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Lagos State has abolished hollow masts for hot galvanised steel—LASIMRA

The General Manager, Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), an agency under the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Olayemi Oni, has made it public that the authority has abolished hollow masts for hot galvanised steel….

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CodeLagos tailored to place Lagos State on African tech frontier, drive smart city

CodeLagos is poised to position Lagos State as the technology frontier in Africa aligning with the Lagos Smart City Initiative of the Akinwunmi Ambode administration in Partnership with Dubai Smart City. No doubt, current administration in Lagos is committed to…

2 weeks after ultimatum on Apapa roads, tankers’ presence now beyond Ambode

Looking for any challenge in Lagos that has proved Governor Akinwunmi Ambode incapacitated to handle, it is trucks and articulated vehicles lining up on highways leading to Apapa ports. This is based on the fact that 14 days after a…

LASG’s tax drive, Land Use Charge weakening businesses—NECA

Few days after the Lagos State government sealed the commencement of new regime of the Land Use Charge Law of Lagos State, 2018, the leadership of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultation Association (NECA) has expressed displeasure at the new Act that…

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Lagos DNA Forensic Lab’ll rely on biometric data from LASRRA, others

For analysts’ who had been questioning the rationale considered by authorities in Lagos State to invest in the first DNA Forensic Lab in West Africa when biometric data system in Nigeria is yet to be harmonized, an official of the…

Ambode reechoes devolution of power to states, fiscal federalism at NBA summit

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has called on lawyers in the country to raise their voices in support of the demand for devolution of power to States and fiscal federalism, especially the review of the current revenue sharing…

FG hands over State House Marina to Lagos, silent on other decaying assets

It was dream come true in Lagos on Thursday, as months of delayed promise by the presidency to release the State House, Marina, to Lagos State, both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formally ceding the House to Lagos…

Lagos begins reconstruction of new 10 lane Airport Road next month – Ambode

Barley one month after the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo ceded to the age long request of the Lagos State Government to lift the face of Muritala Mohammed International Airport access road linking Oshodi, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday revealed that…

Lagos worried on delay in Buhari’s campaign pledge, seeks return of abandoned assets

Following silence over the placement of Lagos State on a special status with special allocation two years after elections, indications have emerged that the state may have lost confidence on the campaign promise of assigning special status and allocation to…

Anxiety grips hotels, banks on Lagos Airport road as FG allows state to expand road

Following Wednesday’s presidential approval granted to Lagos State to expand Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) road to 10-lane, apprehension has gripped several private investments in hotels, banks and filling stations along the 20kms road. Checks by Business Hilights on the…