Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, disclosed that through the State Employment Trust Fund, ETF, his administration had in the last one year approved, ₦4.5 billion for 5,527 Medium Small Manufacturing Enterprises, MSMEs. Ambode, through the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr. Tunji Bello stated this at the opening ceremony of the 2nd […]
Read More Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has stressed the need for every segment of the country to promote Nigeria’s unity. The governor made the remark at Lagos House in Ikeja at a meeting with members of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs led by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu. He said […]
Read More The Lagos State Government has released ₦1.05bn for the payment of accrued pension rights of retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme in the state’s public service and local governments. According to a statement obtained on Sunday, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, said employees who had served the state and now retired deserved to […]
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Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday night said the quest to evolve a greater and more prosperous Nigeria lies in the prosperity of Lagos State, describing the State as the foremost migrant community in Nigeria aggregating talents from everywhere and the undisputable commercial capital accounting for over 70 per cent of business in […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State are among the eminent personalities that will be honoured with the 2017 Merit Award of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos. According to a statement by the institute on Sunday, Obasanjo is the sole winner of the award in […]
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The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has advised the Federal Government to allow state governments to develop the natural resources within their domains in order to create the necessary infrastructure that will attract investors. According to him, the Federal Government has a critical role to play in addressing the fundamental structural challenges undermining sustainable […]
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The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has faulted a poll by the African Leadership Magazine which rated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as the best performing governor in the country. Lagos PDP party said the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and his Ondo State counterpart, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, had performed better than Ambode. The […]
Read More Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday urged Muslim faithful and all Lagosians to carry on with the principles of the holy month of Ramadan which are love, peace, kindness, compassion and happy co-existence. According to The Nation, Governor Ambode spoke in Lagos House, Ikeja at a special Eid el-Fitri celebration organized by the State […]
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Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday launched a N500million Disability Trust Fund for physically-challenged persons in line with Section 12 of the Special People’s Law. He called on individuals, corporate organisations, non-governmental organisations, and other stakeholders to support the fund to reduce the challenges of such people. Ambode, who spoke at an event held at […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akniwunmi Ambode, has said that Nigerians are being traumatised by the adverse economic situation in the country. Ambode made this observation in an address at the 2016 edition of the African Product Forum and Awards, which held in Lagos on Saturday. The governor, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged Nigerians to support his administration, despite the economic hardship they are going through. He spoke during his visit to Lagos to inaugurate some projects carried out by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration. According to The Nation, He was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who said: “This country is going to be a […]
Read More The Lagos State Government says mass transit buses will cushion any effect that removal of subsidy and subsequent increase petrol price will have on Lagosians. The state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, therefore, on Monday donated 50 mass transit buses into the operations of the Bus Rapid Transit scheme. The Managing Director, Primero Transport Limited, Fola Tinubu, […]
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