Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Monday signed a new Law to provide for the establishment of Customary Courts and another to regulate Financial Management in the State saying one of the true tests of any law lies in the extent to which it gives value to governance and enhances service delivery to [...]
From The Press: Patients Express Gratitude As Fashola Inspects New Cardiac Trauma Centres
On August 2, 2011,
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Patients at the Maternal and Childcare Centre in Gbagada, on Friday praised Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), for his commitment to the delivery of quality healthcare to the people of Lagos. Governor Fashola interacted with the patients when he visited the Maternal and Childcare Centre after undertaking a tour of the first of [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday at the Executive Council Chambers, Alausa presided over at the administration of oath of office and allegiance on Engineer Taofiq Tijani as the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources. Mr Taofik Tijani who has earlier been sworn in as a Special Adviser to the Governor on [...]
From The Press: Lagos Govt Repositions To Meet Power Needs Of Residents
On July 29, 2011,
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In a strategic move aimed at developing capacity to fully attend to the power needs of residents and explore the hydrocarbon, oil and gas potentials of the State, the Lagos State Government has upgraded its Office of Energy and Mineral Resources to a full-fledged Ministry. The new Ministry, which was formerly a Department in the [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tuesday urged all those living in distressed buildings in the State to relocate from such buildings to enable the Government remove them to prevent loss of lives through building collapses. Governor Fashola, who spoke in Central Lagos while inspecting Bristol Hotel building which is currently a subject of [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday signed the bills for the establishment of Audit Service Commission and Office of the Auditor General of Lagos State as well as the Lagos State Safety Commission into law, stressing that the latter will help ensure that higher standards of safety are prescribed at all levels in [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday played host to a high profile bi-partisan delegation of Senators led by Senate Minority leader, Senator George Akume who came on a sympathy visit to the State over the recent flooding, asserting that Lagos deserves a special status. The leader of the team Senator George Akume [...]
The recent inauguration of a new cabinet team in Lagos set the stage for another round of developmental projects in the Center of Excellence. With the rate of transformation the state has witnessed in first tenure of the current administration in the state, expectations remain very high, but the team led by Governor Babatunde Fashola [...]
The Lagos State government has paid N6.3 million to families of eight of its staff who died in active service or retired. The affected staff are from the Lagos Island Local Government. Addressing families of the deceased at the cheque presentation ceremony, Mr. Ademorin Kuye, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, stated that the occasion was to appreciate [...]
From The Press: Bringing succour to the physically challenged in Lagos
On July 20, 2011,
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The recent passage into law of the bill establishing Office of Disability Affairs in Lagos State, has again demonstrated the state government’s commitment to the welfare of all residents in the metropolis. As a responsible and responsive government, the Babatunde Fashola administration has continually, through its policies and programmes, made life easier for the people of the [...]