Tag Archives: Lagos

The embassy of the United States of America, both in Abuja and Lagos, would be closed on Friday, February 22, 2019. This was contained in a statement published by the embassy on its website, on Thursday. The closure is in compliance with the public holiday given by the Nigerian government to enable eligible voters to participate in the forthcoming elections in …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos on Tuesday presented the year 2019 budget proposal of N852.316 billion to the House of Assembly. The budget, Ambode said, was a carefully prepared document to be all-encompassing and dedicated to complete major ongoing projects in the state. According to the Governor, N462.757billion, representing 54 per cent of the total budget size, had been earmarked …

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Tayo Olanipekun Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday launched a 1000-hectare modern satellite city Ibeju-Lekki, an housing scheme for all the major projects coming on board within the Lekki Free Trade Zone. He descrdeskibed the unveiling of the project named Alaro Satellite City as a major milestone in his administration’s vision. He said with major projects such as the Free Trade Zone, …

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Lagos State government on Monday softened its stance on granting of Planning Permit for the construction of petrol stations in the state. This is as it announced the lifting of the over 16-months embargo it emplaced on the construction of new fuel stations in the mega city and its environs. At a press conference on Monday, Commissioner for Physical Planning …

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Support for the APC candidate in the ongoing race for the governorship of Lagos State has received a boost with an endorsement from a group named Team-30. The group is an exclusive body of businessmen and contractors committed to the survival of good governance and rapid development of the state. The acronym, TEAM-30, is descriptive of a voluntary association of …

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Tayo Olanipekun A support group for Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has commended the Governor for involving a former Managing Director of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Ola Oresanya, in the efforts to rid the state of waste. Dr. Oresanya, who is an apex member of the group, Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, was re-appointed by Governor Ambode …

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Tayo Olanipekun Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State,in a clear acceptance of defeat,has congratulated his opponent and winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Speaking about the exercise which held across the state yesterday, he stressed that the progress of the state and interest of the party remained paramount over and above any personal interests. In …

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Tayo Olanipekun Ahead of the Saturday’s direct primary election, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has inaugurated the Ambode Campaign Organisation (ACO) coordinators and offices in the the state. This is as he also approved a specialised training for 1,960 personnel that will serve as agents for the election in all the 245 wards of the 20 local government areas of Lagos State. …

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The country’s foreign and domestic debts stood at $22.08bn and N15.63tn, respectively at the end of the second quarter of this year, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Figures from the NBS obtained by our correspondent on Thursday revealed that Lagos State had the largest share of the foreign and local debts among the 36 states …

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The gubernatorial candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State, Mr Owolabi Salis, has trained over 46,000 students in the state in various skills under his empowerment programme. Salis made the known on Thursday at the Graduation of the Lagos Youth Skill Acquisition Training and Employment Programmme in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state. The programme …

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