LASG Launches Community TV To Scale Up Grassroots Development
…Seeks Active Participation Of CDCs, CDAs, Others The Lagos State Government on Monday unveiled a new television programme tagged ‘Lagos Community Updates’ to advance development at the grassroots and engender active participation of the people at the local level in governance. Speaking at the unveiling held at the State Secretariat in Alausa, Special Adviser to […]
Constitutional Review: LASG Calls For Closure Of Federal Land Registry In Lagos
…Says Revenue Sharing Formula Unfair, Unacceptable ….Insists On State Police, Special Status, Review Of Federal Stamp Duty Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday described the continuous operation of the Federal Land Registry in Lagos as an aberration which the current ongoing Constitutional amendment process must address in line with the principle of fiscal […]
Speech Delivered AT The Constitutional Amendment Committee Of The National Assembly Held In Lagos
PROTOCOL I welcome you all to Lagos. Let me start by thanking you for your commitment to the ongoing process by the legislature to review the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I must also state that Lagos State has always responded and participated in several review exercises and calls for amendments of our […]
LASG Suspends Baale Of Shangisha For Faking Kidnap
..Says Plot Intended To Embarrass Lagos Govt, Security Agencies Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate suspension of the Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Chief Yusuf Ogundare for faking his kidnap which allegedly took place on July 5 along Center for Management Development (CMD) Road in Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development […]
Lagos Is Crucial To Nigeria’s Economic Stability, Growth – World Bank
The World Bank on Thursday said that the role of Lagos to Nigeria’s stability and growth could not be overemphasized, as the State remains the economic gateway to the country and for the rest of the world. Country Director of World Bank, Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud who spoke when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor […]
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Condoles With Ex-Osun Gov., Bisi Akande, Over Death Of Wife
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed sadness over the death of Madam Omowunmi Akande, wife of the former Governor of Osun State and All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, Chief Bisi Akande. Omowunmi, died on Tuesday at the age of 73 in a private hospital in Ibadan. The Governor in a condolence message […]
LASG: Only 600,000 Lagos Residents Pay Tax Out Of 22m Population
…Says State Has Not Increased Tax In 10 Years Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has identified the need for residents to adopt a willful approach to the payment of taxes as a means of addressing fundamental challenges confronting the State and accelerating development in all sectors and sections. Speaking at a sensitization workshop on […]