Day: December 6, 2019

LASG To Close Mile 2 – Tin Can Island for 72 Hours

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Lagos State Government has announced plans to close Mile 2 – Tincan Island to traffic for 72 hours effective from Monday, December 9, 2019. According to a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Fredric Oladeinde, the planned closure is to allow the State Government to carry out palliative works on the bad portion on the axis without any vehicular hindrance. According to the Commissioner “Effective from Midnight of Sunday, December 8, 2019, all vehicles and trucks carrying export products and empty containers for TinCan Port operations are…

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Sanwo-Olu Launches N250million Seed Capital For Tech Start-Ups

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Wale Jagun Young innovators in Lagos State now have the opportunity to push their entrepreneurial skills to the next level courtesy of the initiative of the governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who launched the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The government also set aside $687,000 (about N250 million) start-up funds for investment in research and development of tech-focused solutions across the six pillars of the administration’s development agenda. The newly inaugurated Council is to be chaired by the Vice Chancellor…

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‘Dpee Tha Dragon’ Releases Song For His Home Town

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Kunle Adelabu Young Ewulogbo Dolapo, an Igbogbo-born rap act popularly known and called ‘Dphee Tha Dragon’ by friends and fans, has released his single, ‘Igbogbo Eyo’ which has been making waves. The undergraduate student of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu campus, officially presented the hit single during the the just concluded 2019 Igbogbo Day celebration. The upcoming rap act won the best rap act 2018/19 on LASPOTECH campus where he has been performing the tracks in the new song recently released on CD and others for the enjoyment of…

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