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...
By JKNewsMedia LEADING THE Lagos State’s delegation to the 2025 Fidelity Nigeria International Trade & Creative Connect (FNITCC), according to Fidelity Bank Plc, is Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a press release issued at the weekend, the tier-one financial institution stated that the governor will use the FNITCC platform to spotlight La...
@Tunji Bello LET IT be recognised that we are not just commissioning a chamber to impact knowledge, but also witness, firsthand, the force of faith, the prophetic power of the tongue and what is possible when we all commit to the pursuit of public good. By that I mean the audacity to envision what seems […]
By JKNewsMedia CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed concern over remarks by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, who stated that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what ...
By JKNewsMedia DEFININF MOMENTUM surged through the media community at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) House, Ladi Lawal Press Centre, Ikeja, as a new leadership officially took over the reins of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos State Chapter. Veteran broadcaster and respected media figure, Jumoke Faleye Joh...
By JKNewsMedia A QUARTER-century after its founding, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has set its sights on a new era of predictive traffic intelligence and digital enforcement, marking the milestone with the unveiling of a commemorative 25th anniversary emblem at its headquarters in Oshodi. The emblem—presented as a symbo...
By JKNewsMedia BETWEEN 1ST January and 27th March 2025, Lagos State says it has confirmed 10 cases of diphtheria, prompting health authorities to intensify containment efforts. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, reported that out of 76 samples tested, 10 returned positive, 63 were negative, and results for three samples coll...
