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Ambode Woos Investors To Boost Water Transportation System

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwumi Ambode, on Friday sought private sector investments in water transportation to complement his government’s current efforts to ease transport gridlock in major roads across the state and by so doing, improve the environment for businesses. Ambode, who described water transportation as critical to solving the traffic congestion in the […]

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GE, Lagos Govt, Others Harp on Technology’s Roles for Nigerian Start-ups

General Electric (GE), the world’s premier digital industrial company, this week partnered with the Lagos State Government and others to host a technology conference for Nigerian startups in the US. A news report distributed by Africa Press Organisation (APO) Group on the event indicated that  the partnership was in furtherance of the company’s commitment to […]

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Lagos Govt Slashes New Land Use Charge Rates By 50%

Following sustained public criticisms of the provisions in the recently enacted Lagos Land Use Charge Law of 2018, the State Government has bowed to pressure, reducing the rates by 50% across all property categories in the state. Other reliefs offered by the government are that owners of property across all categories will now be allowed […]

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LCCI Opposes Law Use Charge Law Sanctions, Seeks Review – LCCI

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has lent its voice to the opposition groups’ against the newly enacted Lagos Land Use Charge Law 2018, describing its sanctions as obnoxious and not in line with democratic ideals. The President of the Chamber, Mr. Babatunde Ruwase, made the position of the OPS group known in […]