Photos: Y2017 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the 2ND year in office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode #Y2017PressBriefing

April 27, 2017 naijalife

Lagos State realized a revenue of N436.328 Billion in the year 2016 compared to N399.382 Billion in 2015

63 graduating Wards from different centres were presented vocational tools by Mrs. Bolanle Ambode

The Ministry operates 7 Correctional Homes and one Old People’s Home with a total of 481 children and senior citizens

The audit was done with a view to decongesting the homes and discouraging institutionalization

A training workshop was organized for Police officers in gender unit across the State on child Protection & Safeguarding

The Ministry carried out child audit on registered orphanages to conduct a case review of the children in the homes
Officials from the Ministry embarked on a trip abroad in 2016 to ascertain the welfare of kids adopted by non-Nigerians
The Ministry met with Inter-Country Adoption Stakeholders in Holland & US Dept of State to foster better relationship
1,237 applications for adoption & fostering have been received. 1,145 were for local adoption, 60 for Int’l adoption
In line with LASG staff welfare policy, an office was set up to attend to needs of staff with social challenges
The Ministry operates 7 Correctional Homes and one Old People’s Home with a total of 481 children and senior citizens
The maiden edition of IYA was held between 6th -10th March, 2017 in the 5 divisions of the State for 500 participants
The IBILE YOUTH ACADEMY (IYA) was conceived as an initiative to instill leadership skills into the Youth of Lagos State
The 3rd Legislative Assembly of the Youth Parliament was inaugurated to provide an avenue for Youth participation
LASG & National Youth Council of Nig donated an 18-seater bus for the benefit of members of Lagos State Youth Council
16, 645 Youths were trained in various vocations to address the upsurge of unemployment among the Youths in the State
Lagos Global on TV, an Advocacy programme by the office debuted on Sunday 11th December, 2016
We want to see Lagos as the most desirable investment hub where investors can guarantee return on their investment
The Office has been able to streamline the time, process & cost associated with investment decision making & operations
Lagos as an emerging market, is becoming the financial hub and a preferred investment destination in Africa
The State has attracted more FDI in the 1st two years of this administration than it did in the past 15 years
Gov. Ambode met with High Commissions & Trade Bodies to enhance Int’l trade relations between LASG & other countries