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Lagos State Government has received 80,000 bags of 10 kilogrammes of rice to bolster its interventions targeted at ameliorating the impacts of current hardship on vulnerable households in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, personally received fully loaded trucks laden with 80,000 units of 10kg bags of rice supplied by Aliko Dangote Foundation for immediate distribution to various segments ...

•Sanwo-Olu receives Bruit Costaud management Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, had an audience with the management team and members of the Board of Bruit Costaud Advisory led by Managing Partner, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, a former Minister for Information, Arts and Culture. The meeting with the Governor, held at the State House in Ikeja, was premised on forging strategic ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with a technology company, Meta Platform Inc. (formerly Facebook) to deepen the digital space in the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke during a courtesy visit by the President, Global Affairs, Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook), Sir. Nick Clegg at the Lagos House, Marina. The areas of mutual interest ...

•••the passion in Lagos fintech community is second to none-Mastercard boss Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday indicated interest in a mutually beneficial partnership between the Lagos State Government and Mastercard for technology, digitalization and innovation. The Governor said the development of backend infrastructure by the Lagos State Government will help Mastercard’s investment drive in the State. Governor ...

Lagos State Government and the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) have promised to synergise and collaborate to provide affordable housing for Lagos residents and Nigerians in the diaspora. The promise was made on Saturday by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority, Hon. Oyetunde Ojo, during a courtesy visit by ...

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has elevated his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Gboyega Akosile, to Special Adviser, Media and Publicity. The appointment, which took immediate effect, was announced on Wednesday in a letter dated March 13, 2024, and signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro. “I wish to convey the approval of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ...

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said the State Government has re-calibrated the thrust of tourism through the development of a Tourism Master Plan and Tourism Policy for economic regeneration. He said part of his administration’s commitment and renewed determination in line with the THEMES+ economic agenda is to leverage the potential of the gaming, entertainment and ...

• Sanwo-Olu, Bago sign mou for Produce for Lagos Initiative Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, brokered a strategic partnership with Niger State — a sub national entity with the largest agricultural farmland in the country — towards enhancing food production and security. Governors of the two States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Lagos for a cooperation geared towards ...

•Appoints four former Students Union Leaders as SSAs Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, announced an increment in scholarship and bursary for students of Lagos State origin, in tertiary institutions. He said his administration from 2024 will pay N225,000 and N60,000 as scholarship and bursary to indigene students, as against the existing N200,000 and N50,000 respectively. The Governor ...

•LAMATA, Chinese Engineering firm sign new rail development contract Lagos welcomed a new intra-city metro line — the second sub national rail infrastructure to be completed and opened by the State within a space of one year. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, formally inaugurated the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line delivered by the administration of Governor Babajide ...