Day: January 16, 2020

Lagos Assembly Calls For Harmonisation Packages For Political Office Holders In LGs, LCDAs

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Wale Jagun Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs to ensure that Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas political office holders’ remuneration and other welfare packages are realised in line with the realities of their revenues and capabilities. This is sequel to the recommendations of the 9-Man Ad hoc Committee comprising of 3 representatives each of Council Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Council Leaders to look into various complaints bothering on remuneration and other welfare issues raised by political office holders.…

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Lagos Assembly Confirms Governor’s Cabinet, Commissions Nominees

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Wale Jagun Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Nominees list for members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission; Lagos State Executive Council; and Civil Service Commission at the Plenary Session on Thursday. It would be recalled that the House had invited the nominees’ to appear before the Assembly today after adoption of the 8-Man Ad Hoc Committee report Chaired by the Chief Whip, Hon. Rotimi Abiru. The Committee screened the nominees to determine their readiness and competence while documents like curriculum vitae, medical…

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Gov. Sanwo-Olu Reshuffles Cabinet

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Our Reporter Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced minor cabinet reshuffle, with the appointment of three new members. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Gboyega Akosile said eight cabinet portfolios affected by the redeployment include ministries of Local Government, ministry of Special Duties, Wealth Creation and Employment, Tourism, Arts and Culture, Home Affairs as well as Waterfront Infrastructure. Others are the Central Business District and Urban Development. According to Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu has moved three commissioners around, while two Special Advisers have been…

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Millennium Housing CDA Commissions Secretariat, Sets To Implement Development Road Map

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Kunle Adelabu Few weeks after new Community Development Associations (CDAs) Executive Committees were constituted across Lagos State, the Millennium Housing CDA in Ibeshe axis of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Ikorodu Dvision, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, has commissioned its Secretariat. The secretariat, which according to report, is the first step towards the implementation of a road map to developing the Estate by the Comrade Wasiu Tijani led executive, was commissioned by the Chairman of the Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Builder (Comrade) Sesan Mayokun Daini, on Sunday, January 12, 2020. The CDA…

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LGEA Education Secretary: Intrigues As Anibaba, Oduguwa, Afolabi, Others Jostle To Succeed Oduloye

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Kunle Adelabu & Jare Olukotun As the ten-year tenure of Lion Taiwo Oduloye as the Education Secretary (ES) of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) comes to an end in few days, the jostle to succeed him has begun in earnest. Oduloye, who completes his two-term of five years each, which started in 2010, this January is expected to vacate the position for a new Executive Secretary. Since the beginning of the LGEA, there had been four Educatioon Secretaries with Prince Adegbola Amusa as the pioneer Education Secretary and he…

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