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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu handing over the 2026 Budget Estimates to the  Lagos House of Assembly. The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, will on Monday, September 7, 2026, begin its 2027 Budget Consultation, an annual five-day exercise of meeting with residents to collect and collate their views and needs, for possible inclusion in the incoming fiscal year proposal. The Year 2027 Budget Consultative Forum, billed to kick off with the Ikeja division after which moves to other areas of Lagos, is part of the Administration’s commitment to inclusive governance and shared prosperity, providing residents and stakeholders with an opportunity to contribute their views, needs and aspirations to the State’s development priorities and fiscal planning for the 2027 financial year. The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Ope George, will lead Management staff and officers of the Ministry in hosting the consultations across the five...

The Lagos State Government has strengthened its commitment to ensuring that public projects deliver real value to residents by deepening its monitoring and evaluation system, a strategy aimed at making every naira spent on government programmes translate into measurable improvements in people's lives. L-R: Founding President, Nigeria Association of Evaluations, NAE, Mr. Aliyu Aminu Ahmed representing Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, ex-Minister of Finance and National Planning;  Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State, Mr. Ope George;  Chairman, Lagos House of Assembly Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Lukman Sa'ad Olumoh; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, Mrs. Olayinka Ojo and Registrar-General/CEO, Chartered Institute of Project Mangers of Nigeria, CIPMN, Mr. Henry Mbadiwe, aduring the Y2026 Stakeholders' Forum, themed ‘Leveraging Monitoring and Evaluation to Advance Shared Prosperity’ held at Alausa, Ikeja on Wednesday....

  ... To begin free distribution of first 6 million stoves this month, June   The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget on Monday launched a bold new initiative – the 80 Million Credit Float Project – aimed at tackling climate change, boosting the economy, and improving lives across Nigeria.   This initiative, a partnership with GreenPlinth Africa will roll out eco-friendly loans to people and create 35 million jobs, while also improving health, especially for women and children.     The Project Advisory Board of the initiative is chaired by Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Niger State counterpart, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago as Deputy Chairman, supported by six Vice Chairpersons from Nigeria’s geopolitical zones and private sector,   developmental, NGO, and CSO leaders.   During the launch held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, the Secretariat in Alausa, the Commissioner ...