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DANFO: WE’LL KICK-START BUS REFORM INITIATIVE WITH N30BN- AMBODE

Lagos Sate Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend said that the proposed Bus Reform Initiative aimed at giving Lagosians an integrated public transportation system would kick start this year with a sinking fund of N30billion. Governor Ambode, who spoke to journalists, said his administration had identified the challenges Lagosians go through on a daily […]

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DRIVER WITH STOLEN NUMBER PLATES ATTEMPTS RUNNING OVER LASTMA GM

Officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have arrested a commercial bus driver, David Agiri for driving with a stolen vehicle with number plate FKJ 875XC at Oshodi area of the State. The driver, while attempting to escape arrest, almost ran over the vehicle of the Agency’s General Manager, Mr Olawale Musa, as

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Lagos Assembly Wants Councils Prioritize Funding of PHCs

The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services, Mr Segun Olulade, on Wednesday urged council administrators in the state to prioritise funding of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs). Olulade made the appeal when he led other members of the committee on an oversight visit to PHCs on Lagos Island Local Government Area. ”

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AMBODE PAYS CONDOLENCE VISIT TO LATE GENERAL ADEYINKA ADEBAYO’S FAMILY

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the late former military governor of defunct Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd) who died on Wednesday morning, lived a fulfilled life worthy of emulation. Governor Ambode, who spoke when he paid a condolence visit to the widow and family of the late nationalist, Mrs. Dupe

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AMBODE TO DEPLOY DRONE MADE BY LASPOTECH FOR AERIAL SURVEILLANCE

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the State Government would deploy drone made by the staff and students of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) to effectively carry out aerial security surveillance across the State. Speaking at the 25th Convocation Ceremony of the institution held at the main campus in Ikorodu, Governor Ambode commended

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​Obasa Directs Education Committee To Present Bill For Compulsory Teaching, Learning Of Yoruba Language In Lagos

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has mandated the House Committee on Education to propose a bill for a law to make the teaching and learning of Yoruba Language compulsory in all schools in Lagos state. This, according to him, stems out of the need to preserve the

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AMBODE MOURNS PASSAGE OF ELDER STATESMAN, GENERAL ADEBAYO…Says Nation Has Lost A Great Patriot

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed sadness over the demise of elder statesman and former military governor of defunct Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd). Adebayo died in Lagos on Wednesday morning at the age of 88 after a brief illness.   Governor Ambode in a statement signed by his Chief Press

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​OSHODI-AIRPORT ROAD: I’M BEING FRUSTRATED-AMBODE…Says Buhari’s Directive On Presidential Lodge Yet To Be Honoured

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode 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 Federal Ministry of Works. Governor Ambode, who spoke to Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, shortly after carrying out an extensive inspection of some

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​MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, INTEGRITY, AMBODE TASKS NEW JUDGES

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday swore in three new judges into the State Judiciary, with a charge on them to maintain a high standard of professional competence and integrity to be able to dispense justice to all manners of people without fear or favour, affection or ill will. The new judges are

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Rail Project’ll Boost Regional Integration, Economic Growth – Ambode

Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said that the Federal Government was committed to delivering a fast and efficient rail service system between Lagos and Ibadan within a projected time frame of December 2018. Osinbajo, who spoke at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Segment II Lagos-Ibadan Rail

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