Lagos is set to host the maiden National Intermediate Games, with no fewer than 15,000 athletes aged 15 to 18 expected to compete across 23 compulsory and five optional sporting disciplines. Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Sam Egube, disclosed this during a media parley in Lagos, describing the event as a significant platform for…
The Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture (LSCAC) has concluded the 2026 Children’s Summer Cultural Fiesta with a colourful Grand Finale, aimed at promoting cultural awareness, creativity and artistic talents among children. The week-long programme, held from August 13 to 20, 2026, at the LSCAC Theatre Hall, was themed “Our Culture, Our Identity.” It…
The General Manager of Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1FM, Tayo Akanle, has expressed the station’s readiness to strategically review and reposition its programming to remain relevant and competitive in an increasingly dynamic media environment. Akanle stated this at the station’s 2026 Programme Planning Conference with the theme: “From Frequency to Community: Building Content That Connects, Informs…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has deepened its engagement with grassroots stakeholders through a strategic meeting held on Saturday, 22nd August 2026, at Delborough Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The meeting, convened by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Idris Aregbe, and the Permanent Secretary of…
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD), Office of Physical Planning, through the Lagos State Informal Space Management Authority (LASISMA), has commenced a public sensitisation and enforcement campaign against the illegal occupation and encroachment of road setbacks and statutory corridors reserved for public buildings and critical government infrastructure across Lagos State….
No fewer than 15,000 athletes aged 15 to 18 are expected to converge in Lagos for the maiden National Intermediate Games, competing in 23 compulsory and five optional sporting disciplines at 10 venues across the state. Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, Sam Egube, disclosed this during a media parley in Lagos, describing the event…
The Lagos State Government has announced a three-week partial closure of Oke-Afa Bridge in Isolo for rehabilitation works from Friday, August 28, to September 18, 2026. According to the state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the rehabilitation will be carried out in two phases. The first phase, scheduled from August 28 to September 11, will…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been named recipient of the 2026 Global Transformation and Good Governance Prize by the Millennium Excellence Award USA. The award, presented by the Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF), follows a selection process that recognised the developmental achievements and transformation recorded in Lagos State under Sanwo-Olu’s administration. According to a letter from the…
The Lagos State Government has rolled out a traffic management plan ahead of the commencement of rehabilitation works on Oke-Afa Bridge in Isolo Local Government Area. The rehabilitation is scheduled to commence on Friday, 28th August, 2026, and run for three weeks, through Friday, 18th September, 2026. The works will be carried out in two…
The Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, through the Lagos State Examinations Board, has successfully concluded the Second Run of the exercise for the 2026 Computer-Based (CBT) Screening Test. The seamless Second Run marks the culmination of the 2026 Computer-Based Screening Test exercise, which commenced with the registration of prospective candidates and proceeded…
