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- Red line rail suspended over technical issues
- Nine billion for lawmakers
- Badagry’s UNESCO status
- Senior citizens ride with Sanwo-Olu
- Mushin road project
- New building code for Lagos
- German connection
- Lagos shoreline warning
- LASU’s green bragging rights
- No smoking at markets
Red line update: The Red rail line has not been transporting passengers for at least a week due to ongoing technical issues, Ikeja Record can confirm. It is also not clear when its transport operations will resume.
Government spending: The Sanwo-Olu administration spent N9 billion to buy “backup vehicles” for 40 members of the State House of Assembly, Sahara Reporters reported.
Cultural tourism: The state government said UNESCO has listed Badagry’s Slave Route as a World Heritage Site. However, UNESCO’s website, as of Friday morning, has not been updated to reflect this addition.
Senior citizens: The First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu rode the Blue Line rail with 100 elderly citizens. “They often hear and see the rail systems on television, and I felt it was a good time for them to experience the much-talked-about public rail transport in Lagos,” the First Lady said.
Local infrastructure: The Mushin local government said it has commenced the construction of a road linking Agege Motor Road to the Mushin main market towards Wey street and Onilegogoro. “The road will have interlock paving stones surface with concrete drainage and solar-powered street lights,” local government chairman, Emmanuel Bamigboye said.
Sustainable Lagos: The state government said a new building code will be introduced by 2025. “What we are trying to do is for Lagos State to do what is obtainable internationally: have a building regulation in which we have a standard of construction in design, manner of land use occupancy, and use of building materials, which we believe would eventually improve and help with health, safety, and occupancy issues,” Governor Sanwo-Olu said.
European connection: German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, was received at the Lagos airport by Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat. On Thursday, five startups pitched their projects to Steinmeier.
Housing affairs: The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, said developers building on the Lagos shoreline should secure proper titles or risk their projects being demolished. “There is no room for haphazard developments on the Lagos shoreline,” the Minister said. “We are working closely with the Lagos State Government to address these anomalies and ensure that all developments are in line with the law.”
Green campus: The Lagos State University was ranked as the most sustainable institution in Nigeria, according to the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Rankings 2024. The school was ranked 23 in Africa and 709 in the world.
Taking precautions: The state’s fire service has urged market leaders to ban smoking in all marketplaces, especially around sawmills and plank markets as part of efforts to reduce fire outbreaks.
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