Lagos to push for special status, to legalize 37 LCDAs in the state The Lagos State Government has expressed its determination to push for a ‘special status’ for the state in the ongoing constitution review. The state government has also resolved to explore all avenues to reintroduce the issue of the 37 Local Council Development […]
Free UTME Forms Raise Candidates’Scores Kunle Awosiyan At least one Lagos candidate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, has always emerged among every 10 highest scores in the last three years. A report by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board shows that in 2023, a candidate, Gbolahan Ayinde from Lagos state scored 357 and he is […]
Lagos assembly goes tough on 57 councils, mandates one project per quarter ….frowns at councils borrowing money without approvals ….says council chairmen, vice, councillors now under close watch Worried over unimpressive development at the grassroots, Lagos State House of Assembly, has mandated local government chairmen of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development […]
LIRS holds summit on boosting council revenues Tuesday The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service will hold a summit with stakeholders in the revenue collection system in the local governments Tuesday. The summit will address the operations of the local government revenue committees, efficient revenue collection in the informal sector and collaboration between the LIRS and […]
…Chairmen to choose SLGs By Abolaji Adebayo The waiting game for the inauguration of councils’ cabinets in Lagos State may soon be over as there are indications that the list will be ratified by the state governor any time from now. Eight months after their swearing-in, none of the 57 Local Governments (LGs) and Local […]
bolaji Adebayo The parents of the 11 years old Favour Okechukwu who was raped to death in Ejigbo in September, 2020 have continued to mourn while still nursing the pain of losing a first born of the family as they have started losing the hope of getting justice for their late daughter. The parents alleged […]
