Tag Archives: Akinwunmi Ambode

It was disclosed on Monday that Lagos State approved and duly processed over 1,000 contracts under the 2017 fiscal regime, noting that the contracts were valued at about N320 billion. The state government also said it had started removing structures built on the right of way along the Oshodi-Apapa road to give way for the reconstruction of the 5.06-kilometre road ...

Expectations are high that the redevelopment of the Onikan stadium, Lagos would be completed by December 2018 as the contractor has fully mobilised to site to intensify the rebuilding process. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode had last year approved the rehabilitation and upgrade of the 5,000 capacity sports facility to meet the expectations of a 21st century infrastructure suitable ...

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday pledged to pay compensations to owners of demolished buildings to facilitate construction. The governor, who spoke at the 10th Quarterly Town Hall meeting, said he would begin the payment in the next four weeks. He added that henceforth, such displaced persons would be relocated before construction begins. He disclosed that his government would ...

Three commissioners were sacked on Thursday as Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode reshuffled his major cabinet and appoints five new ones. Akinwunmi Ambode In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, the three affected cabinet members are Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, Mr. Femi Odubiyi and Mr. Anifowoshe Abiola. The newly appointed cabinet members include Mr. Hakeem ...

On Tuesday, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode unveiled a world class safety arena to effectively tackle problem of emergency management in the state. The Safety Arena housed all emergency government agencies and security agencies like Taskforce, LASEMA, Fire Services, among others. While speaking at the event, he said Lagos was currently grappling with the challenges of huge population like most mega city-states ...

AGEGE—GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said that owners of property demolished for the 1.4 Kilometer Agege Flyover would be adequately compensated, even as he disclosed that the project would be completed in November. Ambode, however, assured residents that the closure of Agege Pen Cinema road, beginning from tomorrow, would not cripple commercial activities around the axis. The governor, ...

The High Court of Lagos State on December 21, 2017, liberated the Ajiwe community in Ajah in Eti-Osa Local Govt Area of Lagos State, from the Olumegbon Family’s claim of overlord. In a landmark judgment delivered by the Honourable Justice Ronke Harrison, the Court held that there was no basis in law, upon which Chief Olumegbon could claim to be ...

A traditional ruler has commended Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State for providing modern infrastructure to the people of Eredo, Ikosi-Ejirin and Epe area of the state. Oba Babatunde Ogunlaja, the Aladeshonyin of Odo-Noforija Kingdom in Eredo Local Council Development Area told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that this would accelerate development in the area. “We appreciate him for ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the land regularization exercise for all the landed property owned by the Lagos State University (LASU) that have been encroached upon by illegal occupants. According to the state government, the level of encroachment to the LASU campus is about 80 per cent, a situation it observed was hindering the development of the ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday completed the final handing over of the Presidential Lodge, Marina to the Lagos State Government about twenty years after the journey to actualize it commenced. Speaking at the brief but impressive handing over ceremony, held at the Conference Room of Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing in Abuja, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode ...