Phase II of project to start next year says Governor. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, rolled out a major infrastructural overhaul in the Epe Division of the State, flagging off the reconstruction of Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway 40 years after. The Governor flagged off the first phase of the road project on Sunday at a ceremony held at the Pan ...
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Lagos seals buildings in Ikoyi, Lekki
The Lagos State Government has sealed off 10 buildings in Ikoyi and Lekki for allegedly violating the building control laws of the state. Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency led by the General Manager, Abiola Kosegbe, stormed the areas at the weekend to effect the closure of the structures. Five buildings under construction were sealed off at Osborne ...
Read More »Lagos launches e-Platform to curb fraudulent practices in Real Estate
Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, launched a Real Estate Transaction portal to curb fraudulent practices in the real estate business. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled the portal at a stakeholders’ meeting held at Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island. The portal, the Governor said, will secure investments in property market by checkmating unscrupulous dealings in transactional process. It will also ...
Read More »Lagos partners Chinese govt to train youths on technology, manufacturing
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration’s development agenda was aimed at leveraging the population of the State for sustainable socio-economic development. The Governor said although the State was facing the challenges of a growing population, his administration was prepared to turn the burden to opportunities by training people and equipping them with life skills. Sanwo-Olu disclosed ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu seeks Badagry, Lekki Seaports’ approval
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday called on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to accelerate the process of giving approval to the State’s request to build two seaports in Lekki and Badagry. The Governor said the State had already deployed resources and manpower in the construction of the seaports, which, he said, were being initiated to complement the ...
Read More »Lagos govt cautions against unregistered estate agents, developers
The Lagos State Government on Monday advised residents to patronise only certified and registered estate agents or developers while seeking accommodation or dealing in properties. Mr Wasiu Akewusola, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Housing, gave the advice at Alapere in Ketu, near Lagos, where a fraudulent property developer allegedly duped no fewer than 262 prospective home buyers. “Residents of ...
Read More »Family, Lagos govt clash over illegal acquisition of land
Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja, will on July 8 hear a suit filed against Lagos State Government by Akinlowo Olaife family in Shasha area of Lagos for allegedly taking over their ancestral land without compensation and for overriding public interest as required by law. In the suit before Justice O.A Ogala, six members of the family namely Chief Tajudeen ...
Read More »Akiolu imploys Gbajabiamila to influence return of Lagos property taken by FG
LAGOS PROPERTY – The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to influence the return of all property belonging to the state, which was forcefully taken over by the Federal Government. In a statement, the monarch urged Gbajabiamila to use his position in the national leadership hierarchy to help ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu will regenerate structures in Lagos – Jeje
Former Commissioner for Housing in Lagos State, Hon. Bosun Jeje is confident that the incoming governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, would regenerate buildings in Lagos Island to curb the incessant menace of building collapse in the area. Jeje during an interactive session with journalist in Lagos at the weekend said indication towards that was Sanwo-Olu’s assurance when he visited the site ...
Read More »RTEAN urges governor-elect, Sanwo-Olu to repair roads in Lagos
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) on Tuesday called on the Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to fix both the federal and state roads for free flow of traffic when he assumes office. The Chairman of RTEAN, Lagos chapter, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, made the appeal in an interview while setting agenda for Sanwo-Olu Musa urged Sanwo-Olu to ...
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