Lagos State Government

October 22, 2017

Lagos Govt files fresh charges against suspected kidnap kingpin, Evans

The Lagos State Government has reportedly filed fresh charges against suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known as Evans. Reference: Evans was arraigned alongside five others on an amended two-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping. At the arraignment, he had pled “not guilty,” despite initially admitting guilt when first arraigned on August 30. The new charges: According to... Read More

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October 9, 2017

Lagos govt reveals plan to ban songs promoting drug abuse

The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to introduce strict sanctions against the promotion of drug abuse in music videos.that would prevent such music from being aired in the state. This means such music would not be aired in the state. Reference: The Health Ministry expressed concern for Olamide’s violation of tobacco control, of which the... Read More

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August 23, 2017

Eid-el-Kabir: Lagos govt to sell Lake Rice across 20 LGAs

As the Eid-el-Kabir celebration underway, the Lagos State Government is set to begin the sale of Lake Rice in the state. The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has already announced that the Islamic celebration will take place September 1. The announcement by LASG was contained in a statement by the assistant director, public affairs, Lagos ministry... Read More

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August 10, 2017

Lassa fever: What is the LASG doing to curtail an outbreak?

by Wareez Odunayo Lassa Hemorrhagic Fever (LHF) is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. It is an acute fever that is peculiar in various West African countries including Nigeria. Lassa virus is transmitted from animals; specifically it spreads to humans from a rodent known as a natal multimammate mouse. This... Read More

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August 10, 2017

LASG, LUTH say Lassa fever outbreak is being controlled

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, and the Lagos State Government, has asked residents, visitors of Lagos State and Nigeria at large to remain calm as the outbreak of Lassa fever is under control. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode, who spoke at a press briefing in Lagos on Wednesday,... Read More

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LGBT

42 alleged homosexuals were arrested and ‘quickly’ charged to court, what is the LASG trying to prove?

Some ’42’ alleged ‘homosexuals’ were apprehended at Vintage Hotel, No. 999 Ikorodu Road, Owode Onirin, Lagos, and have since been charged to court, alongside the owner and staff of the hotel. The ’42’ boys, comprising 28 adults and 12 minors were ‘caught in the act’ and so, replying “not guilty” in court was a waste... Read More

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Lagos arraigns, remands hotel owner, workers for allegedly aiding homosexuality

The Lagos State Government Friday, arraigned the owner of Vintage Hotel in Owode Onirin, Ikorodu road, Patrick Okeze before a Yaba Magistrate Court for allegedly aiding same-sex activities in his hotel. Chief Okeze was arraigned alongside two of his workers, Sunday Isang and Bright Oba for allegedly contradicting provisions of Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act... Read More

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 4th of August

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: YNaija Says: On the 42 so-called homosexuals, the Lagos State Government is being silly We won’t pay Neymar’s $30.8m bonus – Barcelona Anambra 2017: Yul Edochie vs Kcee, the battle of the artistes?

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20 kidnappers were killed while trying to rescue the Igbonla students – Police

The Lagos state police command says 20 kidnappers were killed in the process of rescuing the six abducted students of Igbonla-Epe Model College. The state commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni said this on Friday while briefing journalists on the rescue operation. The six boys, Agbaosi Judah, Jonah Peter, Philips Pelumi, Adebanjo George, Yusuf Faruq and... Read More

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Lagos

[The Alausa Blog]: LASG says only 600,000 residents pay their taxes out of 22m population

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has identified the need for residents to adopt a willful approach to the payment of taxes as a means of addressing fundamental challenges confronting the State and accelerating development in all sectors and sections. Speaking at a sensitization workshop on 2017 Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition and Conference (WATEC)... Read More

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[The Alausa Blog]: Ambode honours 75 Public Servants for outstanding performance

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode honored 75 Public Servants Thursday, who have demonstrated outstanding commitment in the discharge of their duties with a promise to continually reward excellent performance in service delivery. Ambode urged the recipients to keep their focus on the future which he noted would be defined by their actions today, adding that... Read More

The Alausa Blog

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG presents long service merit award to public servants

Lagos state government kicked off it’s 2017 public service week celebrations last week and the celebrations continue this week. The day 5 marks the Long service merit award ceremony, which will feature long-serving public servants being presented awards for their committed and long term service. Photos below;

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[The Alausa Blog]: Lagos kicks off public service week celebrations

Lagos state government has kicked off it’s 2017 public service week celebrations. In line with 1994 Tangier Declaration by Ministers of African Countries, the public service is celebrated annually all over Africa in June. The theme for this Year’s celebration is “The Future is Now: Accelerating Public Service Innovation for Agenda 2030”. The celebrations will... Read More

The Alausa Blog

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Why the Otodo Gbame victory at the courts is important

by Alexander O. Onukwue There has been some jubilation for the common man as a Lagos High Court sitting in the Igbosere area of Lagos Island ruled that the Lagos State Government should not proceed with any further evictions at Otodo Gbame. The restraint was issued in a pronouncement by Justice Surajudeen Onigbangbo on Wednesday,... Read More

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Billionaire kidnapper, Evans, may face death penalty as Lagos Govt signs kidnapping bill

The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has signed, the state kidnapping prohibition bill, 2016 into law. The law prescribes Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of Kidnapping and forceful extortion in Lagos State. It therefore means that the recently arrested kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, known as Evans may get a life imprisonment... Read More

