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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has said the tourism potentials inherent in Africa are yet to be fully harnessed. He made the assertion on Wednesday in Ikeja when he hosted 101 delegates from 34 countries of United Nations World Tourism Organisation ( UNTWO) and eight African Tourism Ministers. Ambode said Africa is the least travelled tourism continent with many destinations …

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Card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) belonging to various Igbo groups have decamped en-masse to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The defection event took place on Wednesday in Ifako Local Government Area of the state where the Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard received them into the ruling party. The new members said the performance and activities of the state …

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Appalled by the way some pupils of public schools turn up for classes,wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, on Tuesday started the distribution of about 50,000 shoes and branded socks to pupils in Primary I across the state. Ambode, speaking at the Cherubim and Seraphim Primary School, Ikorodu, said the initiative was aimed at boosting the morale …

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The Lagos State government said arrangements are being concluded to install additional 10,000 High Definition (HD) CCTV cameras across the state. The move is part of the comprehensive Smart City Programme designed to provide a 24-hour driven economy,the government said on Friday during the annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration. According to …

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Lagos State government on Thursday said the phase six of the Eko Atlantic City will be completed in October 2019. The state’s Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, revealed this while speaking at the annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third year anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held in Lagos. Nigeria’s premium rising smart city situated …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday, said Lagos resident should prove with the 2019 general elections that given their population, there can be an “election census” and define where Nigeria’s population lies. Ambode made this charge at the Second Quarter 2018 Town Hall Meeting, held at the Apapa Amusement Park,stresing it would help to “correct the anomaly in distribution of resources.” …

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Folake Sokoya The Lagos State Polytechnic Students’ Union Government [LASPOSUG] has launched an initiative tagged ‘Direct Campaign & Enlightenment [DiCE]’ for Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s reelection. This was disclosed by the SUG President, Adewale Jubril, while addressing pressmen on Tuesday. According to Jubril, DICE is an initiative aimed at persuading students one on one, after which they are charged to also persuade …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said he will ensure the commencement of the construction of the Ketu-Agboyi link bridge this year. He gave the assurance on Tuesday during the commissioning of the dualised Alapere Road and Junction improvement at the Ketu axis of the state. According to him, his activities are to fulfil the promises his government made …

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said there is need for civil servants in the state to ensure optimal management of time and stress, in order to be able to deliver quality service to the public in the course of discharging their dutie   The governor made this assertion on Thursday, as he was represented by Commissioner for Establishments, Training …

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday held a meeting with the Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship committee in Tokyo, an influential group in the Japanese parliament. Governor Ambode said the meeting, which was attended by members of Japan House of Representatives – Hon. Ichiro Aisawa and Hon. Asahiko Mihara – was in furtherance of his quest to woo Japanese investors, …

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