Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated Nigerians, particularly Muslims for the successful completion of the Ramadan fast, urging them to imbibe spirit of forgiveness and be ambassadors of peace to their fellow Nigerians. Obasa, in his Eid al-Fitr message, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Musbau Razak, also praised…
The Ogun State Government has maintained that it does not owe any category of pensioners in the state. This followed media reports emanating from a protest by some members of the Association of Local Government Pensioners on Thursday. Reacting, the State Commissioner for Finance, Wale Osinowo said, “the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration is known for…
The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its commitment to sanitize the water transportation system so as to ensure improved, efficient and safe mode of movement of people and goods on its waterways. Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, Ms Abisola Kamson, in a statement said the government had recently embarked on…
In furtherance of Governor Akinwumi Ambode’s promise to continue with provision of decent and affordable housing to Lagosians, the State Government has released108 housing units for sale at Oko Oba, Agege. According to the General Manager, Lagos State Mortgage Board, Dehinde Tunwashe, 54 units will be on a 10 year mortgage at 9.5 per cent…
Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday said that the era of unnecessary bureaucracy hampering the delivery of public services was no longer acceptable, saying that ensuring quality service to the people must be the paramount consideration of civil servants at all times. The governor who spoke at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium in Alausa Secretariat,…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to establish the State Neighbourhood Safety Agency and for the control of Vigilante Corps activities in the state. The bill was passed into law after its Third Reading at the plenary sitting on Monday, June 20, 2016. It has thus been sent…
** I’m Not Behind Hijab Crisis In Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has washed his hands off the crisis rocking the educational sector in the state. Aregbesola said he was yet to direct female Muslims to wear hijab to public schools in Osun State. Osun State has been in the news lately over…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the ruling on ALGON matter by Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, noting that “today’s judgement by Justice Theresa Orji Abadua of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, granting leave to the 22 illegally removed elected Chairmen of Local Government…
Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Lagos, Lola Akande, has reiterated the commitment of Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration to child protection, survival and development. Akande made this known at the 2016 Day of the African Child Celebration held at the Combo Hall, LTV 8 Complex Ikeja. The Commissioner stated that Lagos State tops the…
In an effort to address traffic congestion in major parts of the State, the Lagos State Executive Council under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in December last year approved the construction of flyover for two of the State’s high-density traffic zones- Ajah round about and Abule Egba junction. The two major projects shortly after…