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#OtodoGbame: Residents get their first favourable ruling against Lagos state govt

The Lagos High Court, Igbosere, has ruled in favour of the Otodo-Gbame residents who were forcibly evicted by the state government. The presiding judge, Justice Surajudeen Onigbanjo, gave the verdict on Wednesday, June 21, ruling the evictions as unconstitutional, saying that it violated their rights and ordering compensation. The Justice Empowerment Initiative (a Lagos-based human rights... Read More

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG to aid 15 million Nigerians in diaspora trace their roots

The Lagos State Government and the Federal Government have concluded arrangement to help over 15 million Nigerians in the diaspora to trace their roots back home through the Badagry Diaspora Festival scheduled to hold between August 23 and 25, 2017. Speaking at a news conference at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa on Tuesday,... Read More

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Lagos govt seals Pastor Tony Rapu’s church

by Azeez Adeniyi The Lagos State Government has approved the sealing of a Lekki-based Church, ‘This Present House’ belonging to popular pastor, Tony Rapu for violating building regulations. The church, christened ‘The Dome’ is on Freedom Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Anifowoshe Abiola,... Read More

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“We will not succumb to any emotional blackmail” – Lagos State govt justifies actions on #OtodoGbame

by Dolapo Adelana The Lagos State Government has justified Sunday’s invasion of Otodo Gbame, a riverine community in the state. In a statement via its Twitter account, @LAGOSGMT1, the governor’s monitoring team said the decision was taken in the best interest of Lagosians. The team added that militants had turned the community to their operational... Read More

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Civil Society condemns forced eviction of residents of Otobo Gbame community by LASG

by Dolapo Adelana A coalition of Civil Society groups have condemned the demolition of Otobo Gbame community by the Lagos State government. In a statement signed by Megan S. Chapman (Justice & Empowerment Initiatives), Okechukwu Nwanguma (Network on Police Reform in Nigeria), Betty Abah of the Centre for Children’s Health, Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE),... Read More

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Lagos stops work on Lekki Gardens new estate

by Dolapo Adelana The Lagos State Government on Tuesday ordered the management of Lekki Gardens to stop further construction of buildings in its Phase 3 estate, at Olokonla area, Lekki for illegal development. It asked the management of Lekki Gardens to provide evidences of approval on the floors of buildings erected in the estate. It also... Read More

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January 14, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Pretty Mike is a troll. Why are you Nigerians enabling him?

It’s not very often that you get the Lagos state government to act on matters of social justice without being publicly shamed on social media first. After all, the dozens of complaints on social media of young men and women being harassed by police officers looking to make a quick buck through intimidation barely... Read More

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December 21, 2016

Where is Sarah Sosan?

Remember Sarah Sosan? The Deputy Governor to Governor Babatunde Fashola during his first term as Governor of Lagos State. When he returned for a second term in 2011, Sarah Sosan had been replaced by Mrs. Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire who then ended the Governor Fashola’s two-term administration with him and Mrs Sosan all but dropped from public... Read More

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November 17, 2016

Timeline: President Buhari’s administration may actually be creating jobs

During the campaigns, President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC made unemployment a focal point. The key promise was to provide millions of jobs through the proposed Social Protection Programme, an intervention programme aimed at lifting citizens out of poverty. The Social Protection Programme was formally launched by the president on May 29, 2016, and one... Read More

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October 25, 2016

Day 8: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #GuessWhoWasMissingInConference

Last week, the Lagos State government had announced that the first lady will grace the 16th National Women Conference (NWC) by Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) as Mother of the day and also declare the event open. The conference started yesterday, October 24th. This would have been her first major appearance in Nigeria... Read More

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October 20, 2016

Is this why governor Ambode fired Folorunsho Folarin-Coker?

So yesterday, the Lagos State Government fired these three Commissioners, including Folorunsho Folarin Coker who held the portfolio of Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture. The development was announced in a statement released to the press by Secretary of State, Mr. Tunji Bello in which the special adviser on Arts and Culture was directed to... Read More

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October 18, 2016

Victor Famubode : Is Africa ready for artificial intelligence? (Pt. 1)

by Victor Famubode From driverless cars to online financial infrastructure payments, Artificial Intelligence obviously will be the heart of the next industrial revolution. The wave of globalisation and democracy cannot be overlooked regarding its contribution steering policy integration. Both concepts will play vital roles towards integrating the African continent under an umbrella perceived to end... Read More

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#30Days30Voices

October 13, 2016

Halt plans to demolish structures in waterfront communities, Amnesty int’l tells Lagos govt

Amnesty International on Thursday urged the Lagos State government to stop plans to demolish all irregular structures in waterfront communities across the state within the next three days. This was in a statement by Morayo Adebayo, Amnesty International Nigeria’s researcher. “While the government needs to address the issue of abductions, destroying people’s homes and forcibly evicting tens of... Read More

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September 15, 2016

Ambode approves N740m compensation to Lekki Free Zone host communities

The Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved a total sum of N740,461,432.00 as compensation for host communities of Parcel B comprising Yegunda, Abomiti and International Airport site of the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ). This was announced by the State’s Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye at a media briefing held at... Read More

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August 11, 2016

Ambode commissions first state-owned medical emergency helipad

Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, on Thursday commissioned a Helipad for medical emergency in Nigeria at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. According to him, the Helipad which is the first state-owned in Nigeria will complement already functioning emergency services in the state. “This Helipad being commissioned today is a lifesaving asset and critical... Read More

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