Tag: Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Gov Sanwo-Olu lauded as NiDCOM Boss visits ‘Door of Return’ Project Site in Badagry

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The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has commended Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for his approval and commitment to the ongoing construction of the permanent “Door of Return” project site in Badagry. During her visit to the site on Wednesday, Dabiri-Erewa described the project as a landmark initiative with the potential to reconnect Nigeria with its African diaspora and promote cultural and heritage tourism on a global scale. According to her, the project is not only symbolic of the historical return of descendants of…

For Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu By Lasisi Olagunju

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“When lions battle, jackals flee.” Isaac Newton wrote that to his bitter rival, Gottfried Leibniz. It was a barbed remark on their feud over who between them invented calculus. The more you read of the mutual respect those two had for each other, the more you wonder why they ended their respective careers in very bitter, reckless animosity; the more you also ponder over the cost of that fight and whether it was worth the troubles. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos are two big men…

Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat sponsor free medical screening for Lagos 2025 Hajj intending pilgrims

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a bid to ease the financial burden on intending pilgrims amid Nigeria’s current economic challenges, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, have fully sponsored the mandatory medical screening for the State’s 2025 Hajj pilgrims. The announcement was made by the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Hon. Olanrewaju Ibrahim Layode, during the official flag-off of the screening exercise at the Badagry Local Government Secretariat, Ajarah, on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Hon. Layode, who also serves as the State’s Amir-ul-Hajj, disclosed that…

EFCC clarifies Achimugu’s investigation, denies political Links to Atiku, Sanwo-Olu

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted media speculations linking its investigation of Ms. Aisha Achimugu to political figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.   In a statement released on Friday by EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft agency maintained that Achimugu’s case is strictly a criminal investigation with no political connections.   “We wish to state unequivocally that the investigations of Achimugu have no correlation of any kind with the two political actors. She is being…

Sanwo-Olu, Prelate Abah, Bishop Okupevi, Orelope-Adefulire call for Unity and Patience …… Pledge Renewed Commitment to Governance

Abubakar Yusuf

Political and religious leaders, including Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria Dr. Oliver Ali Abah, Right Reverend Ifedola Senasu Gabriel Okupevi, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, have called for unity and patience as Nigeria tackles economic challenges. Speaking at a Christmas service at the Anglican Church, Marina, Lagos, Orelope-Adefulire sympathized with families affected by recent stampedes, pledging better event planning to prevent future tragedies. In his remarks,Governor Sanwo-Olu reassured Nigerians of ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of…

JUST IN : Sanwo-Olu announces ₦85,000 minimum wage for Lagos workers

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The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that his administration is planning to increase the minimum wage for workers to N85,000.   He disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday evening.   Sanwo-Olu said, “You mentioned minimum wage and what I need to throw in for my people. I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed with our union, is N85,000 today.   “It’s not a competition, so I’m not going to say that we’re paying more than…

Dabiri-Erewa lauds Gov Sanwo-Olu for creating Diaspora Agency In Lagos

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:Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has applauded the gesture of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state by creating a full fledged Diaspora office in the state to take care of the interests and welfare of the indigenes in the diaspora. In a congratulatory letter to Gov. Sanwoolu she said the creation of the office will further engender closer relationship and fast track development in the state with its diaspora. Àccording to her, Lagos has joined the league of states like Abia,which has a Diaspora Commission, Ondo…

Sanwo-Olu and the pursuit of a social market economy (3) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Once upon a time, growing up in Lagos was akin to living in El-Dorado. Life in Igbosere Road and Lafiaji was tolerable, with good social amenities and infrastructure for the common good. On a rather sad note however was the degeneration that became its lot due to rural-urban migration; and there was no town planning, which was more rigorous in the 1950s and the 1960s. These put immense pressure on public facilities and infrastructure to a breaking point, more or less turning the state into a looming disaster. Well, this…

Sanwo-Olu and the pursuit of a social market economy (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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My discussion about the performance of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu must be put in the context that I met him at Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church, Okepopo, Lagos; and that was in 2003, under the vicarship of the then Reverend Canon ‘Segun Ajayi. Meeting him, I remember Sanwo-Olu as a man with a good dose of human empathy. By the time I became a member of the _Christian Progressive Association_ (CPA) of the Church later that year, he had already completed his tenure as its President. But I can confess that this…

BREAKING: Tribunal affirms Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos

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The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as the duly elected governor of Lagos State.   Recalled that the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, had headed to the court to challenge the victory of Sanwo-Olu at the March 18 governorship election.   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18 governorship election.   Sanwo-Olu had won the election by a landslide, defeating Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, who…