Tag: Lagos State Govt.

  • Lagos State Govt. Bans Operation Of Okada In Six LGAs

    Lagos State Govt. Bans Operation Of Okada In Six LGAs

    The Lagos State Government on Wednesday banned commercial motorcycles, also known as Okada, from operating in six local government areas of the state.

    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the ban during a meeting with police chiefs in the state, saying it is “total and indefinite”. The affected local councils are Ikeja, Surulere, Eto-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, and Apapa, the governor said.

    “After a critical review of our restriction on Okada activities in the first six local government areas where we restricted them on February 1, 2020, we have seen that the menace has not abated,” Sanwo-Olu was quoted as saying in a statement issued after the meeting.

    “We are now directing a total ban on Okada activities across the highways and bridges within these six local government and their local council development areas, effective from June 1, 2022.”

    He said the move will be extended to other areas of the state within a short while.

    “This is a phased ban we are embarking on this period, and we expect that within the short while when this ban will be enforced, Okada riders in other places where their activities are yet to be banned can find something else to do,” he added.

    Sanwo-Olu, who maintained that the recent move is in line with the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, called on the police to enforce the ban without compromise.

    He also advised residents of the state patronising Okada riders on the highways to embrace alternative means of transportation provided by the government. This, he said, becomes important, as motorcycles are an unsafe mode of transportation.

    “We have provided Last-Mile buses in the affected areas; they are working and effective. We also have medium-capacity buses and high-capacity buses working in these areas. Before the end of the year, we are also bringing the rail along these corridors with their terminals. We have provided jetties as well to provide alternatives,” Sanwo-Olu reiterated.

    “We will not sit back and watch criminally-minded people use that mode of transportation (motorcycles) to perpetrate crimes and criminality in Lagos. Lives are being lost on a daily basis, preventable accidents are happening every day and the riders are not respecting any of our traffic laws.

    “The situation has led to a complete breakdown of law and order. This ban has come to stay and we will not tolerate any weakness in enforcement.”

  • BREAKING: Lagos State Govt. Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law

    BREAKING: Lagos State Govt. Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law

    Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the bill prohibiting open grazing in Lagos into law.

    The governor assented to the bill at the Lagos House on Monday.

    This is coming 11 days after the State House of Assembly passed the bill that prohibits open cattle grazing in the state.

    After passing the bill on September 9, the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa commended his colleagues for their passion to see that the state continues to grow.

    The issue of open-grazing has been a sensitive one in the country as it has created a rift between the southern governors and pastoralists.

    As part of measures to contain the killings, the southern governors met in Lagos on July 5 and had far-reaching conclusions on open grazing, restructuring Nigeria, and calls for state police.

    After the meeting, the Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, said the governors agreed on a deadline for the promulgation of anti-open grazing law among its member states.

  • Crossover Service: Lagos State Govt. vows to enforce 12am to 4am curfew

    Crossover Service: Lagos State Govt. vows to enforce 12am to 4am curfew

    The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, urged residents of the state to comply with all restriction measures imposed by the authorities to curb the spread of coronavirus amid the second wave of the pandemic.

    It said Lagosians who violate the 12am to 4am curfew imposed by the Federal Government and other protocols could be fined when caught.

    The government urged all churches in the state to respect the curfew in place and avoid physical crossover services and large gatherings on December 31, 2020.

    The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, stated this on Wednesday.

    He said, “If you flout any of these rules, you can be fined. You will be taken to court and the magistrate will decide on the sanction. It depends on the magistrate’s discretion.

    “But it is not just about punishing people. People are being advised to take responsibility. The regulations were rolled out as an advisory and people have been obeying while people who have disobeyed have faced the consequences.”

    The commissioner, however, expressed optimism that religious leaders in the state would comply with the directive of the government on the crossover services.

    Omotoso said, “With what we have been seeing, I don’t think churches will flout the protocols. CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria) is in agreement with the government. Covid cases are going up and everybody is worried. Some of the giant churches have also announced that they won’t be holding physical crossover services.

    “The Lagos State Government has also told them that there is a curfew by midnight to 4am imposed by the Federal Government. Many of the churches have been adjusting their programmes. Churches are well-organised and we believe they will comply.”

    Furthermore, the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, said the commission would be working with men of the Lagos State Police Command to enforce all restrictions announced by the government, especially during the New Year period.

    Mojola, also revealed that the commission would not wait till the night of December 31, 2020 to swing to action.

  • COVID-19: Lagos state Govt. seal off Cubana night club for operating despite ban on night clubs

    COVID-19: Lagos state Govt. seal off Cubana night club for operating despite ban on night clubs

    The Lagos State Safety Commission on Saturday night December 19, sealed off CUBANA night club in Ikeja and other facilities for non-compliance of the State Government COVID-19 protocols.

    On Friday, December 18, Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, placed a ban on concerts, street parties, and nightclubs as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID19 in the state. Nigeria is currently experiencing a second wave of the pandemic and so the numbers of confirmed cases of the virus have been on the increase.

    Lagos state government seal off Cubana night club for operating despite ban on night clubs due to COVID19 (photos/videos)

    On Saturday night, a team from the Lagos State Safety Commission led by the Lagos state commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, stormed the Ikeja GRA facility of Cubana grills and shut down the facility for hosting its customers despite the ban on night clubs.

  • BREAKING: Lagos State Govt orders closure of all schools

    BREAKING: Lagos State Govt orders closure of all schools

    The Lagos State Government has asked public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday.

    This was contained in a statement, on Thursday, titled LASG directs schools to vacate on Friday, Decemeber 18, 2020′.

    In the statement, the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, said “the 2020/2021 first term academic session for public and private schools comes to an end on Friday 18th December, 2020”.

    “The Lagos States Government has directed public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday 18th December, 2020.

    “Therefore, all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state are to close for the Christmas and New Year holiday on that day. Schools are to resume back on Monday 4th January, 2021 in compliance with the Lagos State harmonized academic calendar.

    “It is important to note that boarders are to resume on Sunday 3rd January, 2021 while academic activities commences immediately,” the statement read in part.

    Details later…

  • Lagos State Govt. Public, private schools to reopen on Monday

    Lagos State Govt. Public, private schools to reopen on Monday

    Private and public schools in Lagos State can reopen from Monday, November 2, 2020.

    The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, made this known in a statement on Thursday.

    The statement was titled, ‘LASG approves reopening of schools from Monday’.

    It read in part, “The Lagos State Government has approved the re-opening of schools for all classes in public and private schools across the State beginning from Monday, 2nd of November, 2020 while boarders in public schools are to resume on Sunday, 1st of the same month.”

    Details later…