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SANWO-OLU PLEDGES LAGOS SUPPORT FOR AFRICA GAMING INDUSTRY IN ATTAINING GLOBAL GROWTH

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, pledged  the state government’s support  for the growth of the Africa’s gaming industry which is transitioning from a fragmented, informal sector into a structured and globally competitive ecosystem driven by policy, innovation and investment. L-R: Ex-Nigerian International, Austin'JayJay' Okocha; a stakeholder;  CEO, Lagos State Lottery and Gaming Authority, Bashir Are;  Lagos State Governor represented by the Secretary to the State Government,  Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin; Head of Service in Lagos, Olabode Agoro; Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Sam Egube and the State's Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN) during the thi rd edition of the 2026 African Gaming Expo (AGE), held at Eko Hotels and Suites  in Lagos on Wednesday. Sanwo-Olu stated, at the 3rd edition of the 2026 African Gaming Expo held at Eko Hotels and Suites with the theme, "Africa’s Gaming Market: Frontier to Prom...

E1 LAGOS GP PUTS TOURISM, SUSTAINABILITY IN FAST LANE

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• “The city on par with iconic global waterfronts like Monaco, Venice,” Rodi Basso L-R:  Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi; his counterpart for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyika; Co-founder/ CEO, E1 Powerboat Racing, Rodi Basso and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Sam Egube  during a media parley on E1 Lagos GP, held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.  The organisers of the E1 Series and the Lagos State Government on Monday expressed their readiness to hold a world-class E1 Electric Powerboat Championship that will bring over 250 sports personalities together next month in Nigeria's commercial and economic capital, Lagos. They said the landmark event that would be taking place in Africa for the first time, between October 3 and 5 in Victoria Island, symbolises Lagos' commi...