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Lagos Trains Disabled Persons On Sexual Violence, Disability Rights
8 Share Lagos State government through the State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has organised a 2-day advocacy training for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the State. The workshop organised in collaboration with the Office for Disability Affairs and International IDEA, according to the government, is designed to empower participants with key provisions of the law on Domestic and Sexual Violence as well as Disability Rights and Legal protection.
Lagos Shuts Down 13 Markets Over Environmental Violations
22 Share Lagos State Government has sealed no fewer than 13 markets and commercial facilities located along the Ketu and Ikorodu Road axis of the state. This according to the government is a decisive move to enforce environmental compliance and safeguard public health and it follows a series of unheeded warnings and a sustained pattern of environmental abuse by market operators and traders in the affected areas.
Stakeholders Seek Seamless Mortgage System To Reduce Housing Deficit
55 Share Stakeholders in the built sector are advocating for the need to close the gaps in mortgage facilitation in Nigeria towards building an effective mortgage eco-system that provides sustainable housing development. They called for a simplifying mortgage process that would ensure timely project delivery and address the reduction in the growing housing deficits in Nigeria.
Nigeria Flags off 2025 Voluntary National Review On SDGs
40 Share Nigeria has began the 2025 Stakeholders Consultation Voluntary National Review (VRN), on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the South West Zone. Lagos State is hosting the consultation forum which had in attendance critical stakeholders including participants from Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo states.
Lagos State Assembly’s Clerk Challenges Suspension
13 Share The reinstated Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Olalekan Onafeko, has resumed back to his duty post, saying his resumption is based on court’s order. Onafeko was suspended by the House on January 13, the same day the former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa was removed by 36 of the 40 lawmakers.
Lagos Unveils Operation Quadrant Ignite To Boost Investment
31 Share Lagos State State Government has unveiled Operation Quadrant Ignite (OQI) towards investment drive and development of industrialization strategy. The initiative according to the government is an idea to transform the Lekki Economic Zone (LEZ) into Africa’s premier destination for manufacturing, trade, and investment.
Lagos State Empowers PWDs In Civil Service
6 Share The Lagos State Government, through the Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA), has facilitated the provision of work tools and assistive devices to approximately 50 civil servants with disabilities within the state. Additionally, the government granted cheques amounting to One Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira each to 11 individuals to procure prosthetics, thereby promoting their independence and enhancing their productivity.
Tourism Stakeholders Seek Preservation Of John Randle Centre Lagos
19 Share The need for the preservation of heritage assets in Lagos State and illumination of the cultural ambience of the state’s rich monuments, facilities among others has been emphasized by the tourism stakeholders. It is believed that beaming a searchlight of investment on these resources will generate more wealth for the state and its inhabitants.
Lagos Registers 100 Businesses For Person With Disabilities
Lagos State government through the Office for Disability Affairs, LASODA has registered and presented free Corporate Affairs Commission, (CAC) certificates to about 100 Persons With Disabilities, PWDs in the state. This move according to the agency is to create sustainable and successful business environment for the disability community in Lagos.
Lagos First Lady Advocates Modern Parenting For Boy Child
10 Share The Wife of Lagos State, Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has emphasized the role of modern parenting strategies in raising emotionally intelligent, empathetic, and resilient boys. She joined the UNICEF Country Representative, Cristian Mundiate, and other experts on boy child development to raise this discourse.
Lagos State Gives Financial Support To Disability Cluster Groups
15 Share The Lagos State government has again extended financial gestures to some special homes and disability cluster groups in the state. This time, the state through the Office For Disability Affairs, LASODA, gave out 500,000 Naira each to nine homes and six cluster groups, an initiative which comes a month after the Agency provided financial support of 100,000 Naira each to 100 persons with disabilities.
Lagos Engages Persons with Disabilities on Sexual, Gender-Based Violence
15 Share Lagos State government has engaged representatives of the various disabilities clusters in preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence especially as it concerns Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).
Lagos State Sensitises Persons With Disabilities On Sexual Violence
62 Share Lagos State government has engaged about one hundred persons with disabilities PWDs on how to manage and relate to issues of sexual and gender-based violence. The community in their clusters were trained in collaboration with the Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs LASODA as well as the Centre For Women’s Health in Nigeria CEWHIN.
