Lagos State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 states,it is both the most populous and smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with Benin Republic,Lagos State borders Ogun State to the east and north making it the only Nigerian state to border only one other state. Named for the city of Lagos—the most populous city in Africa—the state was formed from the Western Region and the former Federal Capital Territory on 27 May 1967.
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Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is a Nigerian politician who serves as the Deputy Governor of Lagos State. He was born in Lagos,Nigeria into the family of Late Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat and Late Alhaja Kehinde Hamzat from Iga Egbe,Lagos state. His father,Late Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat served as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and as a Commissioner for Transportation in the state before becoming the Vice-chairman SW of then Alliance for Democracy(AD). Olatunji Hamzat became the Lagos West Senatorial District leader of the Action Congress and a crowned king through his maternal royal lineage.
In 1999,the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Poverty Alleviation was established.
The Office of the Secretary to the Government was tasked with administering cabinet concerns,security,establishments,home affairs,and information when the newly constituted Lagos State took off administratively in April 1968. The responsibility for information service was transferred to the military Governor's office as the business of governance got more complex.
The Lagos State Ministry of Housing is the state government ministry,charged with the responsibility to plan,devise and implement the state policies on Housing.
The Lagos State Judiciary is one of the three co-equal branches of the Lagos State Government organized under the Constitution of Nigeria and laws of Lagos State. The Chief Judges are appointed by the State Governor with the consent of the House of Assembly.
Lagos State Government is the government of Lagos State,concerned with the administration of the state ministries. The government consists of the executive,legislative and Judiciary. The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker and often assisted by the commissioners and other civil servants of the state.
Shakirudeen "Sola" Giwa is a Nigerian politician and lawmaker in the 8th Lagos State House of Assembly Inaugurated on June 8,2015.
Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire is a Nigerian politician. She served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that,she was the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation of Lagos State from 2003 to 2011. On 7 March 2016,Femi Adesina,the special adviser to the president,Media and Publicity stated President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of the former Lagos deputy governor,Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire,as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals.
The Lagos State Executive Council is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Lagos State headed by the Governor of Lagos State. It consists of the Deputy Governor,Secretary to the State Government,Chief of Staff,Commissioners who preside over ministerial departments,and the Governor's special aides.
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial primaries under the All Progressives Congress against incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in October 2019. He is a graduate of the University of Lagos,as well as the London Business School,Lagos Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Before his gubernatorial ambition,he was the managing director and CEO of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSPDC).
The 2019 Lagos gubernatorial election was conducted on March 9 to choose the Governor of Lagos State. The election was held concurrently with various state level elections. Incumbent APC Governor Akinwunmi Ambode lost to the APC flag bearer Babajide Sanwo-Olu at a direct primary election in October 2018 and hence ineligible to run for second term under APC. Babajide Sanwo-Olu won in a landslide against Jimi Agbaje of the PDP who had previously run unsuccessfully for Lagos state governor twice. From 1999,Lagos state has been governed by AD,then ACN,two parties which subsequently formed part of the coalition that birthed the APC in 2013.
The Abule-Ado explosion was an accidental explosion and fire that occurred in the Abule-Ado area around Festac Town,Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area,Lagos State,Nigeria. The explosion and fire started around 9am on Sunday 15 March 2020;the fire was extinguished around 11pm.
Uzamat Akinbile Yussuf also known as Uzamat Folashayo Akinbile Yussuf,She is a pharmacist,youth activist,a politician and philanthropist. She is the current commissioner for Ministry of Tourism Lagos State,her portfolios was changed from Lagos State,Ministry of Home Affairs to Ministry of Tourism,Arts and Culture,Lagos State.
Yetunde Arobieke is the current commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs for Lagos State.
Ajibola Ponnle she is the current commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Establishments,Training and Pensions appointed by Lagos State Governor.
The 2023 Lagos State gubernatorial election will take place on 11 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Lagos State,concurrent with elections to the Lagos State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election will be held two weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is eligible to run for re-election and has been renominated by his party.
Wale Ahmed is a Nigerian politician who is a Senator from Lagos State. He currently serves as the Comisissioner for Special Duties to Lagos State Government.
Olatunji Bello is a lawyer,environmentalist,political scientist,journalist and the sitting Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources under the Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration in Lagos State. He is a Lagosian.
Listen (born 7 July 1966) was a former vice-chairman of Apapa Local Government and current commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Lagos state.