

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

.Targets political parties, religious, ethnic groups in new palliative scheme The three months moratorium on loans to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), granted by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is a reprieve of about N410 million, it has been learnt. There will be no interest payment on the N2.8billion loans given out by the […]

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COVID-19 lockdown extension: Lagos shuts Secretariat, Assembly, other government establishments

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2020 0

Following the extension of the 14 days lockdown by another 14 days by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that all offices at the state Secretariat, Alausa as well as other government establishments across the state should remain closed for the period. A directive to this end which was […]

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Lockdown: My biggest focus now is security, welfare – Sanwo-Olu

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2020 0

The Governor of Lagos state Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that as President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), by two weeks his biggest focus now is security, welfare. The Governor who made this known in a statement on his Twitter handle on Tuesday thanked President […]

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Sanwo-Olu’s Stimulus Packages: Transport union makes case for bus conductors, drivers in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

Lagos – The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, to remember bus conductors and drivers in the economic stimulus packages for the poor and vulnerable during the lockdown. Sanwo-Olu had recently unveiled an economic stimulus package for the indigent and the most vulnerable in the state, […]

Covid-19 Politics

COVID-19: Lagos PDP Chairman, Doherty, writes Sanwo-Olu

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

…Expresses concern over slow pace of work at Lagos Isolation, Testing Centre As the cases of the rampaging Coronavirus continues ravage the world, including Nigeria, the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Deji Doherty has written a second open letter to the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu intimating […]

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Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders workers to stay home for 14 days

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2020 0

“In addition to previous measures, I hereby direct that all public officers in the entire unified public service from grade level one to 12 which constitutes about 70% of our entire workforce should stay at home from Monday, March 23, 2020, for fourteen days at the first instance,”  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said […]

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Sanwo-Olu updates Buhari on Sunday’s Lagos explosion

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state on Monday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on developments arising from Sunday’s explosion at Abule Ado area of the state. The governor briefed State House correspondents after the closed door meeting with the President in Abuja. He said: “I had very rear opportunity to brief Mr. President about […]

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Abule Ado blast : Sanwo-Olu briefs President Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

The Lagos State governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu today briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent pipeline explosion in Abule Ado. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday night commiserated with families who lost loved ones, and all those affected by explosion in Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. In a statement by […]

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Sanwo-Olu to probe cause of Abule Ado explosion

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

Lagos – The Lagos State Government on Monday setup a N2 billion Emergency Relief Fund to assist victims of Sunday’s explosion at Abule Ado area of the state. This came as the governor also setup a committee to look into the immediate cause of the explosion at Abule Ado. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the establishment […]

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Why Gov. Sanwo-Olu visits Buhari in Aso Villa

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President’s Personal Assistant on Photographs (Presidency), Mr Sunďay Aghaeze, who confirmed this development via pictorial reports, revealed that the governor updated President Buhari on the latest development over the index case of Covid-19 in the

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LASG advises women on proper personal hygiene

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2020 0

 The Lagos State Government on Friday urged women to support its administration in its advocacy for clean environment and proper personal hygiene in the face of current health challenges in the country. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the plea on Friday at a workshop on Protocol, Security and Ethics, organised by the Office of the First […]

Health

Regular hand washing, fruits intake critical to fight Coronavirus – Sanwo-Olu’s wife

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday emphasized the need for residents of the State to imbibe the habit of regular hand washing with soap and water as well as lots of fruits intake to build immunity against CoronaVirus disease now known as Covid-19. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at a Special Sanitation Visitation of […]

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What should we be teaching? who should design the curriculum? – Sanwo-Olu

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2020 0

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday revealed plans to partner with the private sector in a bid to transform the education sector of the State in line with his T.H.E.M.E.S agenda. The collaboration, Sanwo-Olu stated is necessary for the private sector to uphold the structures laid out by the Government for the advancement […]

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Sanwo-Olu at Coronavirus isolation facility

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

Chief Incident Commander for the counter measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has again re-assured Nigerians that the State remained committed to every effort geared towards preventing the human-to-human transmission of the virus, following the index case reported last Friday. The Governor said both the State and

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Coronavirus: No cause for alarm, Sanwo-Olu tells Lagosians

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

The Lagos State Government says there is no cause for panic, even as the state records the first coronavirus case in the country. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu allayed the fear of residents on Friday during a news conference held in Lagos on the intervention and measures deployed to arrest the situation. Sanwo-Olu said that there was […]

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Sanwo-Olu, George, others clamour for implementation of true federalism in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

The call for Nigeria to return to true federalism, if it is serious about true development was again at the front burner of political discourse yesterday as the arguing that, that is the only way Nigeria can progress, the Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party […]

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Sanwo-Olu has silenced critics on human, infrastructural devt –Razak

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Lanre Razak has said that the Lagos State governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has silenced critics through his performances across all sectors of the economy especially human and infrastructural development. The elder statesman made the remarks in his Lagos office where he expressed delight over several roads […]

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Sanwo-Olu bids Justice Bulkachuwa farewell

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said hisadministration will not deviate from the tenet of constitutional democracy, promising that actions of the State Government under his watch will be kept within the ambit of the law. He said his Government’s faith in the judicial system remained unshakable, adding that Lagos had been a beneficiary […]

Business

Sanwo-Olu urges citizens to pay taxes to enable govt to discharge its duties

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

Lagos State Government has reiterated that there is currently no multiple taxations in Lagos State revenue system. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Lagos House, Ikeja, by the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami. DPR shuts 42 illegal gas plants in Akwa-Ibom Placing emphasis on […]