Tag: Lagos State
Lagos will intensify community security at grassroots – Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor,. Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration is committed to community development as well as intensifying community…
The Economist article on Lagos reckless, slanderous – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday described the article published in the latest edition of the Economist Magazine as reckless…
LASG to The Economists: Like Londoners, Lagosians deserve respect
The Lagos State Government has taken note of an article in the latest edition of The Economist magazine entitled “Paralysed:…
Re: Why Nigeria’s largest city is even less navigable than usual
By Biola Fagunwa A recent publication by The Economist and culled by ThisDay and Punch under the headline of ‘Why…
The Economists goof on Ambodes’ Traffic Policy By Seun Bisuga
The Economist may have done well to speak the minds of millions of Lagosians but it goofed on the transport…
Senate scores Lagos high on utilisation of $400m World Bank loan
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Senate has scored the Lagos State Government high over the utilisation of the $400 million loan given…
Magodo Tragedy: Lagos moves against mudslide disaster
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned Lagos residents living in mudslide and flood-prone areas in the state to…
Lagos records 14,166 rape, domestic violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has revealed that it handled about 14,166 rape and domestic violence in the state…
The Economist verdict on Lagos traffic, Ambode
In what could described as a damning piece, The Economist takes a critical look at Lagos traffic and the new…
LASG calls for creation of data bank for churches, mosques
The Lagos State Government on Monday called for the creation of a data bank for churches and mosques in the…
Synagogue engineers to face the law – Court
…Indicted Persons To Face Trial Immediately, Says LASG Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday…
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Action Governor: Ambode arrests one-way bus driver
In a typical case of “if you want the job done, do it yourself”, Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode personally…
Ambode pledges support to bone marrow transplant centre
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday pledged the support of the state government to see to the completion of…
Police raid criminals hide out, arrest three in Bourdillon
By Paul Iyoghojie The efforts of the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Lagos State Police Command, to rid…
PDP chieftain dies one week after wife’s death
Cyriacus Izuekwe The former chairman and chieftain of the People Democratic Party, PDP, in Alimosho local government, Prince Ayodele Adelaja…
FG approves Lagos’ $2.4 bn Red Line Rail project
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government has at last approved the construction of the $2.4 billion Lagos Red Line Rail Project…
I’ll deal with officials extorting money from motorists, New LASTMA CEO
Kazeem Ugbodaga The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Rtd Assistant Inspector…
We’re on steady path to fulfil our vision for Lagos, says Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday assured Lagosians that his administration is strongly committed to achieving the vision of…
Four siblings killed in Lagos collapsed building
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck on Saturday at Magodo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as a collapsed bungalow building killed four…
Ambode warns Okada riders, hawkers, traffic offenders
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday read the riot act to commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders,…
Ambode to Apapa tank farm owners: Build loading bays in 90 days or be shutdown,
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has given all tank farm owners in Apapa area of the state 90…
Light rail project to be completed by Dec 2016 – Ambode
Nigeria hopes the first phase of a light railway aimed at easing traffic jams in the commercial hub Lagos will…
Lagos lawmakers embark on town hall meetings
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are to embark on a simultaneous town hall meetings in…
Lagos mobilises 50,000 CDA members for Community Day
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is mobilising over 50,000 members for this year’s Community Day celebration. The…
Let’s change the narrative of Lagos, says Hon. Kehinde Joseph
Market men and women in Lagos have been advised to conduct themselves in a civil manner and to avoid any…
Kia Motors donates Made-in-Nigeria Rio to Lagos State
By Daniels Ekugo Kia Motors Nigeria has donated a Made in Nigeria Kia Rio car to the Lagos State Government…
Ambode gets thumbs up from Lagosians
Some Nigerians on Wednesday commended the Lagos State Government led by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the Nigeria Police for the…
Ambode hosts one-day governor, Sonoiki Idowu
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment towards improving the quality of education in…
$200m Loan: Senate ponders over Ambode’s request
The Senate has considered the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for a 200-million-dollar World Bank loan for Lagos State led…