DOSSIER: Lagos State
It is a state located in the southwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is the smallest in area of Nigeria's 36 states, with more than 15 million people. The Lagos State is also arguably the most economically important state of the country.
- Lagos votes 59% for capital expenditure, Sanwo-Olu presents N1.388tn budget (2021-11-25)
- Lagos upgrades hospital for service delivery (2021-11-25)
- Seven months after unveiling, Lagos security officials yet to use body-worn cameras (2021-11-18)
- Tinubu's daughter gives reason why popular Lagos market was closed (2021-11-18)
- Three persons including a 10-year old killed as gas explosion rocks Ladipo in Lagos (2021-11-16)
- New consumer protection bill will protect consumers’ rights- Lagos Assembly (2021-11-13)
- Foundation moves to empower over 1,500 women in Lagos (2021-11-11)
- Dare to inaugurate football committee today - Punch Newspapers (2021-11-11)
- Lagos: Riot in Ipaja following police killing of Keke rider over N100 bribe (2021-11-04)
- Lagos government obeys court judgement, reconstitutes ASPMDA caretaker committee (2021-10-22)
- End SARS: Sanwo-Olu orders release of protesters arrested in Lagos (2021-10-21)
- One Dies, Two rescued from collapsed building in Ikorodu (2021-10-19)
- Sanwo-Olu excited as he finally receives his funny-looking portrait from artist (2021-10-19)
- Police ban End SARS protest in Lagos (2021-10-19)
- Sanwo-Olu approves N290m for Lagos students’ bursary, scholarship (2021-10-18)
- Court remands man in correctional centre for raping 17-year-old daughter (2021-10-12)
- CP reiterates commitment to secure Lagos waterways (2021-10-12)
- Judge refuses to release Ex-Lagos Governor’s Corpse to Family, gives reason (2021-10-12)
- Lagos partners travel firm to boost tourism (2021-10-11)
- Lagos govt redeploys eight permanent secretaries (SEE LIST) (2021-10-08)
- NLC protesters block Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway (2021-10-07)
- Pastor flees as six members electrocuted (2021-10-06)
- Sanwo-Olu signs Lagos Criminal Justice amendment law to protect suspects, victims (2021-10-06)
- Lagos threatens to raid nightclubs, bars over noise pollution (2021-10-05)
- Sanwo-Olu advocates 42% revenue allocation to states (2021-10-05)
- Lagos to experience power outage over 132KV lines upgrade (2021-10-05)
- Lagos: FRSC begins ‘operation show your driver’s licences, vehicle documents’ today (2021-10-04)
- Sanwo-Olu vows to hunt killers of top police officer (2021-09-29)
- Lagos rice trader defrauded by ‘soldier’ weeks after suffering burglary (2021-09-23)
- Experts lament deplorable state of Epe coastal communities (2021-09-22)
- Sanwo-Olu appoints Bolaji Oreagba as LASTMA General Manager (2021-09-15)
- Bi-Courtney rewards driver for returning bag containing money at MMA2 (2021-09-15)
- Current Lagos gov doing well - Gbajabiamila (2021-09-15)
- Sex worker slits Lagos trader’s stomach with blade, victim dies (2021-09-14)
- Lagos’ll implement VAT law despite A’Court’s ruling - Lawmaker (2021-09-14)
- Do you know that there are over 38 Obas in Lagos? (2021-09-13)
- ‘Herdsmen not ready’ – Miyetti Allah reacts as Lagos prepares to ban open grazing (2021-09-09)
- Give us time to train our members - MACBAN begs Lagos (2021-09-09)
- Doctors smile after meeting Sanwo-Olu (2021-09-07)
- Lagos govt announces school resumption dates (2021-09-07)
- 2023: Forces against your second term, restrategize now – Primate Ayodele to Sanwo-Olu (2021-09-06)
- Our youths should become global ambassadors – Sanwo-Olu (2021-09-03)
- Lagos to issue N125bn bond for capital projects (2021-09-03)
- Lagos issues safety cautions to ferry operators (2021-09-02)
- FEC approves N84.6bn for road, airports’ projects (2021-09-01)
- Insecurity: Police begins show of force in Lagos (2021-08-26)
