Lagos Pays Billions in Salaries, Pensions, Welfare

Lagos State has cleared a N3.6 billion salary backlog and paid retirees N8 billion, while also disbursing N4.6 billion to 11,991 residents. The payments are part of a broader expansion of welfare for public servants in the state. Meanwhile, political activity continues, with President Tinubu receiving Anyim and governors in Lagos after a primary victory, and APC chieftains rejecting Sule's Lagos Assembly win. The APM also re-elected 17 Lagos executives ahead of the 2027 elections.