Governor Ambode Targets IAAF Gold Label Award For Lagos City Marathon

…Buratai, Dalung, Pinnick, A-List Artistes, Celebrities, Others To Participate Ahead of Saturday’s Lagos City Marathon, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said the State Government has set a target to get the event listed in the annual calendar of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) that would make the Marathon earn a […]

Lagos State Government Signs Seven Critical Bills Into Law

…To Provide 24-Hour Power Supply, Protect Yoruba Language   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday signed seven important bills into law among which is the law to guarantee 24-hour power supply in line with the vision to attain a 24-hour economy and make the State globally competitive. The Laws are Lagos State Electric Power […]

Lagos State Government Vows to Scale Up Support for Military Operations

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed the readiness of his administration to support and scale up the operations of the Nigerian Army against kidnapping, smuggling, armed robbery, illegal oil bunkering and other security challenges in the State. Speaking at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja when he received the new General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 […]

Say No To Female Genital Mutilation

…We Can Stamp Out FGM By 2030 Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has expressed optimism that Female Genital Mutilation could be stamped out of Africa by 2030, if all individual and institutional stakeholders worked together towards achieving that purpose. She said this at Alausa, Ikeja, in comments to reporters, on […]

Ekwueme Inspired Professionals To Go Into Politics

…Urges New Generation To Emulate Late VP’s Principled Stance On Issues Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday joined eminent Nigerians from all walks of life to pay last respects to former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme who died on November 19, 2017 at the age of 85 years. Speaking in Anambra during […]

Tough Time Awaits Offenders of Sexual, Economic Crimes

…Commissions Special Courts For Quick Dispensation of Justice Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commissioned a Sexual Offences and Special Courts for Corruption and Economic Crime Cases, with a vow to make the State uncomfortable for sexual offenders and bring perpetrators of economic crimes to justice without delay. Governor Ambode, who spoke at […]

Lagos Releases N5.5bnTo Contractors For 181 Inner Roads

…Project To Be Delivered Within Six Months The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has released the sum of N5.563billion to contractors to flag off the construction of the 181 roads spread across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State. In a statement by the State’s Commissioner […]