The Lagos@50 celebrations that threw the Centre of excellence into a frenzy of excitement and merriment for 50 days finally came to an end on May 27 at the Historic Gala night at the Presidential Lodge, Marina. The celebrations which was dubbed a celebration of Lagosians, by Lagosians and for Lagosians by the c0- chair... Read More

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August 14, 2016

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Seeing through the hawkers’ eyes – a documentary on Lagos hawkers (WATCH)

The Lagos state government announced the implementation of the Anti-street trading/hawking ban effective from July 1, 2016. This short documentary film by The Optimists on the ban of hawking and road side selling in Lagos aims, beyond mere rhetoric and debates; and beyond the wordings of the law and the high price of dissent, to take... Read More

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July 13, 2016

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8 charged to court for destroying BRT buses after hawker’s death in Maryland

8 people, including 4 teenagers have been arraigned by the Police before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court in relation to the vandalization of 48 BRT buses during a protest against the death of a street hawker in Maryland, Lagos. After an assessment of the damage done to the buses, it was gathered that the cost of... Read More

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June 10, 2016

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Ambode fires all 57 of Fashola’s caretaker committee

Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode has disbanded the Caretaker Committees of the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas across the state. The Caretaker Committees were on January 5, 2015 formed by former governor of the state, Babatunde Raji Fashola and Executive Secretaries were placed in charge. Following the dissolution of the... Read More

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