The reported collapse of a six-floor building in Lekki Gardens in Eti-Osa Local Government on 8th March, 2016 where 34 people lost their lives and dozens have been injured is one building collapse too many. I am therefore addressing you today with a heavy heart as I commiserate with all those that have suffered loss […]
Defective Lekki Gardens Buildings to Be Demolished
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished. The Governor who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly after inspecting the site […]
Lekki Building Collapse: GM of Building Control Agency, Three Others Sacked
In the wake of the Lekki Gardens building collapse, Governor. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday approved the dismissal of the General Manager of the Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Engr. Adeigbe Olushola. Governor Ambode also approved the dismissal of the Head of Inspection and Quality Control in the Agency, Adeoye Thomas Adeyemi; the Zonal District Officer in the […]
Provision of Land For Installation Of Surveillance Camera In Ibeju Lekki has been Approved
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday granted immediate approval for provision of land to the Nigerian Navy in the Ibeju Lekki area of the state to install surveillance equipment to monitor activities on the Nigerian territorial waters and a little beyond the exclusive economic zones of the country. Governor Ambode, who made the […]
Lagos Declares Zero Tolerance For Land Grabbing
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer tolerate the illegal activities of land grabbers otherwise known as Omo-Onile, just as it warned that anyone found using such to disturb public peace and illegally disposes people of their property would be prosecuted in accordance with relevant criminal laws. The State’s Attorney General […]
Mrs. Bolanle Ambode Canvasses Global Action For Gender Parity
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife Bolanle, have sent a call for global action to fast-track the process of achieving gender parity across the world. They made the call at the Police College Grounds, Ikeja, during the celebration of the 2016 International Women’s Day, organized by the state’s Ministry of […]
The Welfare and Security of Lagosians Remains Paramount
Anglican Archbishop of Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos Mainland Diocese, Most Rev. Adebayo Dada Akinde on Mondaycommended the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, saying the prompt, positive and practical response of the government contributed largely to the success story of the safe rescue of the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu. Akinde who […]
Pictures: Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode Visits Scene Of Dispute in Agiliti, Mile 12
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left), Area Commander, Area H, Ogudu-Ojota, ACP Aliyu Garba; Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni and Commanding Officer, 9 Mechanized Brigade, Brigadier General Bulama Biu during the Governor’s visit to the scene of dispute in Agiliti, Mile 12, Lagos on Sunday, March 06, 2016. Lagos State Governor, Mr. […]
Rescue of School Girls: We Have The Capacity To Fight Crime
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said his administration has the will and capacity to fight all forms of crime and criminality in the state, just as he read the riot act to persons who have taken to kidnapping, warning that there would be no hiding place for such act. The governor, who […]
Address Delivered By His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor Of Lagos State on the Rescue of the Three School Girls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu On Sunday, 6th March, 2016 At Lagos House, Ikeja
The Lagos State Government is extremely pleased to announce that the three students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu who were abducted by Gunmen on Monday 29th February, 2016 were rescued by security operatives in the early hours of today, Sunday, 6th March, 2016. The Lagos State police Command, the Department of State […]