The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said the first DNA Forensic Centre to be established in Nigeria by any State Government will become operational by the first quarter of 2017, expressing optimism that the centre will go a long way in bringing about seamless administration of justice. Speaking at the maiden edition of annual Lagos […]
Lekki Free Trade Zone: Lagos Tasks Investors On Community Engagement To Secure Investments
The Lagos State Government at the weekend charged investors in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, LFTZ, corridor to step up their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), to the host communities as that is one of the ways to secure the multi-billion dollars investment in the corridor. The Government said the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was […]
Copy Lagos State’s Developmental Template, Dangote Tells Obaseki
Billionaire businessman and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote at the weekend urged the newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to replicate the leadership template of former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to transform Edo and make it a reference point for commerce and development. Dangote, who spoke at […]
Pictures: Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the Inagural Dinner in Honour of the New Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki
Her Excellency, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Urges Expectant Mothers To Utilize Government’s Health Facilities
Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has urged expectant mothers in the state, to utilize the various health initiatives of the government to ensure safe delivery. She gave the advice at Ikorodu, during a town hall meeting on maternal and child mortality reduction, organized by the Ministry of Health. Mrs. Ambode noted […]
Address Delivered At The Lagos State Food Security Summit And Exhibition
Behind every dark cloud, they say, is a silver lining. One of the challenges the current economic recession has brought to the fore is the urgent need to develop a sustainable programme that will guarantee food security for our people. As a nation, in the past, we spent billions of Foreign Exchange on importation of […]
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Lagos State Government Commends President Muhammadu Buhari For Handing Over Lagos Presidential Lodge
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday expressed a heartfelt gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the hand-over of the Presidential Lodge in Marina to the Lagos State Government. The President’s gesture followed a request by Governor Ambode to have the presidential lodge released to the Lagos State Government in its bid to […]
Oniba’s Kidnap: Judge Orders Defence Lawyers To Abide By Professional Ethics
The much anticipated trial of suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of Oniba of Iba Town, Oba Yishau Goriola Oseni before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere was on Friday stalled due to dispute by two lawyers over legal representation of one of the suspects. The Lagos State Government is prosecuting the suspects on […]
Lagos State Government Will Not Discriminate On Tribe Or Creed
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday hosted the executive members of the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), at the Lagos House, saying that his administration would not subscribe to any form of discrimination based on tribe or religious affiliation. The Governor, who hosted the group at the Lagos House, Ikeja, […]