- Trucks carrying excess load will be fined – Fashola (2021-08-26)
- Sanwo-Olu charges Lagosians on waste bills (2021-08-17)
- Lagos state begins mass recruitment (2021-08-16)
- LASG partners FAO to rehabilitate coconut belt (2021-08-15)
- Lagos, Abuja travellers stranded as protesters in Ekiti community barricade highway (2021-08-15)
- Road crash claims 1 on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (2021-08-14)
- Lagos council boss seeks residents cooperation (2021-08-12)
- Mohammed Fawehinmi ‘ll be buried after autopsy, says family (2021-08-12)
- LASG halts illegal estate project on Ojota-Maryland wetland (2021-08-12)
- Police arraigns 39-year-old man for allegedly defiling daughters in Lagos (2021-08-12)
- Lagos assembly slashes ex-governors’, deputies’ pensions by 50% (2021-08-06)
- Lagos State denies claims it reduced NYSC doctors salaries from N75K to 15K (2021-08-02)
- Lagos Island may go under by 2050 (2021-07-29)
- Lagos monarch Buhari Oloto dies (2021-07-29)
- Lagos govt awards N30m to families of deceased police officers (2021-07-29)
- Nigeria, Cameroon border bridge will facilitate free trade – Fashola (2021-07-27)
- Lekki-Epe road: Lagos gives illegal structures’ owners Thursday deadline (2021-07-27)
- Lagos Govt to promote religious harmony — Sanwo-Olu (2021-07-26)
- Lagos NURTW generates N123bn annually – Report (2021-07-23)
- 9 die, 16 injured on Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident (2021-07-22)
- Experts warn sickle cell patients against opioid pain relievers (2021-07-22)
- Lagos Govt shut down 16 companies over unpaid consumption taxes, see list (2021-07-20)
- The Voice Nigeria show enters final stage (2021-07-20)
- Gov Sanwo-Olu shutdown sixteen hotels, restaurants, hospitality businesses (2021-07-20)
- Lagos to demolish 70 distressed buildings (2021-07-18)
- Lagos: Police discover baby factory, rescue pregnant women (2021-07-15)
- 194 men assaulted by wives within 6 months in Lagos – Report (2021-07-15)
- Court bars IGP from arresting oba Elegushi (2021-07-15)
- Sanwo-Olu arrests suspected criminals at Ojota (2021-07-13)
- Lagos Assembly begins audit of 57 local councils (2021-07-10)
- LASG demolishes partially collapsed building, marks 70 others for removal (2021-07-10)
- Abandoned mother of twins discharged form Epe hospital (2021-07-07)
- Lagos House of Assembly proposes new state universities; to upgrade LASPOTECH (2021-07-02)
- Lagos residents urge Sanwo-Olu to replace Olayemi wood bridge (2021-07-01)
- Governor Sanwo-Olu’s aide celebrates the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu (2021-06-30)
- Chioma Ajunwa: Lagos govt finally redeems house promise to Olympic gold medalist after 25 years (2021-06-25)
- Fashola says bridge building, maintenance creates new economy (2021-06-25)
- Lagos to get water testing, reference lab (2021-06-24)
- Gbajabiamila celebrates Sanwo-Olu at 56 (2021-06-24)
- Robbers attack commuters on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (2021-06-23)
- Lagos overtakes Nairobi as Africa’s leading startup hub (2021-06-22)
- Lagos Assembly approves Sanwo-Olu’s N85bn Special Bond request (2021-06-22)
- Badagry council boss condoles with family of slain student (2021-06-21)
- Lagos anti-corruption agency won’t clash with EFCC, ICPC - State (2021-06-20)
- 21 ships discharge petroleum products, while others dock at Lagos (2021-06-18)
- Lagos holds plea bargain session for 27 Kirikiri inmates (2021-06-17)
- Air Peace begins daily flights to Ilorin (2021-06-17)
- Sexual Assault: Baba Ijesha to be arraigned in court today (2021-06-16)
- FG demolishes 12 Lagos churches on alleged illegal plots (2021-06-15)
- Trouble as FG demolishes 12 Churches in Lagos (2021-06-15)
- Lagos Federal High Court decongests courtrooms, new judges resume duties (2021-06-15)
- Osinbajo, Fayemi laud Oba’s development efforts (2021-06-14)
