Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday called for collective vigilance to boost security at the grassroots and the use of various security platforms to address insecurity in the state. Akinwunmi Ambode Ambode made the call at a security…
* Lagos ranked world’s third worst city to live in (ThisDay) * Presidency: Buhari returns weekend (ThisDay)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 15, 2018 Lagos ranked world’s third worst city to live in (ThisDay) Lagos State has been ranked the third worst city for humans to live in the world. according to the latest 2018 Global…
Fielding one candidate’ll reduce INEC’s budget – Commissioner (Punch)
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, said on Sunday that all political parties in the state should present one candidate for the 2019 governorship election. The commissioner said the move would not only make history, but would…
Ambode promises support for table tennis contest (Punch)
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday said he would support the International Table Tennis Federation tournament in 2019 to make it bigger. Ambode said this after the finals of the tournament, tagged, ‘ITTF Nigeria Open 2018,’ at the…
* Ambode approves competition to boost reading culture (Nation) * Lagos communities: we need public schools (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MORNING NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 10, 2018 Ambode approves competition to boost reading culture (Nation) Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the LagosReads Competition to improve reading culture among the residents. In a statement yesterday, the Special Adviser…
Ambode okays LagosReads Competition to boost reading culture
Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State governor, has approved the LagosReads Competition geared towards improving the reading culture among Lagos residents. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement on Thursday to announce the “Books-of-the-month” for August, said…
Lagos traffic and LASTMA (Nation)
Many motorists believed that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), despite perceived hitches, have changed the narratives on Lagos roads… With over three million cars and 100,000 commercial vehicles on the roads, (when the national average is 11 vehicles…
Ambode kick-starts expansion of Orile truck terminal (Nation)
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday kick started the expansion of the 1000-capacity ABAT Truck Terminal in Orile-Iganmu. The work on the terminal, which is meant to take trucks parked indiscriminately on Lagos roads and bridges especially in the Apapa…
Don’t allow defections to disrupt governance, Ambode tells Speakers (ThisDay)
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend urged speakers of the 36 houses of assembly in the federation not to allow the defection of some political leaders disrupt governance. Ambode, equally, canvassed mutual understanding between the executive and…
* ‘Get your PVCs, return Ambode as governor’ (Nation) * FEC approves N72.9bn for Apapa road in Lagos (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 2, 2018 ‘Get your PVCs, return Ambode as governor’ (Nation) The Special Adviser on Civic Engagement to Lagos State Governor, Benjamin Olabinjo has urged Lagosians to participate in the on-going Permanent Voters Card (PVC)…
