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Pius Adesanmi: This is why Aisha Buhari can call Nigerians “Hyenas and jackals”

by Pius Adesanmi Oyinbo and wahala sha. I passed by this same overhead bridge connecting two campus buildings yesterday. Nothing dey happun dat time yesterday o. Then I pass by…

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG says only 600,000 residents pay their taxes out of 22m population

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has identified the need for residents to adopt a willful approach to the payment of taxes as a means of addressing fundamental challenges confronting the…

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Opinion: Lagos flooding is proof of Nigeria’s flawed systems

by Mark Anthony Osuchukwu It's a sad reality to be a Nigerian living in Nigeria. If the Bible was to be written today, being Nigerian alone may send you to…

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Senator Bukar Ibrahim, Dino Melaye, Lagos state government | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Oh dear! So much went down last week, especially on Nigeria's political scene and we almost drowned in the avalanche of the weirdness of it all. There was also the…

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The Thread: “Mega calamity” “Think about Venice” | Twitter NG reacts to Lagos flooding

Lagosians have been grumbling on social media about today's rains and the mega flooding that resulted. Affected areas were VI and most of Lekki. The thread below shows that both…

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[The Alausa Blog]: This is the Lagos endless success story

For Lagosians, either by birth or naturalization, Lagos is a culmination of each of our successes, accomplishments and hard work and this video highlights some of those successes and the…

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASODA organises workshop on hearing disability

The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, LASODA has started a three-day Sign Language workshop for government officials as a way of bridging communication barrier between hearing-impaired individuals and civil…

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG Warns Traders to Keep Off The Roads Or Risk Shut Down

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned traders in the habit of displaying their wares on the road for sale beyond the confines of the market thereby causing traffic gridlock…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Ambode’s remarks at the Eid-el-fitr get together

Assalam Alaykun, Wa Ramatullahi Wabarakatuhu (May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon you All). It is with great pleasure that I join all our Muslim faithfuls in celebrating…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Power, environment and transport sectors to get more attention in two years

Governor of Lagos state,  Akinwunmi Ambode has said that his administration would pay more attention to the Power, Environment and Transportation sectors in the next two years to drive all…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Ambode says Lagos remains home to all tribes and nationalities

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday commended the measures taken so far by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and by extension the Federal Government to quell tensions…

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. RECALL MOVE: I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM INEC – MELAYE Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Special task force to evacuate abandoned vehicles from July 1st

In an effort to keep the State clean and livable, the state government has appointed a special task force to evacuate abandoned vehicles littering the state from Lagos roads. The…

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG releases the Lagos in history documentary (WATCH)

The Lagos state government has released the first part of the documentary of the iconic state. The documentary is one of the visual projects carried out during the just concluded…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Ikoyi, Banana Island, Festac and Trade Fair belong to LASG – Okunnu

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 surplus assets…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Ambode swears-in new permanent secretary

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode was present as a new addition to the Body of Permanent Secretaries in Lagos State Mrs.  Fiyinfoluwa Adenike Ogunbanke was sworn in. The number of substantive…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Governor Ambode receives the Assistant Inspector General of Police

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode received the Assistant Inspector General Of Police, Zone 2 Police Command, Ibrahim Adamu at Lagos House, Ikeja earlier today. Ambode met the AIG  in a bid to…

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG launches website to register undergraduates for internship

The Lagos State Government, Thursday announced the opening of its website to register applicants for the 2017 edition of Ready.Set.Work (RSW) scheme. The scheme which is an entrepreneurship and employability initiative designed…

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG to aid 15 million Nigerians in diaspora trace their roots

The Lagos State Government and the Federal Government have concluded arrangement to help over 15 million Nigerians in the diaspora to trace their roots back home through the Badagry Diaspora…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Aregbesola, Olamide and others send Ambode heartfelt birthday wishes

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG warns Lagosians to keep off collapsed building site land

The Lagos State Government has warned the residents to keep off all collapsed building site land until necessary scientific tests are carried out and investigations concluded to determine reasons for…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Ambode presents 924.7m cheques to 1,438 beneficiaries of ETF Scheme

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday presented cheques totaling N924.7 million to 1, 438 beneficiaries of the Employment Trust Fund (ETF) scheme initiated by his administration to provide entrepreneurs, artisans,…

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[The Alausa Blog]: See the nearly completed Ikeja bus terminal (Photos)

This is the nearly completed new Ikeja Bus Terminal, not far from the Computer Village. The progress report was tweeted from the official Lagos State Twitter handle early Monday. ;

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The Media Blog: Lai Mohammed says he is going to fight fake news, and we roll our eyes

First we mentioned what Lagos is trying to do - solving a problem that doesn't exist. Now the federal government is getting in on the game, fighting an enemy no…

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[The Alausa Blog]: 30 years later, Ambode releases 18 inmates serving life sentence from KiriKiri

The Lagos State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy on the orders of Governor Ambode ordered the Nigerian Prisons Service to release 18 inmates currently serving life sentences and had been…

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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG commissions newly refurbished intensive care unit at LASUTH

The Lagos State Government has commissioned the newly refurbished Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital which was upgraded and equipped by the Redeemed Christian Church of…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Governor Ambode upgrades security fuel station in Alausa

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has renovated the security fuel station in Alausa, Ikeja into a state of the art station aimed at enhancing service delivery for all the vehicles used for…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Lagos State suspends NURTW activities in Oshodi indefinitely

The Lagos state government has banned the Oshodi arm of the National Union of Road Transport Workers,  N.U.R.T.W indefinitely.  The ban is a reaction to the violent clash in Oshodi …

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[The Alausa Blog]: See the plan Ambode has for Oshodi- Airport road [Video ft Olamide]

The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has granted permission to the Lagos State Government to embark upon a total reconstruction of the International Airport Road from Oshodi. The Governor early…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Lagos State Ministry of health dismisses online advert

The Lagos state Ministry of health has put out a disclaimer in response to certain publications making rounds on the internet.  The attention of the Ministry of Health has been…

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