Dangote Refinery Confirms Lagos as Prime Investment Destination

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the largest single line refinery in the world being developed at the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) by Africa’s richest man and business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is another confirmation that Lagos is a prime investment destination, saying that the project will positively change the face […]

Lagos State Government Targets N1trn Yearly Budget Size By 2018

The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced its readiness to massively reduce dependence on federal allocation and increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to a target of N30billion monthly in 2017 and N50billion monthly in 2018 as well as a yearly budget size of N1 trillion by 2018. Rising from a four-day retreat for members […]

Address Delivered By His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State at The Nation 1st National Forum on The Economy at Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja on Thursday 7th April, 2016

I sincerely appreciate this initiative of the Management of The Nation Newspapers in organizing the maiden edition of National Forum on the Economy – with the theme: “National Economy, The Way Forward”. Despite boasting the biggest economy in Africa, Nigeria’s economy remains largely undiversified with crude oil sales accounting for over 90% of total revenue. […]

Akinwunmi Ambode Pays Condolence Visit to the Molade Okoya-Thomas Family

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Lagos, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, today paid a condolence visit to the family of the late leading industrialist and business mogul, and Chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas at the late Chief’s residence in Lagos. He was joined by his running mate, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule. […]

Ambode assesses extent of the fire incident at Balogun market

Akinwunmi Ambode has promised to “massively improve” on the infrastructural setup of Lagos markets to make them better equipped for quick response and accessibility especially during emergency situations. The governorship candidate of the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) stated this during his assessment of the extent of damage caused by fire at the Fred McQueen […]

Ambode condoles with fire victims at Oko-Baba

The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode today paid a visit to the Oko-Baba residents in Ebute-Metta,to condole with them following the fire incident that razed the area. He was warmly received to the site of the incident by the Baale of Oko-baba, Alhaji Musibau Jinadu, two top Nollywood actors, […]