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…Says Religious Tolerance Key To Economic Growth Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of Ramadan, just as he urged them to sustain the Godly virtues exhibited during the fasting period. Governor Ambode, who spoke at some of the twenty centres designated by the State Government to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitri, urged Muslims to …

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has called for love and peaceful co-existence among the citizenry, during and after the Ramadan. She made the call during an evening prayer and fast-breaking (Iftar) by Muslim faithful, at Lagos House, Ikeja. Mrs. Ambode noted that Ramadan represented love, forgiveness, peaceful co-existence and the need to extend a helping …

…Urges FG To Release Abandoned, Surplus Assets To Lagos …Says He’s Saddened By Current State Of Federal Secretariat …As Ambode Receives Report Of Committee On Federal Assets In State Elder Statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Femi Okunnu on Tuesday expressed sadness over the current status of the Federal Secretariat in Lagos and other abandoned and …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday presided over the swearing-in of a new Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Fiyinfoluwa Adenike Ogunbanke, with a call on her to bring leadership, hard work and professionalism to bear in her service to the State and Lagosians in general. The Governor, who spoke at a brief but impressive swearing-in ceremony, held at the Conference Room, Lagos …

In furtherance of its spirited effort to make Lagos State cleaner, healthier and more liveable, the Lagos State Government has established a special taskforce for the removal of abandoned and disused vehicles and tricycles littering the State. Similarly, the State Government has appointed vehicular scrap collection agent in line with Section 56 sub-section (1) of the Lagos State Harmonised Environmental …

…Vows to hunt down kidnappers, other criminal elements in Lagos, Ogun The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 comprising of Lagos and Ogun States Police Commands, Mr Adamu Ibrahim on Monday assured the public especially parents of the kidnapped students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla-Epe that all hands are on deck to ensure the …

  The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, has tasked the Lagos State Youth Ambassadors to be guided always by the responsibility entrusted to them in order to serve as potential leaders and role models to millions of youths.   Addressing the Youth Ambassadors who visited him in his office, Ayorinde described the idea behind the Ibile …

…To Train 12, 000 Students On Entrepreneurship, Employability Skills The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced the opening of its website to register intending applicants for the 2017 edition of Ready.Set.Work (RSW) scheme which is an entrepreneurship and employability initiative designed to equip final year students of tertiary institutions in the State with the right skills to add value to the society. …

Lagos State Government has expressed its intention to replace the existing statues of Late Chief MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12 Presidential Election and that of human rights crusader, Chief Gani Fawehinmi with life size statues of the two political icons. The information was disclosed during an interactive session between the Ag. Commissioner Tourism, Arts and Culture, …

Lagos State Government today stated that it is preparing its workforce for years ahead through training and retraining exercises aimed at sustaining and surpassing the achievements of the State in the last 50 years.   The Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson-Oke, made the assertion at the opening ceremony of a training programme, tagged: “Effective Strategic Management …