Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said that the winning of the hosting right of the 2016 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) by the State has further confirmed the fact that Lagos is now the cornerstone for driving African arts and culture, just as he expressed his administration’s commitment to continue to support […]
Lagos State Government Outlaws Land Grabbing
…Signs Property Protection, Neighbourhood Safety Laws Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday fulfilled his pledge of making the menace of land grabbing in Lagos a thing of the past with the signing of the Lagos State Properties Protection Law. Governor Ambode also signed the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law, a move which […]
Speech Delivered at the Signing Into Law of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law and the Lagos State Properties Protection Law at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja
I have just given assent to two very important bills; THE LAGOS STATE NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFETY CORPS LAW and THE LAGOS STATE PROPERTIES PROTECTION LAW These two bills are very central to our administration’s focus of safe guarding the lives of all residents, attracting and growing investments and improving the ease of doing business in our […]
Lagos State Government Reinforces Security in Ikorodu
The Lagos State government has reassured the general public that the lives and property of well-meaning and peace-loving residents in the state remain a top priority. In a statement released on Sunday by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the government advised that the general public should be extra vigilant and […]
Pictures: Mrs. Bolanle Ambode At The Flag-Off Campaign Of #GetInvolved Programme In Lagos
Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo (middle); Wife ofLagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (right) and Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Oluranti Adebule (left) displaying the ‘Get Involved logo’, an initiative of Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari during the flag-off campaign in Lagos at Alausa, Ikeja, on Saturday, August 13, 2016. Wife […]
Lagos State Government Celebrates 2016 Youth Day, Trains 2000
As the celebration for the 2016 International Youth Day begins today across the world, the Lagos State Government has identified training and empowerment of youth as core elements for national development. Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf made this known on Friday during a press briefing heralding the commencement of […]
Lagos State Government Shuts 12 Houses as Police Uncovers Illegal Oil Wells
The Lagos State Government on Friday shut 12 houses in Abeokuta and Ibadan Streets in Ilasamaja area of the State over discovery of shallow oil wells built by landlords to illegally scoop diesel from pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The oil wells were said to have been built for the purpose […]
Pictures: Mrs. Bolanle Ambode Attends LTEC/ STEP UP Initiative Foundation’s “Learn to Earn” Conference
Lagos State Government Commissions First State-Owned Helipad for Medical Emergency in Nigeria
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commissioned the first state-owned Helipad for medical emergencies in Nigeria at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, adding that the upgrading of the 247-bed and five Theatre Suits for pregnant women, popularly called Ayinke House, would be ready for use by 2017. Governor Ambode, […]
Lagos State, FG Partner on Affordable Housing for Federal and State Civil Servants
The Lagos State Government and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation on Thursday commenced talks on partnership for the massive provision of affordable housing for Federal and State civil servants to address housing deficit especially for workers in the State. Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, who disclosed […]