•The collapsed school building in Ogba, Lagos The Lagos State government has launched an investigation into the collapse of a four-storey building that housed a private school and residential apartments on Adu Street in the Aguda area of Ogba, Lagos. The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) confirmed that the structure collapsed on Mon...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State Scholarship Board has extended the registration deadline for its 2025/2026 Bursary and Scholarship Awards to March 6, 2026. In a public service announcement issued by its Public Affairs Unit yesterday on its Facebook handle, the board said the extension provides an additional opportun...
•Simi The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has referred the controversy surrounding resurfaced tweets allegedly linked to singer Simi to the Commissioner of Police for preliminary investigation. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this today during an interview on Channels Television, saying the...
•BRT buses The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority has released the revised fare structure for Bus Rapid Transit and standard route services following the approval of a 13 per cent increase across services under the Bus Reform Initiative. The new fares, announced today, will take effect from Monday, March 2, 2026, reports The PUNCH. It...
•BRT buses at a park The Lagos State government has approved a 13 per cent increase in fares across all Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) schemes, including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and standard routes. The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), in a statement yesterday, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the approval following a pa...
•Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab The Lagos State government has announced a partnership with MTN Nigeria for the redevelopment and renaming of Obalende under-bridge to Y’ELLOW Bus Park. In a statement on X today, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the move will ...
•Christian pilgrimage Lagos State government has outlined strict guidelines for Christian pilgrims travelling to Israel and Jordan, urging them to remain spiritually focused and uphold discipline throughout the pilgrimage. According to the government, pilgrimage to holy lands isn’t leisure period but time to renew their faith and remain closer...
•Squatters under Obalende bridge, Lagos The Lagos State government today handed an immediate quit notice to all squatters operating under the Obalende bridge/motor park to vacate the place. The government said the park is to be redesigned into an environmentally sustainable and functional space. Addressing journalists after an inspection tour ...
•Chimamanda Adichie A Nigerian health professional has called on the Lagos State government to broaden the composition of the panel investigating the death of Chimamanda’s son by including pharmacists and nurses, warning that the absence of these cadres could undermine the credibility and outcome of the inquest. In an open letter addressed to ...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu and the deadly fire incident Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed that eight people lost their lives in the devastating fire that engulfed the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) House on Lagos Island. The fire broke out on December 24, 2025 at the 25-storey high-rise located at 47/57 Martins Street. Rescue and ...

