Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday justified the massive investment of his administration on improvement of educational infrastructure and upgrade of curriculum to meet current realities, saying that education remains one of the critical tools to combat poverty and secure a better future for the State. Governor Ambode, who spoke at Lagos House […]
Remarks At The Swearing-In Of The New Tutor General/Permanent Secretary
I congratulate Mrs. Onadipe Oluwafunmilayo Olabisi on her appointment as Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, District 6, in the State Ministry of Education. Our government places a high emphasis on Education and the position to which you have been appointed is very critical to the future progress of Lagos State. We believe that Education is one of […]
Lagos State Government Raises Police Death Insurance Benefit To N10m
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced an increment to the death insurance benefit for police officers who die in active service to the State to N10 million, saying that his administration would stop at nothing to ensure the safety of all citizens in the State. Governor Ambode, who spoke at Lagos House […]
Lagos State Government Mourns Passage Of Former Minister, Olubi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday expressed shock and sadness over the death of foremost accountant and a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Bola Kuforiji-Olubi. Dr. Olubi, who was a former President of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN), was appointed the first female Chairman of United Bank of Africa […]
Pictures: Governor Akinwunmi Ambode At the Lagos Street Party (TLSP)
Pictures: Governor Ambode At The Memorial Service For Late George Stavros Coumantaros
Lagos State Government Urges Massive Turn-Out For Bye Election In Ifako- Ijaiye Saturday
Lagos State Government on Friday urged all registered voters of Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency to come out en-masse to vote during the bye elections to fill the House of Representatives seat vacated by All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, late Dr Elijah Adewale holding on Saturday, December 3, 2016. According to a statement signed by the Secretary […]
We Have Kept Faith With Our Promise To Lagosians
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said his administration has kept faith with the electioneering campaign promises made to Lagosians, assuring that the State would witness quantum leap in infrastructural development in 2017. Speaking at the grand finale of the campaign of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Saturday’s bye-election for Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency of the House of […]
Lagos State Government Set To Launch Rent-To-Own Housing Scheme
In an effort to cushion the effects of economic recession in the country, the Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has concluded plans to start allocation of houses under the newly introduced rent-to-own policy. The State’s Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, who disclosed this at a press conference ahead of the launch of […]
Police Uncovers Illegal Oil Depot In Oregun
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday uncovered an illegal oil depot located underneath the Oregun-Opebi Link Bridge in Onigbongbo Local Government Area of the State, arresting eight suspects in the process. The illegal oil depot was uncovered during a joint raid by men of the Lagos Police Command and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), […]