Lagos red rail line ready in 2022 – LAMATA

The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, has said the Lagos Red Rail Line will be operational in 24 months (October 2022). She made this statement in Lagos on Tuesday at a milestone meeting on the implementation of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red and Blue Line projects with the contractors and consultants. Akinajo said the meeting was to reaffirm the already established positions on timelines for the delivery of the rail lines Read more...

COVID-19: lasg launches N5bn support capital for low-cost private schools

Lagos State Government in partnership with First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has launched N5 billion Post-coronavirus (COVID-19) Recovery Support capital for education sector to support low-cost private schools across the State in mitigating the negative impact of the pandemic. The intervention fund, which targets over 2,000 private schools, was formally launched by Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu on Friday at a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa. Read more...

Lagos tasks auditors on checking wastage, efficient internal control

Lagos State government has restated its desire to improve the internal control processes across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure efficient use of the state’s resources and reduce wastage. The Special Adviser, Parastatals Monitoring Office (PMO), Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo, who spoke at a workshop organised for heads of audit units of parastatals at Magodo, admitted that in development value-chain of the state government, efficient internal control is imperative. In a statement, yesterday, he said: Read more...

Lagos set to begin phase two energy audit of facilities for improved investments

The Lagos State Government has said that it is set to embark on energy audit of state facilities with the aim of developing comprehensive master plan that will serve as blueprint towards investment in energy infrastructure. General Manager, Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB), Mr. Mukhtaar Tijani, gave the hint, yesterday, while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency at the state’s Energy Academy in Ikeja. He said that the audit was expedient as it provides Read more...