Lagos To Hold Physical Planning Summit
49 Share Lagos State Government has concluded arrangements to hold the maiden Physical Planning Summit scheduled for fifteenth and sixteenth of this month. The event according to the government is designed to review its developmental plans to meet infrastructure demand while creating opportunities for stakeholders to take advantage of investments.
As Lagosians savour Ounje Eko initiative
Regardless of status in Nigeria today, no one is impervious to the increase in food prices and its attendant effects on the citizens and economy. Lawyers, bankers, engineers, town and gowns, and even journalists are all feeling the heat currently hitting the land. Food is a major source of living, and any nation or sub-national that ignores its security and sufficiency is driving towards a destination of poverty, hunger and malnutrition.
Lagos State Holds Eko Men Walk Against Sexual Violence
51 Share Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has continued its annual September Awareness Month with an advocacy walk tagged ‘Eko Men Walk.’ The sensitisation walk held at the heart of Ajegunle in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local government is part of the line up activities to mark this year’s event with the theme: “SGBV?
Lagos State Seeks Inclusive Wellbeing For Special Children
11 Share Stakeholders have been urged to support the Lagos State government towards ensuring Inclusive and quality wellbeing of the children living with disabilities. The government through the Office of Disability Affairs said this will allow the children to be independent to reach their full potential.
Lagos State Inaugurates 170 Housing Units
29 Share Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated a twin housing project at the Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area of the State. The 170-unit Raymond Estate and Sterling Heights delivered by the council chairman, Dele Oshinowo, is to regenerate and urbanise Ajelogo — a notorious slum situated in the heart of the council known for its high crime rate.
Lagos State Extends Application for Graduate Internship Placement Programme
19 Share Lagos State government, through the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, has announced the extension of the application for the 2024 Graduate Internship Placement Programme (GIPP). Application for the programme which opened on July 1 is expected to close by August 2, 2024, but the state has extended it for another week to allow more school graduates to apply.
Lagos State Unveils Eko Flavours Project To Engage Youths
14 Share By: Luqmon Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has unveiled the Eko Flavours project, a platform to showcase the state as the melting point of Nigeria as well as the culinary prowess of youths and local market vendors in the State.
Lagos First Lady Counsels NYSC Members On Drug Abuse
20 Share The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has called on corps members deployed to Lagos State to shun drug abuse and social vices that can undermined their chosen career.
Ease Of Doing Business Pushes Lagos GDP From N27trn To N41trn
48 Share The Gross Domestic Products, GDP of Lagos State has risen from N27 trillion to N41 trillion under the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This according to the state is connected to the attention paid to the promotion of ease of doing business in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu gave this indication at the extraordinary 9th Lagos Corporate Assembly, (LCA) which is the 4th in the series of the Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (BOS) Meets With Business Community at Eko Hotel, Lagos.
Infertility: Experts Highlight Reasons For High Rate
16 Share Gynaecologists and other medical experts have revealed the reasons behind the increasing number of infertility among many Nigerians. At the 2024 Fertility Conference held in Lagos and organized by the Parah Family Foundation (PFF) with the theme “Infertility – Need for Knowledge and Early Intervention,” experts highlighted the need to know and be abreast of information about the issue.
Cholera Outbreak: Lagos Waste Management Tasks Residents on Quality Hygiene
14 Share The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin has called on residents to observe the best personal and domestic hygiene, as well as proper waste management practices, to curb the spread of rampaging cholera. READ ALSO:Cholera: Expert cautions Nigerians on vendor’s local foods Gbadegesin gave the advice against the recent outbreak of the disease, which has claimed some lives, leaving many hospitalised.
President Tinubu’s Mass Housing Policy for Nigerians
24 Share Nigeria has over two hundred and forty million people spread over a land area of approximately 923,000 square kilometres. With a huge population, Nigeria’s housing demand is about ten point seven one (10.71) million units resulting in a housing deficit of between twenty-two to twenty-eight million units. This shows that 700,000 housing units are required yearly to close the deficit, but the annual construction of houses in Nigeria is below 10,000 units.
Hajj 2024: Lagos State Airlifts 1,278 Pilgrims
45 Share The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has airlifted 1,278 intending pilgrims to Madinah, Saudi Arabia for the 2024 holy pilgrimage exercise. The arrival of the third batch of 428 pilgrims at the King Abdulaziz International Airport, Madinah at 9.46 am (Saudi Arabian time) has increased the number from 850 which comprises the first and second batches to 1,278 pilgrims so far airlifted by the State.
