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PRESS RELEASE AMBODE URGES VIGILANCE, PLEDGES GOOD GOVERNANCE, SELFLESS SERVICE Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has urged residents in the state to continue to be vigilant and united in the resolve to prevent infiltration of extremists into their communities, just as he assured that his administration will continue to render good governance and selfless service to the people of the state. The Governor, who was represented by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, spoke while declaring open the 39th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society of International Law, with the theme ‘International Law and Extremism’. “A theme of this nature is very imperative especially in this critical period of our dear country, Nigeria when we, like many other countries are at the receiving end of acts of extremism in its various forms. Extremism breeds insecurity and uncertainty under which no meaningful development can take place”. He said t...

PRESS RELEASE AMBODE EARMARKS N1BN FOR SCHOOLS' RENOVATION ...Vows To Resolve LASU Crisis Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said his administration has earmarked over N1billion for renovation and supply of furnitures and education materials across all secondary schools in the state. The Governor, who reiterated the determination of his administration to invest massively in educational sector, said 1, 300 teachers from thousands of persons who applied last month will soon be employed to teach in the primary schools in the state. Governor Ambode, who spoke in Ilara-Epe while inaugurating Augustine University, a private university owned by the Catholic Church, also assured of plans of his administration to resolve the lingering crisis in the Lagos State University (LASU). He said the need to resolve the crisis in the institution prompted the inauguration of new Governing Councils for the institution and other tertiary institutions in the state...