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- 10 Mar 2017
Lagos Targets Drone Made by LASPOTECH for Aerial Surveillance
Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, on Thursday said the State Government would deploy drone made by the staff and students of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) to effectively carry out…
- 16 Feb 2017
Lagos Targets 3000mw Power Generation
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday said the quest by the country to achieve energy security can no longer be left for the Federal Government to address alone, just as he revealed…
- 14 Feb 2018
Ambode Urges Lagosians to Register for National Identity Cards
Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, has urged residents of the State to come out and register for the National Identity Card scheme being administered by the National Identity Management…
- 6 Mar 2018
Interswitch to Provide Omni-Channel Digital Payment Solutions to Lagosians
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, executive governor of Lagos State, said effective from March 1, the State Government will fully digitize revenue collection in partnership with Interswitch. This is part…
- 17 May 2016
Ambode Seeks Microsoft Partnership on Security
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, said that the State Government would explore areas of cooperation with Microsoft International especially in the area of improving security in the State as…
- 22 May 2016
How Lubcon Became Official Lubricant Blender for Yamaha-Williams
The appointment of Lubcon International, Nigeria’s fast rising pan Africa lube manufacturing firm, by JX NIPPON, one of the biggest oil and gas companies in Japan to blend its Yamalube brand on its…
- 4 Apr 2018
Lagos Approves Next Phase of CodeLagos Initiative with 15,000 Trained
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the implementation of the next phase of the CodeLagos initiative, focused on expanding the reach and scope of the project to cater for more Lagos…
- 8 Feb 2017
Gov. Ambode Includes Omobola Johnson in 12-Member Advisory Committee
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor has selected Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology under fomrer President Goodluck Jonathan as one of the…
- 28 Apr 2017
Lagos Unveils Digital Library
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday formally unveiled the State Digital Library, reiterating his administration’s commitment to providing access to education for all. The governor,…
- 8 May 2017
Lagos GDP Hits $136Bn
Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has described the state as the fastest growing mega city in the world, just as he revealed that its Gross Domestic Product GDP has hit $136 billion. He also…
- 17 Jan 2018
Gov. Ambode’s Phone Line Cloned, 2 Men Docked
Two men, who allegedly cloned the official line of Lagos governor Akinwunmi Ambode, to defraud the State Government of N50 million, appeared before Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya of Igbosere High Court,…
- 12 Mar 2019
Tourism Has Rebranded Lagos to a Safe and Welcoming Destination- Ayorinde
Mr Steve Ayorinde, Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture has stated that the tourism growth plan of Governor Ambode led administration has turned Lagos to a safe and welcoming…
- 28 Jun 2017
Technology - The Key to Future Public Transport
The power of technology and collaboration is vital in building the transport systems of the future. Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has reinforced this sentiment in his plans to remove Danfo…
- 16 May 2017
Smart City: Lagos to Forge Partnership with Social Clubs
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, has stated the State Government’s decision to form a strategic partnership with social clubs in a collective effort to build a dream smart city for…
- 9 Oct 2018
Ambode Approves Expansion of CodeLagos Initiative
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Lagos State Governor, has approved the expansion of the CodeLagos initiative to give more access to Lagos residents. This expansion is targeted at increasing the reach and scope…
- 15 Feb 2016
Lagos to Prioritise Yoruba Culture at Golden Jubilee Celebration
Lagos State Government has said that the highpoint of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the State slated for next year would feature the indivisibility of the state as an entity, its preeminence as a…
- 28 Feb 2018
Lagos State Goes Truly Digital,Partners with Interswitch to Provide Omni-Channel Digital Payment Solutions to Lagosians
As part of the Lagos State Government’s strategic vision to embrace a digital future through the adoption of innovative technology and processes across all spheres of governance and public-sector…
- 2 Jan 2017
N25Bn ETF: Lagos Distributes Offer Letters, Targets 900,000 Jobs By 2019
The Lagos State Government through its Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has distributed offer letters to some of the beneficiaries of the pilot scheme of the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF),…
- 22 Jan 2016
Reps Probe $470m ZTE CCTV Contract, Summon NSA, Others
House of Representatives panel‎ has summoned, Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), the national security adviser (NSA); Kemi Adeosun, minister of Finance; Akinwumi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State;…
- 27 Sept 2017
Lagos Unveils First DNA Forensic Lab in West Africa
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, yesterday inaugurated the state’s DNA Forensic Centre, first of its kind in the West African sub-region. Unveiling the DNA laboratory, located on…
- 30 Jul 2015
Lagos Seeks Walmart Presence in the State
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos State, has assured a delegation of Walmart Incorporated that the state is ready to give necessary support to assist the firm in establishing its presence in…
- 1 Mar 2018
Lagos, Interswitch Partner on Digital Payment Solutions
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, has announced that effective from March, the state government will actualize extensive adoption of electronic channels in the payment of taxes, levies and other government…
- 26 Apr 2018
CodeLagos Programme Expands To 275 Schools, 10 Public Centres
As part of the continued drive of the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to train one million Lagos residents to code through the CodeLagos initiative, the State Government has scaled up its…
- 26 May 2016
100 Resilient Cities: Rockefeller Foundation Announce Lagos New Member
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos Executive Governor, welcomed an announcement on Thursday from 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) — Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, selecting Lagos to join the 100RC…
- 15 Feb 2019
Lagos to Launch e-Procurement Platform to Eliminate Corruption
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has revealed that his administration would launch e-procurement platform aimed at eliminating corruption from the system in the next three weeks. The…
- 17 Jul 2015
Lagos Vows to Prosecute TB Joshua, Contractors over Building Collapse
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State governor, on Thursday pledged to enforce the verdict of the Coroner’s inquest on the September 12, 2014 Synagogue building collapse in consonance with the rule of…
- 13 Aug 2017
Lagos to Launch 300 New Coding Centres in September
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the implementation of the second phase of the CodeLagos Project, which will be launched in September 2017. The approval is coming on the heels…
- 27 Oct 2015
Traffic Gridlock, Crime Rate Pose Major Concerns for Lagosians- NoIPolls
Latest study has revealed that severe traffic gridlock and heightened crime rate have now become the major sources of concern to the residents of Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, since Governor…
- 8 Dec 2015
Lagos to Launch Online Platform for Its Laws
The Lagos State Government has perfected plans to launch an online platform where people all over the world can access the laws enacted by the State since 1967 till date. Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, state…
- 15 Feb 2017
Lagos to Set Up 500 Training Centres for CodeLagos Project
The Lagos State Government on yesterday revealed plans to set up 500 Coding Centres in public and private schools across the State ahead of the launch of the CodeLagos Initiative in April, 2017. The…