Hajj 2024: Lagos State Airlifts 1,278 Pilgrims
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has airlifted 1,278 intending pilgrims to Madinah, Saudi Arabia for the 2024 holy pilgrimage exercise. The arrival of the third batch of 428 pilgrims at the King Abdulaziz International Airport, Madinah at 9.46 am (Saudi Arabian time) has increased the number from 850 which comprises the first and second batches to 1,278 pilgrims so far airlifted by the State.
Lagos State Partners With Council To Reposition School Curriculum
12 Share The Lagos State Government through the ministry of Basic and Secondary Education is collaborating with Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to review school curriculum that will meet up with emerging trends. At a three-day conference tagged, ‘2024 Network of Education Service Centre (NESC) Convocation, participants are of the opinion that the process is long overdue.
Lagos State Seals 840 Properties Over Safety Infractions
10 Share The Lagos State Government has sealed over 840 event centers, clubs, lounges, hotels, and construction sites for safety violations and non-compliance with extant laws. The government also said that fire safety officers from the State’s Fire and Rescue Service successfully rescued 376 victims in the last one year.
Lagos State To Construct 13 New Jetties
7 Share Lagos State Government has awarded the construction of 13 new jetties and terminals across the State. The State’s Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Mr. Yacoob Alebiosu made this known during the 2024 Ministerial Press briefing to give a scorecard of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s one year in office.
Lagos Governor Canvasses Low Interest Rate For MSMEs
By: Luqmon Balogun, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has canvassed for low interest rates for Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) in the country to allow them access financial support and thrive in their respective businesses. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke at the celebration of International Women’s Day held at the Blue Roof Ikeja, with the theme “Economic Inclusion of Women Entrepreneurs (NANOs/MSMEs) at the Grassroots/Community Level”.
Lagos Engages Religious Counsellors On Sexual Violence
By Luqmon Balogun, Lagos Lagos State government has trained counselling officials of religious institutions both muslims and christians faithfuls, on how to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence cases in the state. The State, through the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), took some religious representatives on a 2-day training sessions to equip and enlighten them towards the path of creating a safer and peaceful society. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mrs.
Lagos Council Chairman Backs Creation Of State Police
By Luqmon Balogun, Lagos The Chairman of Ojodu Local Council Development Area, LCDA of Lagos State, Mr Olusegun Odunmbaku has thrown his weight behind the establishment of the State Police as canvassed by the Nigerain government. Odunmbaku said the need for such security architecture was important in order to further secure the country against all forms of social challenges that would invariably allow the grassroot to enjoy dividends of democracy.
Lagos State To Enforce Indoor Smoking
7 Share Lagos State government has expressed its readiness to stop public smoking particularly around the night clubs, bars and lounges across the state. READ ALSO:WHO seeks banning of smoking, vaping in schools The state through the Safety Commission and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA), said the move is to ensure safety precautions and prevent the health hazards that are associated with smoking for the passive smokers.
Lagos government Trains 100 Mathematics Teachers On Learning App
32 Share The Lagos State government has engaged about 100 Mathematics Teachers in Junior Secondary School on free training to upscale their knowledge in teaching mathematics. At the Education Resource Center Ojodu, venue of the training, participants applauded the initiative by the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education as well as Science and Technology to improve the skills set of the teachers in order to have better outcomes in Mathematics.
Lagos state Declares Zero Tolerance For Extortion Of Motorists
5 Share Lagos State Government has declared zero tolerance on illegal extortion of residents, especially Motorists by miscreants parading themselves as enforcement officers. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Olawale Musa gave this warning while addressing Journalists after the arrest of eleven fake enforcement officers who daily extort money from unsuspecting motorists at Ibeju-Lekki junction and Akodo area of the State.
Lagos Ministry of Agriculture Harps On Staff Mental Wellness
8 Share Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture has called for a proactive measure as well as increase in the awareness on mental health among its staff members. At a two-day Management Retreat held at the Orchid Hotels in Lekki area of the state, the Ministry believes a state of mental wellness will allow for enhanced productivity that will further develop self and the economy of the state.
