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Health: Lagos Assembly equates PHC to LASUTH, General Hospitals

By Lanre Adesanya The Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services has disclosed that healthcare services most patients seek at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and General Hospitals are readily available at Primary Health Centres (PHCs). The Chairman of the Committee, Segun Olulade made this remark when he led other members of […]

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LAGOS CITY MARATHON: KENYA’S KIPTUM DEFENDS TITLE, WINS $50,000 …We’re On Track To Reposition Sports In Lagos- Ambode

In a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 20 seconds, Kenya’s, Abraham Kiptum who won the maiden edition of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday successfully defended his title at the second edition of the race carting away the grand prize of $50,000. His time was a new record in the Lagos Marathon

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AMBODE WOOS INVESTORS TO LAGOS AT NAIROBI’S GERMAN-AFRICAN BUSINESS SUMMIT …Says Africa Has Potentials To Be A Great Continent

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the State is willing, able and ready to partner with investors within and outside Africa, just as he said that adequate measures have been put in place to enhance the ease of doing business within the State.    Governor Ambode, who spoke at the second edition

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ISHERI KIDNAP: AMBODE ORDERS PROMPT ARREST OF CULPRITS …Commiserates With Families Of Killed Security Guards 

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday directed the State Police Command to ensure prompt arrest of kidnappers who struck on Wednesday evening in Isheri area of the State killing three security guards. The kidnappers were said to have also abducted the Secretary of the Isheri North Residents Association, Mr. Dayo Adekoya. A statement

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SMART CITY: LAGOS TO TRAIN ONE MILLION RESIDENTS ON COMPUTER CODING

Ahead of the much anticipated roll out of CodeLagos, the Lagos State Ministry of Education on Tuesday said the programme would seek to teach at least one million Lagos residents to code by 2019 and also foster necessary skills to create sustainable solutions to social challenges and create employment opportunities. The government also announced the

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Senior Citizens Want More Doctors, Drugs In Lagos Public Hospitals

Lagos – Some senior citizens in Lagos State on Tuesday called on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to employ more doctors and increase drugs available in public hospitals to enhance healthcare delivery. The elders were among patients at the General Hospital Ifako-Ijaiye when the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services, led by Mr Segun

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AMBODE RECEIVES CERTIFICATE ADMITTING LAGOS INTO WORLD’S 100 RESILIENT CITIES

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday received the Certificate of Admission of the State as one of the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) in the world pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, saying that it was a starting point and a positive partnership that would help the State address the challenges of urban planning, transport

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SPEAK UP AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, AMBODE’S WIFE CHARGES WOMEN GROUPS

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Monday called on mothers, women groups and high-powered government organizations, to step up advocacy towards total eradication of female genital mutilation. She made the call in Alausa, Ikeja, while interacting with journalists on the occasion of the 2017 International Day of Zero Tolerance for

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Ambode Promises Construction of More Roads in Lagos State

The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has assured Lagosians that more of the Rent-To-Own/Rental Homes promised by the Governor of the State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the inception of his administration would soon be ready for allocation and occupation by allotted owners. Mr. Lawal stated this recently while on working visits/inspections to

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