- June 12: Lekki area of Lagos calm, peaceful (2021-06-12)
- Road rehabilitation excites Lagos community (2021-06-11)
- Breaking: Buhari visits Lagos to commission largest railway station in West Africa (2021-06-10)
- Where to buy cheap land in Lagos (2021-06-10)
- Sanwo-Olu: A catalyst leading the pack (2021-06-09)
- Suspected kidnapper set ablaze, police rescue another in Lagos (2021-06-09)
- Gov. Sanwo-Olu explains why Oshodi bus terminal is not fully operational (2021-06-07)
- Sex scandal: Sanwo-Olu commends UNILAG on discipline (2021-06-04)
- Attack Threat: Lagos CP assures Alaba traders of security (2021-06-03)
- Sylva, Sanwo-Olu, others open Unicorn incubation campus in Lagos (2021-06-03)
- Lagos unveils handbook on consumer rights education (2021-06-01)
- Falana, activists protest high cost of living, insecurity (2021-06-01)
- We’ll not leave Lagos roads, Okada operators dare government (2021-06-01)
- Tinubu denies calling educationist, Arinola Oloko a thug (2021-05-29)
- Badagry Local government chairman gives account of stewardship (2021-05-28)
- Kano-Kaduna rail line to commence in July - Amaechi (2021-05-28)
- Lagos govt seals Chinese company over death of 17-year-old worker (2021-05-28)
- Parents of children convicted of cultism will be punished - Governor Sanwo-Olu (2021-05-28)
- Lagos announces 10-week partial closure of Eko Bridge June 4 (2021-05-27)
- Sanwo-Olu presents scorecards, seeks for continuous support (2021-05-27)
- Residents decry trucks’ indiscriminate parking on Lagos – Badagry Expressway (2021-05-27)
- 7 months after End SARS protest Lagos is still counting its losses - State Govt (2021-05-26)
- Demanding special status for Lagos not selfish – Sanwo-Olu (2021-05-26)
- Yoruba nation struggle infiltrated by politicians – Gani Adams (2021-05-26)
- Lagos police command dismiss reports a police station was burnt by hoodlums (2021-05-25)
- Lagos Ministry sacks employee for disclosing his meagre salary (2021-05-25)
- We’ve 10,000 religious organisations in database - Commissioner (2021-05-24)
- Oshodi Choas: Sanwo-Olu has failed Lagosians - Uche Maduagwu (2021-05-21)
- Lagos mobile courts convict 62,477 traffic offenders (2021-05-20)
- Lagos governor launches first and last mile buses (2021-05-19)
- Sanwo-Olu launches 500 first, last mile buses (2021-05-19)
- Lagos Assembly lifts suspension on council chairman (2021-05-19)
- Lagos governor pledges support for OELA music project (2021-05-14)
- APAPA GRIDLOCK: Confusion as touts hijack traffic control (2021-05-12)
- One killed, many injured in Mile 12 violence (2021-05-07)
- Police, commercial motorcyclists clash in Ogba (2021-05-07)
- Lagos crisis: Police arrest 48 suspects, mount 24-hour surveillance (2021-05-06)
- Lagos begins installation of 2,000 CCTV cameras (2021-05-05)
- May Day: Sanwo-Olu promises to create 395,000 jobs with monthly earning of N55,000 (2021-05-01)
- Lagos promises mass literacy education for girls (2021-04-25)
- Sanwo-Olu launches 5-year agricultural and food security roadmap (2021-04-23)
- 10 facts about the new Lagos anti-cultism law approved by Gov Sanwo-Olu (2021-04-21)
- Bullied policeman celebrated by Lagos government (2021-04-20)
- Lagos Taskforce impounds 81 motorcycles on restricted routes (2021-04-20)
- 2021 rainfall: Lagos issues flash flood alert (2021-04-15)
- Sanwo-Olu visits Odumakin's widow (2021-04-15)
- Lagos expected to experience rainy season of over 230 days - Ministry of Environment (2021-04-14)
- Lagos council boss impeached for 'misappropriation of funds' (2021-04-10)
- Lagos to close Ikeja road for 15 months (2021-04-08)
- Lagos closes 12 health facilities in two months (2021-04-08)
- Sanwo-Olu gifts Olympic gold medalist Pascal Patrick three-bedroom apartment (2021-03-26)
- Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi top vaccination chart (2021-03-24)
