N25bn Employment Trust Fund: Lagos Targets 100,000 Entrepreneurs By 2019

The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it has set a target to utilize the N25billion Employment Trust Fund to provide financial support to over 100,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within the next three years. Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, who spoke while briefing […]

Lagos State Government Commends President Muhammadu Buhari For Handing Over Lagos Presidential Lodge

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday expressed a heartfelt gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the hand-over of the Presidential Lodge in Marina to the Lagos State Government. The President’s gesture followed a request by Governor Ambode to have the presidential lodge released to the Lagos State Government in its bid to […]

Lagos State Will Continue To Promote Excellence Through Arts And Entertainment

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said his administration would continue to utilise the elements of arts, culture, entertainment, tourism and sports to showcase the potentials that abound in the State. The Governor, who spoke when he hosted members and nominees of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) to a cocktail at the […]

Remarks Delivered By His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor Of Lagos State At A Cocktail In Honour Of The Afrima And AU Delegates At The Lagos House Alausa, Ikeja On Saturday, November 5th , 2016

I am very pleased to welcome the delegation of AFRIMA and the Africa Union once again to the State House in Lagos. Only a few months ago, I had the opportunity to host you on a courtesy visit in my office after Lagos State accepted the hosting right for the third edition of AFRIMA awards. […]

Oniba’s Kidnap: Judge Orders Defence Lawyers To Abide By Professional Ethics

The much anticipated trial of suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of Oniba of Iba Town, Oba Yishau Goriola Oseni before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere was on Friday stalled due to dispute by two lawyers over legal representation of one of the suspects. The Lagos State Government is prosecuting the suspects on […]

Lagos State Government Will Not Discriminate On Tribe Or Creed

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday hosted the executive members of the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), at the Lagos House, saying that his administration would not subscribe to any form of discrimination based on tribe or religious affiliation. The Governor, who hosted the group at the Lagos House, Ikeja, […]