We have just witnessed the swearing in ceremony for the new Chairman and members of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission. This ceremony is coming after the Lagos State House of Assembly carried out due diligence and subsequent confirmation of the Chairman and members of the Commission. I thank the Right Honourable Speaker and members […]
Wife Of The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari Seeks Love At Ramadan, Economic Empowerment For Widows
Wife of the President of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has urged Muslims across the country, not to abandon the spirit of Ramadan after the fasting period. She said this while distributing Ramadan gifts to members of NASFAT, Ansar-ul-deen, and the Hausa community in Lagos State. Represented at the event by wife of the Lagos […]
Lagos State Government Sets Up Task Force To Tackle Land Grabbers
The Lagos State Government on Monday set up a Task Force to check the menace of land-grabbing in the State, just at it vowed to tackle the activities of land grabbers popularly calledOmo-Onile with the full deployment of resources of government and applicable law once and for all. Speaking while inaugurating the Task Force, the State’s […]
Police Begins Manhunt For Ikorodu Attackers
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced aggressive manhunt for suspected militants who invaded Igbolomu and Ishawo areas of Ikorodu last Friday and unleashed mayhem on residents. The gunmen, who were alleged to be from the Niger Delta, were said to have come in through the waterways close to the communities and started shooting sporadically, […]
Lagos State Government Vows To Ensure Efficient, Safe Water Transportation System
The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its commitment to sanitize the water transportation system so as to ensure improved, efficient and safe mode of movement of people and goods on its waterways. Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Ms Abisola Kamson in a statement said the government had recently embarked on […]
Appeal Court Affirms Lagos Traffic Law On Okada Restriction
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Thursday affirmed the judgment of a Lagos High Court upholding the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012 which restricts commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada from plying some routes in the State. The Appellants (The Incorporated Trustees of All Nigerians Autobike […]
Appeal Court Affirms Lagos Traffic Law On Okada Restriction
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Thursday affirmed the judgment of a Lagos High Court upholding the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012 which restricts commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada from plying some routes in the State. The Appellants (The Incorporated Trustees of All Nigerians Autobike […]
Unnecessary Bureaucracy Unacceptable In Public Service – Governor Akinwunmi Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said that the era of unnecessary bureaucracy hampering the delivery of public services was no longer acceptable, saying that ensuring quality service to the people must be the paramount consideration of civil servants at all times. The Governor who spoke at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium in Alausa […]
Security: Lagos State Government Receives N10m Donation From Lebanese Community
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday received a donation of N10 million from the Lebanese Nigerian Initiative (LNI) for the State Security Trust Fund, charging the body to continue to do more for the State. The Governor, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja when he received the Chairman and the directors of […]
Sexual Offences: Lagos Trains Magistrates On Effective Implementation Of Criminal Justice Law
In a bid to ensure effective administration of the Criminal Justice Law 2011 especially as it relates to sexual offences, the Lagos State Government has began a workshop to ensure uniformity amongst Magistrates in the implementation of the provisions of the Law. Speaking at the commencement of the workshop organised by the State Ministry of […]