The minister said the present administration aside from meeting the nation’s iconic edifice in a state of disrepair, also inherited various court cases which made it difficult to take a definite action on it.
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Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Executive Council Chambers in Alausa, Ikeja, Ambode said concerted efforts have been made to place the State civil service on a sound footing for proactive, innovative, selfless and technology-driven service delivery, and that the onus is on the appointee to use her office to galvanize civil servants to build on the gains already recorded.
The Governor gave the assurance through the Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, at the closing ceremony of the 2017 Lagos International Trade Fair, held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.
This was just as the Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria, Lagos State Branch called the attention of the general public to numerous fake survey plans in circulation.
The suspect, Dare Yusuf, 31, who resides at 1, Abayomi Jones, Oke-Ilube, Ikotun, Lagos, was arrested after tricking a road user into buying a substance claimed to double any cash by applying one “Adija” to the money given.
Yes, in the last two and half years, the state has witnessed unprecedented progress. You want to know why? The arms of government constantly decided to look away from human sentiments and work strictly with the law. We are lucky that as usual, we have a governor who believes in the rule of law and is always careful to ensure it takes preeminence in his bid to make the state the real Centre of Excellence. The various laws implemented as well as the resolutions worked on by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode attest to this position. Who benefits from such visionary leadership and smooth process of governance? Of course the residents of the state.
Tsav, former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, in a letter written to the IGP, recalled seven high profile assassinations in the last two years, and particularly regretted that none had been resolved.
The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, made the disclosure on the side-line of a summit organised by Education Writers Association of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos.
They reached the consensus at the first “Stakeholders Summit on Disability” organized by the office of the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Government on Social Development.
A statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday and signed by Prince Isidore Oduah, the Chairman of the Award Committee, explained that the awards is designed to reward sportsmen and women of Nigerian descent or based in Nigeria, who excel in any given year.
The judge issued the orders following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Chief Executive Officer of Google, Sundar Pichai, said in a statement that the new hands-on comprehensive mentorship programme was tailored exclusively to IT startups based in Africa.
Queues of Lagosians dot numerous BRT bus stops in several parts of Lagos daily, especially at peak hours, while less orderly crowds are normally seen at other bus stops awaiting “yellow buses“ to take them to their destinations.
Ambode said the inauguration of the committee was aimed at preventing face-off between investors and host communities of oil producing areas often experienced in the country.
Speaking at the school premises at a “Youth Against Crimes” advocacy programme put together by Juliana Francis under the Female Journalists’ Leadership Project by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, Ajitemisan, an ex-convict, said the life of drug addiction, abuse and cultism doesn’t serve any useful purpose, rather the ends were disastrous.
Governor Ambode, who spoke simultaneously at the commissioning of several blocks of classrooms and school infrastructures across the State, said the Government’s resolve to ensure qualitative education for children prompted the investment of resources towards the provision and upgrading of infrastructure, particularly at the primary school level.
The assurance was given by the club’s Media Officer, Olawale Quadri, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
They are: Kehinde Alimot, 40; Bukola Ahmed, 32; Ifeanyi Kanu, 22; Owolabi Ibrahim, 39; Aikulola Olamiji, 54; and Jamiu Yussuf, 39.
Speaking at the State Executive Chambers in Alausa, Ikeja while swearing-in five newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, Governor Ambode said since assumption of office on May 29, 2015, efforts have been made to fulfill the promises made to Lagosians, and that it was indeed gratifying that civil servants in the State not only keyed into his vision of a vibrant Lagos but have also been working hard and committed to making the plan a reality.
The House of Assembly had last week ejected the former occupant of the building, Hon. Funmilayo Tejuosho, after sufficient quit notices dating back to over two years were ignored.