Bulldozers Storm Oworonshoki as Residents Cry Out Over Displacement Men, women, and children were forced into the darkness without a chance to gather their belongings Community associations have repeatedly appealed to the Lagos State Government to halt the demolitions Oworonshoki in Lagos State has once again descended into chaos and despair as fresh demolitions pushed … Read more
Budget Report Shows Lagos Assembly Members Set for N155m Houses Each Budgets N6.2b To Buy 40 Property In Lagos, Abuja Uncertainty whether the initiative to provide houses originated from the executive or the legislature If the information contained in the second quarter 2025 budget performance report of the Lagos State government is anything to go … Read more
Ogunkelu praised Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Sanwo-Olu’s projects. Lagos Assembly has passed 467+ resolutions to strengthen institutions. Constituents raised issues and proposed solutions in interactive sessions. The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, September 4, 2025, held its 10th Annual Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting simultaneously across the 40 constituencies of the state, with the … Read more
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has described allegations that the Assembly spent ₦17 billion on constructing a gate as baseless and laughable. The claim, made by a self-proclaimed group called the Lagos State Anti-Corruption Coalition, also sought an investigation into the purported expenditure. Addressing the allegations during plenary, Obasa … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday deliberated on the 2025 appropriation bill of N3.005 trillion presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The proposal, unveiled last Thursday, was forwarded to a joint committee on appropriation and finance for a comprehensive review, with a directive to report back within a month. EDITOR’S PICKS Japa: Russia Opens … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly is poised to replace the current 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) with newly established Administrative Areas as part of a proposed bill aimed at enhancing governance and accountability in local administration. During a public hearing for the “Bill for a Law to Provide for the Local Government System, … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly has indefinitely suspended the chairman of Alimosho Local Government Area, Jelili Sulaimon, with immediate effect. The suspension was announced in a statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Eromosele Ebhomele. EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning Ministries Partner with AfDB on Sustainable System Project Shamim Ahmed: Student … Read more
The Lagos State House Assembly on Tuesday read for the second time a Bill to establish the state’s Market Authority Board. At a plenary in Ikeja, the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, said the bill, if passed, aimed to provide effective registration, formation, organisation and management of market activities in the state. EDITOR’S PICK: School Proprietress … Read more
Lagos Assembly Wants NASS To Criminalise Violation of Parliamentary Independence The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the National Assembly to criminalise any action that violates the independence of the parliament. The house made this submission as it marked the 2024 International Day of Parliamentarism on Tuesday. It also called on governors in Nigeria … Read more
Gas Explosion: Assembly Calls For Strict Regulation For Siting Gas Shop In Lagos. Ministries of Physical Planning, Urban Development, and Special Duties tasked to enhance protection measures. Concerns raised over proliferation of gas shops; Lagos State Safety Agency urged to enforce laws rigorously. EKO HOT BLOG reports that After a recent gas explosion in the Ajeromi/Ifelodun … Read more
• Seeks Innovative Solutions to Mitigate Fuel Subsidy Removal Impact • Commends Ibile Microfinance Bank’s Success, Calls for Wider Outreach • Lauds Sanwo-Olu’s Lagride, Lagbuses Initiatives, Demands Sustained Impact Eko Hot Blog reports that the Finance Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly has challenged companies operating under Ibile Holdings Limited to prioritize the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly commenced its plenary session on Monday with a heartfelt call for colleagues of the late banker, Herbert Wigwe, to uphold and sustain his impactful legacies. Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash in the United … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly, during its recent plenary session, expressed concern over the continuous depreciation of the naira against the dollar. As the naira traded between N1,474 and N1,500 against the dollar, legislators offered suggestions to the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on addressing … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the National Assembly to commence urgent constitutional amendment to allow for the creation of state police in response to the growing threats of kidnapping and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria. At a plenary session on Monday presided over by the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday passed a total of N2,267,976,120,869 as the 2024 budget size of the State at a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday confirmed three of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s nominees of cabinet rank. This was made known in a statement sent to Naija News by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele Ebhomele. The House confirmed Abiodun … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly deliberated on Tuesday over the prospect of enacting a law to combat street begging throughout the state. This proposed law would also criminalize the act of offering money to street beggars. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, voiced his … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has written to the Lagos State House of Assembly seeking approval for the reallocation of the amount of N234.669 billion from the 2023 budget total of N1.768 trillion. The governor, in a letter read by the Clerk of the House, Barrister Olalekan Onafeko, expressed his intention to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the chairman of the Lagos Assembly ad-hoc committee with the mandate to investigate the circumstances that led to the disappearance of Adebola Akin-Bright’s small intestine, Hon. Noheem Adams, has told his colleagues that the doctor who performed surgery twice on the boy is not a qualified surgeon. This is as … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Ministry of Health to release funds for the overseas treatment of Adebola Akin-Bright, whose intestines got missing in the process of surgery. The House also commisserated with the family, friends and fans of Ilerioluwa … Read more