By JKNewsMedia RISING DEBT levels have placed Lagos State at the top of Nigeria’s debt chart, with a combined domestic and external burden of N1.22 trillion and $1.17 billion as of the fourth quarter of 2025. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Nigeria’s total public debt increas...
By JKNewsMedia TAXPAYERS IN Lagos State have been granted an extra two weeks to submit individual annual tax returns, with the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) extending the deadline to April 14. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the extension allows employees, freelancers and business owners who missed the initial March 31 cut-off addi...
By Mosunmola Akande, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOME LAGOSIANS on Liverpool Bridge in Apapa scrambled to scoop diesel after a tanker carrying the fuel overturned, spilling its contents across the road on Monday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) stated via its X handle that traffic was diverted to the o...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent N4.44 TRILLION 2026 Appropriation Bill has been signed into law by the Lagos State Government (LASG), described as a Budget of Shared Prosperity to drive inclusive growth and improve living standards for residents. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed the bill on Mond...
By Hope Nejo, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE LAGOS State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has set a statutory deadline for employers and corporate entities operating in Lagos State to file their 2025 Annual Tax Returns, reminding all affected organisations of their legal obligations. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the service stated that, in line with...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EMERGENCY CONTACT numbers have been released by the Lagos State Government (LASG) to allow residents and motorists to quickly report harassment, intimidation and other street threats, with the aim of improving public safety and speeding up rescue and intervention across the state. JKNewsMedia,c...
By Janet Itodo, JKNewsMedia Intern HOMES HAVE continued to fall at the Makoko waterfront as three Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) condemn what they describe as violent demolitions by the Lagos State Government (LASG). According to the CSOs, the LASG have reportedly left two babies and an adult dead, displaced thousands of residents and led...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE 2026 FISCAL year will see a major expansion as the Lagos State government presented its N4.237trillion ‘Budget of Shared Prosperity’ proposal to the House of Assembly. Marking an increase of over N1 trillion compared with the 2025 budget of N3.005trillion, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu outlin...
By JKNewsMedia DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS are underway at the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) after one of its staff members, Mr. Olukayode John Adetifa, was cleared of fraud allegations but found to have breached the agency’s operational policy. According to an official statement from LASAA, the internal investigation foll...
By JKNewsMedia THE LAGOS State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, setting the stage for his re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general election. The endorsement was announced during the party’s stakeholders’ forum held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos...
