By Oluwaseyi Adewale With good intent, every generation has reasons for taking certain humanitarian decisions for the betterment of the society. This can also be said of the evolution of the Cottage Hospital located in Ikeja, Lagos, which has metamorphosed into the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The hospital began operations in 1955 as…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday evening held a closed-door meeting with members of the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council at the State House, Marina. The meeting was called by the Governor to address the grievances of the nursing workforce in the State. The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM),…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday commissioned and delivered 744 home units at LagosHOMS Sangotedo Housing Scheme Phase I in Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State. This is in line with the administration’s commitment to bridge the housing deficit and create affordable accommodation for residents. Governor Sanwo-Olu said the…
The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled an electricity sustainability framework that will provide reliable power to residential and industrial areas in the State. Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, launched the State’s Electricity Policy at an energy stakeholders’ event organised by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island.…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Omidina family and the Nigerian entertainment industry on the passage of a renowned Nigerian comic actor, Mr. Babatunde Omidina. Babatunde Omidina popularly known as Baba Suwe died on Monday at age 63. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his…
The Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate suspension of the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Gbolahan Oki. The governor also said the government would find out what went wrong and punish those indicted in the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos State on Monday. According…
The Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an immediate investigation of the collapsed building which happened in the Ikoyi Area of the state on Monday. The building which was under construction collapsed in the afternoon with many people feared trapped in the rubble. The Governor, who called for calm over the collapse, assured that…
The Lagos State Government will soon commence a mechanisation programme, tagged the “Eko Agro Mechanisation Programme” with the procurement of 14 brand new tractors and ancillary equipment for farmers in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure at the grand finale of the Y2021 World Food Day Celebration in the State, explaining that the…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the new Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University. By her appointment, she becomes the ninth Vice Chancellor of LASU and the second female to occupy the exalted post in the State-owned tertiary institution. Professor Olatunji-Bello, who is the wife of…
Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, became the cynosure of the global soccer lenses on Wednesday, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was joined by the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, to attend the opening round of the maiden Aisha Buhari Women Cup. Nigeria’s Super Falcons played against Mali’s Les Aiglonnes…