- Revelry as Lagos begins mass coronavirus vaccination (2021-03-19)
- Lagos Free Zone can quadruple GDP - Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (2021-03-19)
- Dispatch rider allegedly killed by BRT bus (2021-03-19)
- NDLEA Chairman asks Sanwo-Olu, other governors to take drug test (2021-03-18)
- Lagos to complete blue, red rail lines to honour Jakande (2021-03-18)
- LIVESTREAMED: Tributes as Lagos Govt celebrates first Governor, Lateef Jakande (2021-03-17)
- Alleged N338.8m laundering: Ex-Lagos Speaker opens defence March 24 (2021-03-17)
- Lagos unveils Lateef Jakande leadership fellowship academy (2021-03-17)
- Oduduwa Republic national flag spotted in Surulere (2021-03-17)
- Coronavirus Vaccination: 88 facilities accredited by Lagos govt (2021-03-16)
- Lagos demolishes two buildings over construction failure (2021-03-16)
- Cultists now risk 21-year imprisonment in Lagos (2021-03-16)
- Mob attacks Lagos policemen, labels them thieves (2021-03-16)
- Lagos demolishes structures erected along Idimu power line (2021-03-15)
- Lagos govt demolishes illegal structures (2021-03-14)
- Lagos commercial transporters suspend operation over ticket sale (2021-03-09)
- Lagos state govt seals 11 event centres, nightclubs for violation of coronavirus protocols (2021-03-08)
- Ambode absent as Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu inaugurate Agege-Pen Cinema Bridge (2021-03-05)
- Don’t copy vagabonds, destruction won’t help you - Tinubu tells youths (2021-03-05)
- Nigerians call in EFCC to arrest Oba of Lagos for keeping $2m, N17m in Palace (2021-03-04)
- US partners Lagos to improve environment (2021-03-04)
- After Northerners stopped supplying foodstuff to South, see the current price of ram in Lagos (2021-03-03)
- Lagos screens intending Christian pilgrims (2021-03-02)
- Court bars Tinubu’s daughter, others from levying Computer Village traders (2021-02-27)
- FG reopens Third Mainland Bridge after six months of rehabilitation (2021-02-27)
- Lagos says blue, red rail lines will be ready by December 2022 (2021-02-26)
- Lagos govt begins 'deep refurbishment' of general hospitals (2021-02-24)
- Lagos govt to take 24 % equity in TBS - Trade Fair Complex (2021-02-23)
- Lagos pickpocket confesses to stealing over 240 phones from commuters (2021-02-23)
- Lagos #ENDSARS panel summons IGP (2021-02-23)
- Lagos shuts 14 water factories for failing to meet standard (2021-02-23)
- Lagos police threaten to sell off abandoned vehicles parked at formations (2021-02-20)
- Lagos partners FG on poverty alleviation (2021-02-19)
- NYSC counsels corpers on unity (2021-02-19)
- 42-year-old man beats wife to death in Lagos (2021-02-17)
- How Lagos will become smart city in 2030 - Sanwo-Olu (2021-02-17)
- Lagos missing as coronavirus cases fall sharply in Nigeria (2021-02-15)
- Four OPC members apprehended for stabbing man to death (2021-02-15)
- Jakande buried amidst prayers, eulogies (2021-02-13)
- Lagos landlords protest against demolition of 400 buildings at Ibeju-Lekki (2021-02-13)
- Lagos CP vows to resist #EndSARS protest (2021-02-12)
- Former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande is dead (2021-02-11)
- Quick facts to know about the late Lateef Jakande (2021-02-11)
- Quick facts to know about the late Lateef Jakande (2021-02-11)
- Jakande’s last moments, by family (2021-02-11)
- Burial date for late Jakande revealed (2021-02-11)
- Lagos Island boils as NURTW rival groups clash in Obalende (2021-02-11)
- Lagos Kanuri leader, two others killed in Borno crash (2021-02-10)
- I will not shy away from improving Lagosians’ lives - Sanwo-Olu (2021-02-10)
- Lagos demolishes Banana Island, Ikoyi houses over violations (2021-02-09)
- Lagos assembly to amend 2020 coronavirus bill (2021-02-09)
- Mango, watermelon, other cheap fruits you can shop for in Lagos markets (2021-02-09)