Tag Archives: Akinwunmi Ambode

“As part of efforts to stop building collapse, the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) yesterday began the demolition of 57 distressed structures across the state.”- The Guardian The LASBCA General Manager, Lekan Shodehinde said the demolition was the first phase of the exercise, which Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had approved.He explained that government had earlier notified the owners of the ...

The Guardian reports that EX-President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday urged local architects and engineers to provide decent and affordable accommodation for Nigerians.He made the call in Abeokuta at the third Distinguished Lecture organised by the Nigerian Institute of Architects at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. Obasanjo, who chaired the event, said the call became necessary following an imminent explosion in the ...

In June, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode launched CLI – an abbreviation for Cleaner Lagos Initiative and the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, to alleviate the problem of environmental pollution in Lagos state. In this article, we look at the poor waste management practices in Lagos that led to the introduction of CLI and LAGESC in line with world practices. ...

According to PM News, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday disclosed that Oshodi-Ikeja International  Airport road reconstruction will begin in September. The governor disclosed this at the 3rd Quarterly Town Hall Meeting at Badore area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The governor said the road would be developed into a 10-lane road befitting an international road. Ambode also disclosed that ...

Nigerian Tribune reports that Stakeholders in real estate investment and businessmen have called for the resuscitation of the moribund Nigerian Lamp Industry, established by the late industrialist, Chief Beyioku Adebowale of the famed Adebowale Electronics. The industry is located at Odomola, in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos. Speaking on the imperative of resuscitation of the industry, Chief Femi Ademola, ...

According to The Nation, the Lagos State government has paid N8 billion compensation to land owners ; individuals and groups whose property had been affected by capital projects in the last one year. The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Urban Development, Mrs. Yetunde Onabule, broke the news at a seminar on: Urban Thinkers’ Campus: The City We Need. The governor’s ...

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says 11, 034 land titles have been signed and issued in the state between 2015 and 2017,  The Nation reports. Ambode made the disclosure in Ikeja on Thursday while commissioning the upgraded and redesigned Land Registry of the state. He said that the land titles include 4,602 Certificates of Occupancy, 6,118 governor’s consent and ...

According to PM News, Lagos State Government has begun evacuation of refuse heaps from streets In recent times there have been heaps of refuse all around Lagos as a result of the stoppage of PSP operators from evacuating domestic refuse. The new move is part of the sanitation intervention programme to address the challenges arising from the transition to a ...

The Lagos State Government is doing much in developing strategic transportation plans, but, according to experts, it has to do more to advance mobility in the megacity, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE According to The Nation, there are indications that transportation may receive more attention from the Lagos State government. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said the sector would get more attention in the ...

The Nation reports that the Lagos State Government yesterday warned illegal developers and land speculators in the Lekki-Epe corridor to stop forthwith their unlawful activities or face the law. Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Co-operative, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye gave the warning when he toured the area where the 16,347 hectares Lekki Free Zone (LFZ) project is sited. The government, he ...