Lagos State Special Adviser Calls For Robust Real Estate Regulations
9 Share The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barr. Barakat Odunuga-Bakare has emphasised the need for a robust real estate regulations in the state, to further sanitise the sector. Odunuga-Bakare expressed optimism that the development agenda of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Housing is achievable through collaborative efforts and adherence to regulatory standards.
Lagos state Shares Gender Violence Laws With Religious Leaders
10 Share Lagos State government has engaged religious leaders, both Christian and Muslim Clerics on how to help support the drive of promulgating the advocacy on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence through the pulpits. The state, through the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), convened stakeholders engagement involving about 200 participants at the LCCI Ikeja.
INEC Declares APC Winner Of Lagos Bye-election
2 Share The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s bye-election in Lagos, Fuad Laguda has been declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Laguda polled 11,203 votes at the Surulere Federal Constituency 1, bye-election to beat his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Jerry Afemhike who polled 278 votes.
Gbajabiamila Commends Electoral Process, Seeks Support To End Bandits
10 Share The Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for conducting a peaceful bye election for the Surulere 1 federal constituency. Gbajabiamila who was feasibly elated acknowledged the low turn out of voters which he attributed to lack of interest usually shown to isolated elections by the people.
Bye Election Underway In Lagos State
85 Share The Lagos State by-election for Surulere I Federal Constituency, in Nigeria’s House of Representatives has kicked off with accreditation and voting concurrently. Electoral officials reported earlier at some of the polling station visited by Voice of Nigeria and the ambience was calm and peaceful. Although, the turn out was low, as of the time of filing this report, but electorates are coming out in trickles to cast their ballot, as they hope for a hitch-free exercise.
Lagos State Warns Against Storage Of Combustible Materials
18 Share The Lagos State Government has warned residents against indiscriminate handling and storage of combustible materials particularly during this harmattan season and beyond. The state called on residents to be conscious of their environment and report anyone keeping unwanted items that can jeopardize the safety of the people, to the appropriate quarters.
Unilag Celebrates 61-year Old Best Graduating Student
30 Share The Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos, has lauded the effort of the 61-year-old Mr. Sobowale Babatunde as its overall best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.84. Shobowale shattered stereotypes proving that age is just a number, as he emerged outstanding of the 2021/2022 academic session at the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos.
Lagos State Empowers Over 11,000 Startup Businesses In 4years
2 Share The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has empowered about 11,885 start up businesses in the last four years with an assurance of more attention to the Micro-Enterprises in driving economic development of the state. The beneficiaries of the scheme are the indigent, vulnerable, and graduates of the Skills Acquisition Centers in Lagos State.
Lagos State To Scale Up School Feeding Programme
2 Share Lagos State government has restated its commitment to upscale the school feeding programmes in public schools to boost pupil’s welfare, improve attendance and reduce the menace of out of school children. This comes as schools resumes for the second term of the year 2023/2024 session.
Lagos State Governor Promises Support For Businesses In 2024
17 Share Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised that the state government will better support businesses in 2024 to thrive as part of making Lagos a prosperous state. Speaking at the Sol Beach Oniriu, one of the venues for the 72-hour #Greater Lagos Fiesta and countdown to the New Year, 2024, Sanwo-Olu, who was excited that the state was peaceful, said that it is the reason the 72-hours of non-stop entertainment that included the 2024 countdown is made possible.
Lagos State To Demolish More Illegal Structures
12 Share Lagos State Government has said that demolition of illegal structures across the state will continue as long as developers refuse to comply with all the rules and regulations. The state government said the need for those in the Real Estate sector and residents to always verify the status of every land becomes important.
Lagos State Announces Health Palliatives
15 Share Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that his administration will embark on health palliatives that will improve the well-being of the citizens. READ ALSO:Lagos govt enrolls 923,000 residents in health insurance scheme He said the subsidies on health care services and products is to cushion the economic challenges facing the citizens, particularly the rural communities.
Lagos State Charges Realtors To Follow Ethical Standards
19 Share Lagos State government has convened the 4th edition of the Real Estate Market Place Conference and Exhibition with a charge to Real Estate players to play by the rules and sanitise the sector. The 2023 edition of the event with the theme; Real Estate Regulation: A Panacea for Disaster Mitigation and Recovery in the Built Industry, according to the government was designed to further address regulatory framework and register more Realtors.
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