…Says Yaba ICT Hub‘ll Produce New Set of IT Entrepreneurs The Lagos State Government on Friday said arrangements are in top gear to deploy additional 10,000 High Definition (HD) CCTV cameras across the State as part of the comprehensive Smart City Programme designed to provide a 24-hour driven economy. Speaking at the annual Ministerial Press […]
Lagos Emerges Overall Best State In ICT Development
…Bags Three Other Awards Lagos State Government beat 35 other States of the Federation to emerge as the best overall performing State in ICT Development and also best State in E-Government Implementation in Nigeria. Lagos also bagged top awards as the Best State in ICT Infrastructure Development, while it also emerged first runner up in […]
Goodwill Message Delivered At The 8th Edition Of Tradesmen And Artisan’s Day Celebration
The role of the Artisans/Tradesmen in the pyramid of socio-economic development of a nation is very critical to achieving sustainable growth and the overall prosperity of the population. It is in recognition of this fact that this administration has shown commitment towards ensuring that this event is not only sustained but also more rewarding. This […]
Lagos Opens Website To Register Undergraduates For Internship Scheme
…To Train 12, 000 Students On Entrepreneurship, Employability Skills The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced the opening of its website to register intending applicants for the 2017 edition of Ready.Set.Work (RSW) scheme which is an entrepreneurship and employability initiative designed to equip final year students of tertiary institutions in the State with the right skills to […]
CodeLagos Will Train One Million Lagosians On Computer Programming
Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh on Thursday said the CodeLagos Programme, billed to be launched later this month will train one million Lagosians on computer programming. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh who disclosed this at the commencement of a three-day training session for […]
Bilateral Trade: Lagos State Government Seeks Partnership With Israel On Agric, Technology
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday expressed the readiness of the State Government to tap into the agricultural expertise and technological advancement of Israel for the greater benefit of the State. Governor Ambode, who stated this when he received the Ambassador of State of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Guy Feldman at Lagos House, […]
Lagos Begins Data Gathering On Criminal Suspects
The Lagos State Government on Monday commenced the process of building up data on criminal suspects to aid in gathering important intelligence that would eventually assist in tracing defendants and providing accurate Bio-data to the Courts during prosecution of criminal cases. Speaking while handing over 750,000 criminal suspect forms to the Lagos State Police Command, […]
Smart City: Lagos To Train One Million Residents On Computer Coding
Ahead of the much anticipated roll out of CodeLagos, the Lagos State Ministry of Education on Tuesday said the programme would seek to teach at least one million Lagos residents to code by 2019 and also foster necessary skills to create sustainable solutions to social challenges and create employment opportunities. The government also announced the […]
Welcome Address Presented At The Stakeholders’ Summit On The Administration Of Justice Held At Eko Hotel Towers &D Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos On The 30th January, 2017
I welcome the Justice Community to this Stakeholders’ Summit on the Administration of Justice specifically looking at catalysts for Justice Sector Reform in the State. The essence of this Summit is to generate …/ constructive and innovative constructive and innovative ideas on the challenges in the justice sector which will serve as catalyst for further […]
We’ll Transform Yaba To Major Technology Hub
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said plans are afoot to transform the Sabo Industrial Estate in Yaba area of the State to a technology hub and another Silicon Valley where new set of entrepreneurs and innovators will be raised to address the challenges confronting the nation in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) […]