Over 400 Students Screened So Far For 2021 Oba Shotobi Mini – Marathon

Kunle Adelabu -Exercise closes tomorrow About 450 students from both public and private secondary schools across the Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have so far been screened medically for the 2021 edition of the Oba Kabir Shotobi Independence Day Mini – Marathon. The medical screening, which commenced on Wednesday, September 21, 2021, and was initially supposed to end today (Friday), has been extended till Saturday (tomorrow), because of the engagements of many of the schools in competitions. When our reporter visited the Hon. S.O.B. Agunbiade Constituency Office, venue…

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Lagos Nutrition Scheme Targets 5000 Underprivileged Pregnant Women

Wale Jagun The Lagos State government during the week launched a comprehensive nutrition programme for 5000 underprivileged pregnant women to tackle cognitive and learning disabilities in newborns. The Governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, rolled out the Mother, Infant and Child (M.I.C.H.) Initiative which is being coordinated by the Office of the Civic Engagement, to address nutritional needs of pregnant women across the 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke…

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Lagos Residents, Schools, Offices Will Access Fast Internet Connectivity By 2030

Kunle Adelabu The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, on Thursday (yesterday), said that his administration would continue to leverage technology to transform the State’s economy while easing impediments for businesses to flourish, adding that, by 2030, the smart city ambition of the state would have been fully realised. Sanwo-Olu said that his administration had begun the implementation of the smart city plan with the rollout of 6,000km metro fibre optics, which is the requisite infrastructure for the smart city project. In the next nine years, the…

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Odofin Ogunsanya Condemns LG Chairmen For Failing To Attend Security Summit

Kunle Adelabu High Chief Adewunmi Ogunsanya, SAN, Chairman, MultiChoice Nigeria who chaired the maiden edition  of the Ikorodu Division Security Summit, has condemned the six Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu Division area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, for their failures to attend the summit. Ogunsanya, who is the holder of the traditional Odofin of Ikorodu Kingdom and Chairman of the Ikorodu Division Security Trust Limited, also stated his reason for refusing to sit down with the council administrators and other politicians regarding the operations of…

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