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Babajide Sanwo-Olu Governor of Lagos

September 23, 2021

VAT War: Buhari regime to sue Rivers, Lagos at Supreme Court

Buhari’s regime is considering suing the governments of Rivers and Lagos at the Supreme Court to end the VAT war “once and for all.”

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, Lagos State governor, Babajide-Sanwo-Olu, and AGF Abubakar Malami.
September 16, 2021

Southern governors back Wike, Sanwo-Olu, insist states will collect VAT

Governors of states in Southern Nigeria on Thursday acknowledged the power of the states to collect value-added tax.

September 16, 2021

Sanwo-Olu appoints new vice-chancellor for LASU

Ms Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has been appointed as the 9th substantive vice-chancellor of the Lagos State University by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Sanwo-Olu
September 16, 2021

FG building three flyovers to decongest Lagos-Ibadan expressway: Fashola

The federal government is collaborating with the Ogun government to construct three bridges and an interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

September 9, 2021

Parallel Congresses: Lagos APC begins reconciliation with aggrieved members

A splinter group within the party, Lagos4Lagos Movement, led by Olajide Adediran, held a parallel congress in different locations.

Sanwo-Olu and Tinubu
September 9, 2021

LG chairmen kick against Sanwo-Olu’s 75-25 VAT sharing formula, demand 50-50

The conference 57 secretary demanded a 50-50 sharing formula, contrary to the 75-25 proposed in the bill in favour of the state government.

Lagos State governor, Babajide-Sanwo-Olu and Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike
August 29, 2021

Lagos resumes COVID-19 vaccination

The exercise will commence on August 30 across 88 vaccination sites in Lagos.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu taking Covid-19 vaccine
August 28, 2021

Jos Killings: Lagos evacuates 3-week-old baby, students

The evacuation became necessary following recent attacks and killings in Jos and environs, following sectarian violence.

August 26, 2021

Ten die of COVID-19 complications in one day, Lagos commissioner say

The state on August 25 began the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the 183 designated vaccination sites across the state.

Lagos health commissioner Akin Abayomi. [CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Abayomi]
August 23, 2021

COVID-19: Lagos to resume second phase of vaccination August 25

Mr Sanwo-Olu said of the 601,000 doses promised Lagos by the federal government, only about 299,000 had been received on August 18.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu