The Lagos State government on Monday signed an agreement with the City of Dubai for the creation of Africa’s first smart city.

The Memorandum of Understanding for the Lagos Smart City was on Monday signed at the Emirate Towers by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem and the Chief Executive Officer of Smart City Dubai LLC, Mr. Jabber Bin Hafez.

The signing of the MOU, which will make Lagos the home of the very first Smart City in Africa, was witnessed by the Chairman of Dubai Holdings, His Excellency, Ahmad Bin Byat who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.

A Smart City is a growing concept that draws from the success of Dubai’s innovative knowledge-based industry clusters ” to empower business growth for companies and knowledge workers all over the world”.

In a release signed on Tuesday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Smart City (Lagos) is expected to bring multi-billion dollars investments to Lagos, create several thousands of jobs and transform the Ibeju-Lekki axis in particular and the entire Lagos State in general.

“This is a deliberate attempt by us to establish a strong convergence between technology, economic development and governance, and ” says Governor Ambode.

“The MOU between Lagos State Government and Dubai Holdings, LLC, owners of Smart City (Dubai) to develop a sustainable, smart, globally connected knowledge-based communities that drive knowledge economy, ” he stated.

The governor stated that the collaboration is part of the larger vision to make Lagos safer, cleaner and more prosperous.

He said: ” A smart-city Lagos will be the pride of all Lagosians just as we have smart city Dubai, Smart-City Malta and Smart-City Kochi (India). We are encouraged by the fact we do not, as a government, need to develop at a slow pace, but take full advantage of the digital age and fast track development of Lagos to a real megalopolis that we can all be proud of.”

The statement quoted Governor Ambode further as saying that ” the future is ours to take. It also marks the first smart city in Africa when completed.

The governor added that apart from creating jobs for the people, the project would also become the world’s first carbon neutral city. “Lagos,” he stated, “will become an important centre for innovations in smart technologies, wellness and destination for green tourism.”

Earlier in his remarks, the Deputy Prime Minister Bin Byat said the Dubai authorities were impressed with the conduct and readiness of Lagos State government and were eager to proceed with the Lagos State government and the Smart City Lagos company, which is the operating entity for the project.

When completed, the Smart City Lagos will have, among other features: a 12-lane road, hotel resorts, world-class technological education facilities, a rail metroline, to mention but a few.

Ayorinde said the signing ceremony was also witnessed by the Chairman of Smart City Lagos Ltd, Prof. Pat Utomi; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Overseas Affairs and Investment, Prof. Ademola Abass; Chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Olanrewaju Oshun, Hon. Dipo Famakinwa and Mr. Obafemi Saheed.

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The signing of the MOU, which will make Lagos the home of the very first Smart City in Africa, was witnessed by the Chairman of Dubai Holdings, His Excellency, Ahmad Bin Byat who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.
The statement quoted Governor Ambode further as saying that ” the future is ours to take. It also marks the first smart city in Africa when completed,The governor added that apart from creating jobs for the people, the project would also become the world’s first carbon neutral city. “Lagos,” he stated, “will become an important centre for innovations in smart technologies, wellness and destination for green tourism
very nice

This is why people must vote for visionaries and those that pursue it. This is what Lagosians have better than the other regions that play ethnic bigotry. With 30% and taxes from oil industries, the nigerdelta has no excuse at all if not corruption.

Nice

Future impossible fact..dey deceive your self there

Good for lagos state

only island.

Why does Lagos focus all its development on the Island?

There is also a beautiful beach side place called Badagry and it's environs.

I came to look at the picture of how the city will look. op dem no dey see picture for your post?

Fantastic

Eee be like say Man go go find land buy there o

Hmmm. Another heaven for the rich.
In Abuja, they now build fence round neighborhoods and shanties... cuz the rich don't want to see the poor again.
I would celebrate when it benefits everyone!!

No be by mouth o

Dubai in Lagos

Nice one

OK this is good..

Lagos soaring higher

Make I go buy land for there nw before its too late,




















Driver oya take me to Ijebu Lekki

Finish it quick let the people in lekki and VGC move there so regular people can move to vgc. Jare.

Laughs... Dreams.

Lagos is going to file for an independent state soon. The pace and gap between it other state is too much.

whitebeard:
Future impossible fact..dey deceive your self there

Why the defeatist mentality?

Ibeju Lekki, my country home !!

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Dem don dey allow free advert like this for nairaland?
he belike say sleep still dey the mods eyes, if dem wake up catch you.

This is good. But hope, it won't be just another attraction for the rich why everything dey go island self?

where is governor Ortom sef?