BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Assents To VAT Bill

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Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assented to the controversial VAT bill. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, on Friday, September 10, 2021, signed into law Value Added Tax (VAT) bill. In a statement in which this development was communicated, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso disclosed that Sanwo-Olu signed the VAT bill after … Read more

Striking Doctors Resume In Lagos As Sanwo-Olu Partially Meets Demands

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Issues discussed included the Head of Service (HOS) removal of Housemanship and NYSC doctors from the Scheme of Service The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Lagos State chapter are back to work after several weeks of strike. A statement signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has … Read more

Lagos Govt Set To Restore Kudirat Abiola Memorial Cenotaph (Photos)

Lagos Govt Set To Restore Kudirat Abiola Memorial Cenotaph (Photos)

Lagos Government has announced plans to restore Kudirat Abiola Memorial Cenotaph in the state. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the restoration and preservation of the Kudirat Abiola Memorial Cenotaph, located along Mobolaji Johnson Way, beside 7-UP Plant in Oregun, Ikeja. The Museum & Monuments Department of the … Read more

Concerns Grow As Lagos, Rivers Commence Collection Of Value Added Tax

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Concerns have grown as Lagos and Rivers States commenced the collection of Value Added Tax. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the governments of Lagos and Rivers States have declared their readiness to commence the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) in accordance with the judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, which ruled that … Read more

Lagos Govt Speaks On Plan To Sack Striking Resident Doctors

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The Lagos State Government has spoken about the plan striking resident doctors in the state. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has debunked plans to sack striking resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle, made this known in an interview … Read more

COVID-19: 1,094 Returning Travellers Have Absconded From Isolation – Sanwo-Olu

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As of Saturday, Lagos had recorded 70,563 cases, out of which 60,716 have recovered in-community and 4,387 are being managed actively…  Over 1,000 returning travellers from red-listed countries – India, South Africa, Brazil, and Turkey – have absconded from isolation in Lagos State, the government alarmed on Monday. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, raised the … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Hails Epe Tourism Potentials, Promises More Developmental Strides

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Sanwo-Olu seeks to prioritise educational funding for national development

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No nation can attain any meaningful development without improving its human capacity. The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has on Monday declared that funding of the educational sector must be prioritised and consistently improved, if the country desires to be a player in the 21st Century Economy, which is knowledge and technology-driven. READ … Read more

Tinubu Hale And Hearty, Sanwo-Olu Says After UK Trip

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A few days ago, social media was awash with reports Tinubu was undergoing major surgery in Maryland, USA Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Lagos House Ikeja on his … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Reveals Number Of COVID-19 Deaths Recorded In One Week

COVID-19, Governor Sanwo-Olu, Lagos, Sanwo-Olu, El-Rufai Others Get Fresh Appointments

Governor Sanwo-Olu has revealed the number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in Lagos State in the last week. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state has been recording six COVID-19 deaths daily in the last week. Governor Sanwo-Olu further disclosed that over 30 deaths have been recorded in … Read more

Governor Sanwo-Olu Empowers 3000 Agripreneurs

Governor Sanwo-Olu Empowers 3000 Agripreneurs

Thursday’s empowerment scheme is not unconnected to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s THEMES agenda, which has aptly identified Agriculture as a veritable enterprise that is capable of driving the State’s goal of becoming a 21st century economy. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, July 29, 2021, empowered 3,000 agripreneurs at the 2021 annual Agricultural Value Chains … Read more

Ondo 2020: Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Akeredolu

Ondo 2020: Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Akeredolu

The governor congratulated the APC national leadership as well as members of the party in Ondo and across the country on the victory.   Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the Supreme Court’s verdict on his Ondo State counterpart, Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu’s victory is a confirmation of Ondo people’s mandate. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement … Read more

Full List Of 57 Chairmen For The 20 LG And 37 LCDA In Lagos State

Full List Of 57 Chairmen Elect For The 20 LG And 37 LCDA In Lagos

EKO HOT BLOG has compiled a list of 57 chairmen elected for the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Tuesday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu swore in the newly elected 57 council chairmen in the state. The chairmen were elected for the … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Celebrates Ojude-Oba Epe Amidst Glamour & Fanfare

Sanwo-Olu Celebrates Ojude-Oba Epe Amidst Glamour & Fanfare

By _ Babatunde Kaka “Irrespective of Social status, be it rural and urban dwellers, the low and the mighty, the Ojude-Oba brings everyone together” – Mrs Sanwo-Olu. Lagos State first Lady, Dr Mrs Claudia Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday 22nd July 2021, commemorated the popular Ojude-Oba festival at the symbolic King Kosoko Embarkment Center, Marina Waterfront, … Read more

LG Polls: Sanwo-Olu Urges Voters To Express Themselves Through Ballot

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The Lagos State Local Government Elections took off on Saturday on a slow start as voters trickled in at polling centres across the state The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on voters to seize the election period to express themselves freely. Sanwo-Olu said this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the Polling … Read more

Obasanjo, Jonathan, Sanwo-Olu, Bag Nomination For International Award

Obasanjo, Jonathan, Sanwo-Olu, Bag Nomination For International Award

It was gathered that the process of voting for the nominated persons had already commenced. Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, have been nominated for an international award, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The Nigerian leaders, EKO HOT BLOG reports, have been … Read more

COVID-19 Third Wave: FG, Governors Speak On Fresh National Lockdown

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The Federal Government (FG) and state governors have spoken about a national lockdown in Nigeria over COVID-19 third wave. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government and state governors have said there is no indication of an imminent lockdown in Nigeria as the country prepares for the COVID-19 third wave. The governor of Lagos … Read more

Drama As Sanwo-Olu Security Nabs Weapon-Wielding Thugs In Lagos traffic [Photos]

Drama As Sanwo-Olu Security Nabs Weapon-Wielding Thugs In Lagos traffic [Photos]

The attackers were caught red-handed while trying to forcefully drag a man out of his vehicle. A mild drama played out at Ojota area of Lagos on Monday as the convoy of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu saved motorists around Ojota inbound Alausa. Sanwo-Olu’s security arrested a gang of hoodlums notorious for harassing road users … Read more