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LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT

The Lagos State Government on Friday began demolishing buildings encroaching on the Ikota River within Oral Estate and Megamound Estate in Lekki, 24 hours after the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources announced an extension period for residents to relocate on Thursday.
The Lagos State Government on Saturday began demolishing illegal structures in Ikeja GRA, including shanties and unapproved buildings, over security and planning concerns.
The Lagos State Government has disbursed N978.62 million in insurance death benefits to 510 beneficiaries, providing financial relief to families of deceased public servants. 
The Lagos State Government has granted an extension for owners of buildings encroaching on the Ikota River setback in Lekki—including Oral Estate, Lekki County, Westend, and parts of Megamound Estate—to vacate their properties. 
The Lagos State Government has issued an important traffic advisory informing the public that ACME Road in Ikeja will be closed to all vehicular traffic on Saturday, May 10, 2025, to accommodate the APC Primaries being held at the APC State Secretariat.  
The Lagos State Government has issued 37,266 building planning permits over the past six years to support urban development across residential, commercial, institutional, and mixed-use projects.  
The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, has trained over 100,000 farmers and empowered 151,595 agri-businesses from 2019 to date.  
The Lagos State Government has kicked off the second phase of its ambitious 3,300km metro fibre project, reinforcing its efforts to fully digitise government services and transform Lagos into a safe, smart, and connected city. 
The Lagos State Government is set to launch a new digital Accounting Manual, marking a significant shift from an obsolete system that has been in use for over three decades.  
The Lagos State Government has announced that it generated N582.45 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2025, representing 79% of its quarterly target of N728.90 billion.  
The Lagos State Government has announced sweeping reforms in the waste management sector, including mandatory GPS tracking of all waste disposal trucks and a full transition to digital payments for services rendered by Private Sector Participants (PSPs). 
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to launch water taxis before the end of 2025, with dredging already underway on key routes to prepare for full-scale operations across the state’s inland waterways.