Governor Sanwo-Olu is facing a backlash after tweeting to congratulate Fin.tech company, Flutterwave on their recent win and $1billion valuation of the company. The Governor had tweeted this on Thursday 11th March 2021, to congratulate the company: “Huge congratulations to Gbenga and the entire team of flutterwave for this landmark…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu orders the closure of all public and private schools in the state be with immediate effect and until further notice. The governor disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He also directed all public servants from Grade Level 14 and below, except emergency workers and…
Abdulrashid Maina, who is the former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) has been extradited to Nigeria from the Niger Republic. The Nigeria Police Force announced this on their official Twitter handle on Thursday, 3rd December 2020. The Nigeria Police before the news of Abdulrashid Maina being extradited…
Nigerians are reacting to a new CNN video shared online, which exposed how the Nigerian Army allegedly shot directed at peaceful and unarmed EndSARS protesters in October 20th 2020, at the Lagos Lekki Toll Gate. The new CNN video which has emerged from the investigative journalism carried out by CNN,…
Governors under the aegis of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) on Tuesday, visited Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to commiserate with him and the people of Lagos State over the recent destruction of public and private properties in the State by hoodlums who hijacked the EndSARS protests. Speaking to…
Eromosele Adene has finally been granted bail by a Magistrate court in Lagos. This was confirmed by Moe Odele on her official Twitter handle on Tuesday. Moe Adele taking to her official Twitter handle on Tuesday 17th November 2020, tweeted saying that Eromosele Adene who was one of the EndSARS…
The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, on Saturday, said the Nigerian Army was not happy that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting the military on October 20, 2020, during the EndSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate. The Army…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has backed the move by Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, to stop pension for ex-governors and their deputies. He called the move by the governor as ‘bold and courageous’. Chief Bola Tinubu who himself is an ex-governor of Lagos…
Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, has confirmed the appointment of Ms. Abisola Olusanya as the substantive Commissioner for Agriculture in the state. The confirmation of Ms Abisola Olusanya according to the statement released on Wednesday 11th November 2020, by the Lagos state government, was contained in a circular issued by…
The Lagos State Government, has disassociated itself from the alleged 5% content levy imposed by the Film and Video Censors Board, on Audio And Visual Contents of all physical and digital platforms in the State owned by entertainers. This comes a few hours after we reported that the Lagos State…
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that his government will reopen schools in the state from September 14, 2020. The Governor announced this on Saturday at a press conference on the 17th update on coronavirus at Lagos House, Marina. He said the state will reopen schools, and while the tertiary…
Worship Centres in Lagos are to reopen from Friday 7th August 2020, as Governor Sanwo-Olu thank Lagosians for their patience so far. The Governor made this announcement on Saturday, in a statewide broadcast at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos. According to the statement from the Governor Muslims worship centres in…
The Governor of Lagos State Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu who clocks 55-years old on Thursday, has urged his friends not to post birthday congratulatory messages for him on Newspapers, as he looks to continue the tradition on his 55th birthday. In a statement ahead of his birthday, the Governor announced that…
The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says worship centres in the state will be allowed to reopen from June 19 2020. The governor said worship centres such as mosques are to reopen from June 19 while churches are to begin services from June 21. The governor gave this announcement…
Lagos State Governor, Governor Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated the operations teams on community policing in the state, as the state moves a step towards improving security in all communities across the State. The operations teams inaugurated by the governor were the State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC) and its operations arm,…
The Lagos state government has stated that worship centres in the state remain closed, even after the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announced a relaxation on the nationwide COVID-19 curfew, and easing of lockdown, even on worship centres. The Federal Government had on Monday lifted the ban on worship centres,…
The Lagos State government on Sunday 10th May 2020, confirmed that they have discharged 21 COVID-19 patients from isolation centres across the state, as the state continues to fight to slow down the spread of the coronavirus in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu who confirmed that 21 COVID-19 patients have been…
The Governor of Lagos State, Governor Sanwo-Olu has threatened to bring the entire state under lockdown, if Lagosians continue to flout the social distancing orders and other laws put in place by the state to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during Saturday’s briefing on situation of…
The Lagos state government has once again announced that a total of sixteen COVID-19 Patients have been discharged from the various Isolation centres within the state. The Governor of Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who made the announcement in his daily briefings to Lagosians on their fight against the coronavirus in…
Lagos state government has discharged six more persons from the Yaba Isolation facility, as the state continues to make progress in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The six more persons discharged from the Lagos Isolation centre, were one female and five male, and this latest development was announced by…