Tag Archives: Akinwunmi Ambode

The management of Little Palace Hotel, has accused the Nigerian Army of invading and forcefully taking over its facility. Little Palace hotel is located at Ishawo, Ikorodu, Lagos State. According to Punch, it alleged that the manager of the hotel, Friday Imhanzuria, was arrested and detained for over two months at the Nigerian Navy Base, Apapa, for demanding the reopening of ...

According to Naij, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has urged his predecessor and current works, power and housing minister, Babatunde Fashola, to ensure that the federal government returned all disputed properties in the state. The properties and buildings include the whole of Ikoyi, Banana Island, Osborne Foreshore, Festac Town, Satellite Town, Trade Fair, among others. Ambode spoke when he received ...

Nigerian Tribune reports that the Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Urban Development, Mrs. Yetunde Onabule, who spoke at a stakeholders’ engagement on “Ease of Doing Business in Lagos State”, at the Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos, last week, stated that it will no longer be ‘business as usual’, as the Bureau is out to facilitate the  international best ...

“CHALLENGES of housing in terms of quality and quantity appear to be the same all over the world, but in Nigeria, it is a complex case. Hardly would any event organised by professional bodies in the built environment pass without touching issue of paucity of housing delivery in Nigerian, yet, not much has been achieved.”-Nigerian Tribune But recently, at different ...

“It has since been established that while nature may take its natural course in flooding, human activities such as dams’ construction may lead to Flooding if not properly managed. The perenial Lagos flooding, experts say, could be attributed to many factors such as torrential rainfall, poor drainage system, poor sewage management and disposal, poor urban planning control, deforestation and climate ...

“Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has terminated the contract for the construction of the 4th mainland bridge. According to reports, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with a consortium of companies on May 25, 2016. The Lagos state government said the contract was terminated because the concessionaire was working at a slow pace. Speaking at a ministerial briefing at Alausa, Ikeja, ...

“Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday commissioned the two newly-built bridges in Ajah and Abule-Egba, stating that it would not only help reduce travel time but also boost economic activities within the corridors.”- The Guardian. Ambode noted that in the quest to build a globally competitive city-state, one strategic emphasis of his administration has been to improve connectivity in the ...

“The Managing Director of Cross and Churchill, Mr. Taiwo Ogunbodede, has said the full potential of the real estate sector can be better realised if the government put in place adequate Infrastructure.”- The Nation Such endeavour, he further said, would also stimulate faster growth in the real estate sector. Ogunbodede, also the Chairman, Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), ...

According to The Guardian, there was a mild drama at the Lagos State House, Alausa, yesterday, as hundreds of displaced residents of Otodo Gbame community forcibly stormed the seat of power in protest against the destruction of their homes. The protesters, who paralysed activities at the state house for about two hours, were prevented and also tear-gased by policemen in ...

Vanguard reports that a legal practitioner, Mr. Destiny Takon has petitioned Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over the travails of Coker estate residents in Oworonshoki, Lagos. By a deed of conveyance dated June 6, 1970, the late Chief Coker was said to have taken possession of over 80 acres of land at Oworonshoki and Ifako-Gbagada, Lagos, which was registered in his name. ...