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 [...]
The Lagos State Government, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to fix the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, which is now a nightmare to residents, motorists and other road users. Last night, motorists and commuters were held up on the road for hours due to potholes, which are gradually breaking the road into two at Iyana-Itire and Berliet [...]
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 [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday received the Minister of Works, Architect Mike Onomolemen in audience, asserting that as assets belonging to the people proper maintenance of roads should be priority rather than ascribing ownership to one level of government or the other According to Governor Fashola who spoke at Lagos House, [...]
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 [...]
The Federal Government Monday gave an undertaking to collaborate with the Lagos State Government in its efforts to combat the incidence of flooding in the State. Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, who made the commitment while fielding questions from Government House Correspondents after a tour of flood affected areas in the State, [...]
From The Press: Lagos calls for precautionary health measures against flood
On July 16, 2011,
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Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris has alerted members of the public to the health hazards of the flood occasioned by last Sunday’s rains in the state and has therefore called on them to take precautionary health measures. Speaking in Lagos on Thursday, Idris explained that the intermediate and secondary effects of the [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Wednesday continued his on the spot assessment of areas affected by last Sunday’s heavy down pour in Lagos State saying the State would seek assistance from the Federal Government to address the effects of the flood which now has a national impact. Governor Fashola who toured flood [...]