Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that his administration will inaugurate several landmark projects in 2026, including a new Massey Children’s Hospital and a Central Food Security Systems and Logistics Hub in Epe, as part of efforts to consolidate development gains in his final full year in office.
Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure on Sunday while speaking at the 2026 Lagos Annual Thanksgiving Service held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island. He described 2026 as a decisive year for his administration, saying he was “deeply driven and compelled to make this year count – deliberately and decisively.”
“The year 2026 is particularly significant for me, as it marks my last full year as Governor of Lagos State. For this reason, I am deeply driven and compelled to make this year count – deliberately and decisively,” the governor said.
“It must be a year of extraordinary meaning, significance, and benefit for all of us.”
Listing key projects scheduled for completion and commissioning, Sanwo-Olu said they include the Ojo General Hospital, the Odo Iya-Alaro Link Bridge, the new Massey Children’s Hospital, the Central Food Security Systems and Logistics Hub in Epe, a new Psychiatric Hospital in Ketu Ereyun, Epe, and a new multi-storey office complex in Alausa.
He added that several road infrastructure projects across Ikorodu, Ikeja, Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki and Alimosho would also be completed in 2026. According to him, other construction and rehabilitation works spanning education, health, housing, transportation, water supply and waste management are also at various stages of execution.
The governor described the thanksgiving service as a moment to reflect on God’s mercy over the past year. Speaking under the theme, “Grateful for Unfailing Mercies,” he quoted from the Book of Lamentations, saying, “The Lord’s unfailing love and mercy still continue; fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.”
Sanwo-Olu noted that 2025 was an eventful year for Lagos State, marked by both achievements and challenges, including fire outbreaks and flooding in different parts of the state.
“Indeed, we have had a most eventful year in Lagos State, with both high points and low points. And through it all, we remain full of gratitude to the one in whom we live, and move, and have our being,” he said.
He highlighted major milestones recorded in 2025, including progress on the Coastal Highway, the unveiling of the restored National Theatre—now renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts—and Lagos hosting global events such as the E1 Lagos GP and GITEX.
Looking ahead, the governor said all planned projects would be driven by the 2026 Budget of Shared Prosperity, which he explained is anchored on human-centred development, modern infrastructure, a thriving economy and effective governance.
