The Lagos State House of Assembly has recommended the relocation of residents affected by the demolition of waterfront communities in Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro to the Agbowa area of Epe in Lagos State. The recommendation followed the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Rules and Business during plenary on Tuesday. According to …
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has accused the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) of violating transparency laws in its ongoing plan to concession mini and micro waterworks under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. In a statement issued on Sunday, March 1, and signed by its Media and Communications Officer, Robert Egbe, the group …
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has advised all individual taxpayers in Lagos State to file their annual tax returns for the 2026 year of assessment on or before March 31, 2026. The tax authority appealed in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Monsurat Amasa-Oyelude, on Wednesday, February 25. It stated …
The Lagos State Government has expressed concern over the collapse of a bungalow classroom block at Odokekere High School, Ikorodu, while assuring parents and the public that no lives were lost in the incident. In a statement, the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS) described the development as unfortunate, saying it received reports …
The Lagos State Government plans to introduce electric-powered boats into the LAGFERRY fleet before the end of the year. The move aims to lower transport fares and advance sustainable mobility across the state. The announcement was made by Hon. Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun, Managing Director of LAGFERRY, in a statement shared on the state government’s official X …
A Lagos State Rapid Transit Bus (BRT) was gutted by fire on the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, disrupting traffic around the Adekunle axis inward Iyana Oworo. The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in a post on its official X account. “A high-capacity bus is on fire on …
Lagos and Kaduna states have emerged as the top-performing states in the federal government's ease of doing business (EoDB) ranking for 2025. The Director-General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Zahrah Audu, stated in a press release on Thursday, December 4. The ranking is based on the council’s 2025 subnational Ease of Doing …
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of men reporting gender-based violence, with cases rising to nearly 8,000 in 2025, up from about 300 in previous years. The figures were disclosed by the agency’s Head of Community Services, Damilare Adewusi, during the 2025 International Men’s …
The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to initiate contempt proceedings against the National Assembly for allegedly disregarding a subsisting judgment of the apex court by proceeding with the Central Gaming Bill. In the motion filed by the Attorney-General of Lagos State, through his counsel, Bode Olanipekun, SAN, the state is …
Lagos and four other highest-debtor states account for 50.32 per cent of the total subnational debt in 2024. The four other states are Kaduna, Edo, Ogun, and Bauchi, a review of the report released by BudgIT on Tuesday, October 28 has shown. According to BudgIT, a Nigeria’s leading civic-tech organisation promoting fiscal transparency and accountability, …
