Tag Archives: Akinwunmi Ambode

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would hold a 12-hours street carnival on the popular Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, on Dec.3, ahead of the Yuletide. The Special Adviser to Gov.Akinwunmi Ambode on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Adebimpe Akinsola, at a news conference in Alausa, said that the overall aim of the carnival was to boost the economy ...

The Director of MFM FC of Lagos, Emmanuel Adeyemi on Monday said that the club chose to play its continental matches at Agege Stadium because it has a “fortress” of fans no team will survive. Adeyemi said that though the club could play its matches anywhere in Lagos, it remained in Agege to maintain its affinity with their supporters. “MFM ...

The Lagos State Government on Monday directed all its revenue agencies to ensure prompt payment of taxes and also commence enforcement of payment by all tax defaulters with immediate effect. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, in a statement, lamented that many residents were not fulfilling their civic obligation of paying their taxes and that the prevailing situation ...

“The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Egunjobi, has advocated by-laws to protect public property in the state from abuse by residents and business operators.”- This Day Egunjobi, in a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Rotimi Sulyman, said the council chairman made the call when organisers of Miss Cleaner ...

‘The Lagos State Government  has  restated its commitment towards improving the standards of living and well-being of the entire residents of the state, just as it commenced immediate rehabilitation and upgrade of the second segment of the arterial/inner roads in Epe Local Government Area.”-The Nation Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting, yesterday, at Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Naforija, Epe, the ...

The ninth town hall meeting of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode shows that among other things water transportation, security of life and property in Lagos will not be the same again, writes WALE AJETUNMOBI. Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, since assuming office as the 14th governor of Lagos State, has shown great promise.  No wonder the state has literally been turned into a huge ...

According to Bella Naija, the Lagos State Government has unveiled the statue of Fela. It is also known as the Liberation Statue which is in honour of late afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The Liberation Statue has been erected at Allen Avenue round-about, Ikeja. Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, speaking at the event, described Fela as one who fought for the liberation of his people. ...

“As the 2017 World Habitat Day is marked around the world, the United Nations Habitat has projected that the number of Africans that will live in slums will rise to 1.2 billion by 2050. Delivering a goodwill message at the celebration of the 2017 World Habitat Day by the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, the United ...

“The Lagos State Government has said it would continue to search for new and innovative ways to drive infrastructure development and economic independence.”- The Nation Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said this at the 1st Lagos State Infrastructure Round Table hosted in collaboration with the Harvard Business School Association of Nigeria (HBSAN) in Lagos. He said: “The population of Lagos State today ...

“A 71-year-old widow, Mrs Edna Osaghae has petitioned the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode over alleged plots by some officers in the office of the State’ Surveyor General to illegally take over her Magodo property.”- PM News According to the petition dated September 20, 2017, a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Sunday, the widow said ...