When they go Low: Lagos, Labour and Leisure
Lagos is characterised by high political participation but the least voter turnout. Several factors are responsible for this.
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Regional Budget Implementation Report: Ekiti Tops other Southwest States
In Osun and Ekiti states, 45 per cent of their agricultural expenditure was spent on capital expenditure. In Ondo State, 19 per cent of its agricultural expenditure was spent on capital expenditure, and 11 per cent was spent in Lagos State on capital expenditure.
The challenges of governing Lagos, the city that keeps growing
From its historical origins as a fishing village and the site of a pepper farm, to today’s bustling metropolis, Lagos has evolved into a complex agglomeration of people, settlements and vested interests.
Sanwo-Olu’s Splashy Stunt, Lagos’ Out-of-School Children, and the Sublime art of Surprise as Showmanship
Sanwo-Olu’s showy stunt has been widely received with condemnation and acceptance in different quarters, with many insinuating that it was a campaign strategy ahead of the 2023 electioneering.
EXPLAINER: What 1% Special Status of FAAC Could Mean for Lagosians
On Monday, at the opening of a 2-day South-West zonal public hearing on the review of revenue allocation formula organized by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, demanded special status recognition for the state.
Lagos State: 1 Police station to 121,913 citizens
Unending traffic and flooding are not the only challenges indigenes of Africa’s largest city have to worry about. Over the past few years, Lagos recorded a significantly high number of violent cases and now we know why. For every police station in Lagos, there are 31,180 Households and 121,913 people to be protected. So while Nigeria’s economic hub may be the fastest-growing state in the world because of its population, this same populace may very well be its undoing as insecurity threatens its prosperity.
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Today’s Numbers To Ponder ,1885 COVID cases
For Today’ Numbers to Ponder, Dataphyte’s prediction that in May, Nigeria would hit 1,885 Cases of the novel Coronavirus was right. That’s the power of data science to forecast. In another brief, Edo State claims to have screened 40,000 Screened, 2310 Violators were arrested during the lockdown. To give healthcare priority in post-Covid-19, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the state will increase the sector’s budget to 20 percent by 2021..