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Lagos State Government is the government of Lagos State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries. [1] The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary. [2] 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. [3]
This is a list of government ministries in Lagos State, Nigeria. Each ministry is coordinated by the Commissioner, ... List of government ministries of Lagos State.
Lagos State was created on 27 May 1967 according to the State Creation and Transitional Provisions Decree No. 14 of 1967, [39] which restructured Nigeria into a federation of 12 states. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Before the issuance of this Decree, Lagos city , which was the country's capital had been administered directly by the Federal Government through ...
Lagos Island (Yoruba: Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó) is the principal and central Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos, Nigeria. It was the capital of Lagos State until 1957. It is part of the Lagos Division. As of the preliminary 2006 Nigerian census, the LGA had a population of 209,437 in an area of 8.7 km 2. The LGA only covers the western half of Lagos ...
This is a list of administrators and governors of Lagos State. Lagos State was formed on 27 May 1967 from Colony province and Lagos federal territory. The Office of is responsible for the effective coordination of all government activities for Lagos State.
The governor of Lagos State is the head of government of Lagos State in Nigeria. [1] The governor leads the executive branch of the Lagos State Government. This position places its holder in leadership of the state with command authority over the state affairs. The Governor is frequently described to be the number one citizen of the state.
Lagos State has two governor's residences, one at Marina in Lagos Island and another at Ikeja on the Mainland. [1] Both residences are used for official and residential purposes. While all previous governors in Lagos State has lived in the Lagos State House at Marina, the past governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode is the first governor to ...
The military and the Nigerian state, 1966–1993: a study of the strategies of political power control. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-59221-568-3. Solomon Akhere Benjamin (1999). The 1996 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria. Ibadan: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research. ISBN 978-181-238-9.