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News and analysis about Lagos state
Lagos State has a housing gap of about 2.3 million houses, according to Honourable Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, the Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, who spoke at the Stanbic IBTC Home Ownership Summit on June 25, 2024.
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion on Alfred Rewane Road and Osborne Road through Osborne Foreshore Estate, effective from June 26th to July 27th, 2024.
The Lagos State Government is set to establish a Road Safety Unit within its Ministry of Transportation to enhance transport safety across the state.
LASTMA has impounded 40 vehicles, including 25 commercial and 15 private ones, for operating illegal garages and causing road obstructions in the Oyingbo, Ijora, and Idumota areas of Lagos.
The Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Limited, along with four others, have regained their freedom four days after being abducted in Lagos on Friday.
The federal government has announced that it has secured commitments from several corporate bodies in the private sector to soon begin refurbishing the arrival and departure areas of Wing D at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos State.
Four Lebanese nationals, including Muhammed Fouani, Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Limited, a leading distributor of electronics such as LG, Hisense, and Huawei in Nigeria, have been abducted by armed men suspected to be kidnappers.
The Lagos State government under the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has allocated N1 billion as a seed fund for startups to the Lagos State Science, Research, and Innovation Council (LASRIC).
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that more than 75% of the revenue of Lagos is internally sourced rather than depending on federal allocation like other states in Nigeria.
The Lagos State Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to drastically reduce private car trips within the state, aiming to cut them from 11% in 2015 to just 2% of all travel by 2050.
The Lagos State Government is planning to implement a vehicle scrapping scheme that provides existing operators of danfo minibuses used for public transport with incentives to acquire new vehicles in exchange for scrapping their old, dilapidated ones.
The Lagos State Government is looking to transform the present monocentric spatial development pattern in the state, where most activities are concentrated in a single central area, into a polycentric metropolis with multiple hubs for efficient commuting and enhanced urban living.