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Records have shown that approximately only 15 per cent of the building constructions going on in Lagos have government approval and that only five of the 15 per cent conform with the approved plans. The immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Lagos Branch TP Ayo Adejumo revealed this, adding that this…
Lagos State Taskforce has made do its promise to maintain and sustain a serene and habitable environment, free from security incidents and occurrences through the demolition of shanties along Lekki Coastal Road and its environs on Monday. These were areas mapped out by the State Government to serve as an alternate route to motorists along…
By Nurudeen Adebayo Human rights activists under the platform of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights have urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and security agents to put an end to the menace of land grabbing across in Eti-Osa LG and Lagos State as a whole. The activists, who highlighted the threats to public peace by…
The Permanent Secretary, Office of Civic Engagement, Engr. Abiola Kosegbe has called for dedication from the resolvers toward the utmost performance of the Citizens Gate 2.0 platform. She made the call during the training of resolvers held at the Secretariat, Alausa, encouraging the participants at the programme to show great commitment while putting in their…
Kunle Awosiyan The Lagos State University is seeking the support of the Lagos State House of Assembly in the pursuit of its resource verification and accreditation of new and existing programmesin the university. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor IbiyemiOlatunji-Bello called for this support when the house committee on education visited the varsity on…
One of the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in Lagos, Mr. Akinbode Obadina has said that he plans to operate an open-door policy but all protocols must be duly observed. Obadina who had since deployed to oversee the Local Government Service Commission said this when the staff of the commission received him to the office recently….
For increased effectiveness and efficiency, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has trained the legal officials of the Lagos state House of Assembly. The legal officials were led to the training Institute by the Deputy Clerk, Legal Services, Mrs Osinowo. The two-day training program which was held in Abuja, focused on advance…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVAhas provided services for 797 survivors, secured 12 restraining orders against abusive spouses, and published details of six sex convicts in the first quarter of this year alone. the Executive Secretary of DSVA, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyidisclosed this when the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN)…
A study by World Bank has shown that Lagos State loses $7 billion annually for not recycling its waste, especially the plastic wastes generated cross the metropolis. This was revealed by the General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr. Dolapo Fasawe at a one-day workshop on circular economy organised by the Agency, in…
(Cross section of LASCODA Executive during the partnership with Rotary Club on coconut planting) The Lagos State Government is set to plant 1000 seedlings of coconut as parts of its plans to promote coconut production, processing, commercial and utilization. The General Manager of the Lagos State Coconut Development Authority,( LASCODA), Dapo Olakulehin disclosed this at…