Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday allayed fears that plans by his administration to phase out the yellow commercial buses, popularly known as Danfo would lead to massive job losses, saying that it would instead create more jobs in the transportation sector. The Governor, who spoke at the May Day Rally held at […]
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The Lagos State Government on Friday debunked media reports linking it to the demolition of Berger retail market, saying that the allegation was far from the truth. In a statement by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Wasiu Anifowose, the State Government described the media reports as figment of imagination of the
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A total of N16.9billion was released as payment of pension arrears to pensioners in Lagos State between April 2016 and March 2017, while N2billion was disbursed to young entrepreneurs and artisans under the N25billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) scheme, the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has said. Governor Ambode, who stated this on Thursday at
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As the 2017 rainy season gathers momentum, the Lagos State Government has allayed the fears of residents over the torrential rainfall witnessed in the State on Thursday, saying that necessary steps had been taken to avert any incidence of flood disaster in the State. The State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, in a
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday urged motorists to voluntarily comply with the relevant traffic laws operating in the State, vowing to deal decisively with violators in accordance with the law. LASTMA’s General Manager, Mr Olawale Musa, who stated this after meeting with the Zonal Heads and Commanders at the agency’s headquarters
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday pledged its commitment to the efforts of the Nigeria Army to frontally address incessant cases of human rights abuse by military officers in the war against insurgency and internal security operations in the country. The Army, in recent times, has had its image battered in the public owing to
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Security operatives from the Lagos State Police Command deployed to the riverine area of the Ishawo Community in Ikorodu area of the State on Wednesday commenced total demolition of illegal waterfront shanties within the creeks where criminal elements hibernate to perpetrate their nefarious activities. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni who briefed journalists
Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Southwest geo-political zone, Foluso Adebanjo on Wednesday commended the security arrangement in Lagos State, urging other States to adopt the synergy among security agencies in the State. Addressing journalists at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja shortly after a courtesy visit to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, the police boss
Chairman, House Committee on Health Services of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Segun Olulade has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency commence the process of establishing special courts that will handle cases of corruption in the country. Olulade stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday, while reacting to
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that his administration would take necessary steps to eliminate any incidence of multiple taxation in the State, especially at the local government level. The Governor, who spoke when he received the Chair Occupier, Lagos State Professorial Chair in Tax and Fiscal Matters, Prof. Abiola Olaitan Sanni
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