Lagos State government has signed a deal to draw from the success of Dubai's innovative knowledge-based industry clusters to empower business growth for companies and knowledge for workers all over the world.
In a partnership that authorities say will see Lagos emerge as 'the first Smart City in Africa', the Lagos State Government and the City of Dubai on Monday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Lagos Smart City at the Emirate Towers, Dubai, by the Lagos State Commissioner of Justice, Adeniji Kazeem and the Chief Executive Officer of Smart City Dubai LLC, Jabber Bin Hafez.
According to reports, the signing of the MOU was witnessed by the Chairman of Dubai Holdings, Ahmad Bin Byat who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.