…Builds Four New Fire Stations, Emergency Response Units Lagos State Government on Thursday said about N99.7billion worth of properties were saved from fire incidences recorded in the State in the last one year. Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr. Oluseye Oladejo who disclosed this during the Ministerial Press Briefing held at the […]
Lagos Pledges Support For First Annual Diaspora Festival In Badagry
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday pledged his administration’s commitment to make the first Annual Diaspora Festival in Badagry a major success, adding that a master plan that would prescribe strategies and programmes to boost the potentials of the ancient town was also underway. Governor Ambode, who spoke when he received a delegation […]
Lagos State Government Tasks Academic Community On Quality Research To Drive Growth
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday called on the academic community to come up with quality research work that would create a platform for good governance and set the country on the path of economic growth and development. Governor Ambode, who spoke at Lagos House in Ikeja when he received management team of […]
LASG Promises New Secretariat, Improved Welfare For Labour Union And Workers
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday allayed fears that plans by his administration to phase out the yellow commercial buses, popularly known as Danfo would lead to massive job losses, saying that it would instead create more jobs in the transportation sector. The Governor, who spoke at the May Day Rally held at the Agege […]
Keynote Address Titled “Celebrating The Workers Oiling The Progress Of Lagos State” Delivered On The Occasion Of May Day Celebrations
It has been well over a hundred years since the celebration of the first May Day celebration in Chicago, USA. Since then, enlightened nations and owners of capital now better appreciate and reward the prime, indispensable and invaluable role of labour in the scheme of wealth production. I am proud to count the Lagos State […]
Pictures: Governor Akinwunmi Ambode At The Runway Jazz Special Edition 2017
Recession Not A Crime, A Wakeup Call To Rearrange Expenditure
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said that contrary to the view held by most people, recession was not a crime but a period that calls for government at all level to rearrange its expenditure and give more priority to capital expenditure. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the Biennial […]
Address Delivered At The Opening Ceremony Of The Biennial Convention Of The Nigerian Guild Of Editors (NGE) Held On April 29th 2017 At Airport Hotel, Lagos
I am delighted at your kind invitation to be the Special Guest of Honour at this edition of the Biennial Convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. Lagos has always been home to Nigerian editors and indeed to the media and it is good to have you around once again. I wish to commend the […]
Remarks Delivered At The Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of Nigeria Merit Awards Ceremony Held On Friday 28th April 2017 At The Oriental Hotel, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Victoria Island, Lagos
If there is any award that has meaning to me, today’s award is a crowning moment for me, my story and my career. When I was about 12 years old, I had an encounter with one of my Dad’s friends who was an Accountant. He asked me what I wanted to become. I told him […]
Pictures: Wife Of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Attends NAFOWA Closing Ceremony Of Skill Acquisition Training Program
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (2nd right), being supported by the National President of Nigerian Air Force Officers Wives Association (NAFOWA), Hajiya Hafsat Abubakar (right), to present empowerment tools to one of the grandaunts, Mrs. Hajara Yusuf (left) during the graduation and closing ceremony of NAFOWA Skills Acquisition and Vocational Training program [...]