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Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, on Wednesday said his administration’s plan to carry out a total reconstruction of the International Airport Road from Oshodi was being frustrated by the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, who is Ambode’s predecessor as Lagos governor. According to Premium Times, Mr. Ambode, who spoke to Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, shortly after carrying out ...

If there’s one symbol that defines Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos it’s the yellow “danfo” mini-bus, the closest thing to public transport in the chaotic, sprawling metropolis. Albeit, according to a report on TheGuardian all that may change soon. On Monday Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said he plans to banish the yellow Lagos mini buses popularly called danfo by ...

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode will perform the official opening of the Novare Lekki mall in Lagos, on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Interestingly, the Foundation Stone laying ceremony of the Novare Lekki Mall was done by the Honourable Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji-Fashola, while he served as the Governor of Lagos State in October 2014. According to the ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Lola Akande, has said that the state government plans to establish an Institute for Caregivers which is aimed at training people to become care givers in the state. Akande, who made this known while receiving the leadership staff of the Office of the Public Defender in her office. According ...

Festival Mall built at Amuwo Odofin in Lagos has been officially inaugurated by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The mall was built by First Festival Mall Limited, a JV company between UPDC Plc., and Africa Capital Alliance and UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust. The mall, which construction works began in May 2013 and concluded in November this year, ...

  Governor Ambode, who spoke in Lagos at the first annual stakeholders’ forum organised by the Lagos State Waterways Authority, said the water transport mode, which is a critical part of the intermodal transport system of the government, would be developed with international best practices. The Governor, who was represented at the forum by the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure, Engr. ...

Applicants who have applied for Certificates of Occupancy, and whose applications were not concluded due to absence of essential documents, will heave a sigh of relief soon, as the Lands Bureau has created a dedicated Help- Desk for uncompleted Applications. In a statement signed by the Public relations Office of the Bureau, this became necessary considering the avalanche of uncompleted and ...

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday embarked on an inspection tour of Apapa, Ladipo road networks. View pictures below: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle) with Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde (left); Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos, Mr. Hyginus Omeje; Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. ...

The Lagos State government last Wednesday donated N50million each to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states to assist them in the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons in the North East. The governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, presented cheques to the benefiting state governments at the briefing room of the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after the Council of State’s meeting. “Lagos ...

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Sunday said that his administration has concluded plans to purchase three helicopters next month to enable security agencies tackle criminal activities from the air as well assist in monitoring traffic gridlock to ease movement across the metropolis. Ambode made the disclosure while speaking as a guest on a popular radio programme, Soni Irabor Live (SIL) ...