The law which was passed by the State Assembly not long ago, prescribes a life sentence for anyone found guilty of kidnapping for ransom. It also provides that if a victim dies in the captivity, the suspect, if found guilty, will be liable to death.
The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights to water and sanitation, Léo Heller, has urged the Lagos State government to ensure that the 2017 budget improves funding for water and sanitation access for the estimated 21 million residents.
Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State has said that the Badagry Deep Sea Port project, when completed would be a major turning point in the economy of the state which was lately recognized as the fifth biggest economy in Africa.
Governor Akinwumi Ambode has expressed delight at the emergence of Lagos state as the fifth largest economy in Africa, adding that his administration is in the process of setting up an Economic Management Team made up of distinguished individuals from the private sector and the public sector to manage and scale up the successes recorded in that direction.
