Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has once again called for the designation of Lagos as a Special Status State, citing the city's strategic economic importance and the enormous burden it bears in supporting Nigeria's population and infrastructure.

Speaking during the opening session of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission's (RMAFC) on-the-spot assessment visit to Lagos on Tuesday, Governor Sanwo-Olu, represented by his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, stressed that the demand was not sentimental but based on verifiable data and global best practices.

"If it is truly recorded that Lagos contributes 33 per cent of Nigeria's GDP, then we must act accordingly," Mr Hamzat said. "We cannot ignore this real...