Day: August 25, 2022

Opinion: A Formula for Democracy 4: The Executive

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By S. O. K Shillings The executive arm articulates and implements the policies and programmes of government. In the parliamentary system, it is the Prime Minister and the cabinet that is called ‘Government’. The people must decide the amount of power to invest in the ‘prime’ ruler and also the mode of choosing him. These two factors determine the kind of person who could emerge and the strength of enforcement of state policy directions. In the presidential system, it is the President that has both powers of the head-of-state (a…

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HR Professionals Critical To Business Survival- Expert

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Wale Jagun Mr Victor Adebayo, Chief Operations Officer, CIG Group, has described Human Resources (HR) personnel as change agents critical to the survival and sustainability of businesses and organisations in the country. Adebayo made the assertion at the 46th Induction Ceremony of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) in Lagos on Thursday. Speaking on “Optimal Performance: HR as a Change Partner”, Adebayo noted that the 21st-century human resource professional must be able to anticipate change and come up with practical solutions. This change initiative, he said, was…

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Sanwo – Olu Donates Two High –Capacity Buses, Fast Speed Internet To LASUSTECH

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Wale Jagun -Approves construction of 5,800-capacity hostel on campus It was surprise  another visit by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Ikorodu main campus of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, as students of the institution trooped out to give the Governor a rousing welcome. Sanwo – Olu  was on the campus for an inspection of the ongoing construction of the Central Administrative Office and ancillary buildings, which are parts of the requirements for the smooth transition and operation of the university. Students…

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Eyibi/Agemo Festival Commences In Ikorodu

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Kinle Adelabu Activities at the centre of the Ikorodu township which is home to major traditional institutions, shrines, other important cultural centres and traditional markets were paralysed on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, as the annual Eyibi/Agemo festival commenced. Residents trooped out in large numbers for the ceremony held at the Ajina market square traditionally known and called ‘Ita Efunlase’. Annually, Agemo festival usually takes place in August in Ikorodu. The festival usually preceedes another important and the foremost festival, Eluku. Alaiyeluwa, Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom,…

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Rep. Benson Calls For Unity, True Reconciliation Within APC

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Kunle Adelabu The federal lawmaker representing the Ikorodu Constituency in the House of Representatives, National Assembly, Abuja, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has called for a proper reconciliation within his party, All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ikorodu. He said that it is only through unity that the party can garner more votes and be victorious in the coming General Elections. Rep. Benson, who disclosed that he supported Mr Oluwatoyin Gafaar Bolowotan, former Director – General, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), for the Ikorodu Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of…

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Ikorodu Resources Group Awards 17 Undergraduate Students Scholarship

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Kunle Adelabu The Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG) has announced that it has awarded scholarship to 17 undergraduate students across the Division. The scholarship is in line with the ideas upon which the Group was setup and also part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the community. The successful 17 students were selected across the division from the following disciplines: Medicine and Surgery; Sciences, Engineering and Technology; Social and Management Sciences and Law and Humanity.The beneficiaries would be presented with N100, 000 each. They are to enjoy the…

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Food Security: Sanwo – Olu Flags – Off Construction Of Biggest Logistics Hub In Epe

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Our Editor Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of what will be the largest Food Security Systems and Central Logistics Park in sub-Saharan Africa. Sanwo – Olu performed the sod turning at the site of the facility being built on 1.2 million square metres of land in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe. Establishment of the food park is a component of an audacious five-year Agricultural and Food Systems Road Map (2021–2025) launched last year by the Sanwo-Olu administration to enhance food sufficiency in Lagos. When…

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Death Trap Along Oba Molaja Road: Concerned Resident Calls On Igbogbo/Bayeku Council To Save Road Users’ Lives

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Kunle Adelabu -Plans underway for permanent solutions – Council Chairman A resident of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has sent a ‘Save Our Souls’ (SOS) appeal to the Chairman, Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Builder Olusesan Mayokun Daini, to save road users from danger posed by the shallow ditch at Geregere along the Oba Omolaja Ogunlewe Road, lgbogbo. There had been several calls on the council in the past to intervene and make the spot secure for motorists and other road users. The concerned resident said that the Council Chairman and other…

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IDYI Calls On Youths To Vie For Vacant Offices

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Jare Babatunde A registered youth organisation , the lkorodu Division Youth lnitiatives (IDYI), has announced vacancies in all its executive positions and called on willing members to show Interests. Membership of the IDYI cuts across the six Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. A total of 11 executive positions are currently vacant including Executive Secretary, Deputy Executive Secretary, Director of Administration Director of Media & Publicity and Director of Finance among others. In a statement signed by Mr Bunmi Sokoya,…

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Ikrodu Indigene Must Succeed Sanwo – Olu As Governor- Oba Shotobi Reiterates Position

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Kunle Adelabu The First Permanent Vice Chairman, Lagos State Council of Obas & Chiefs, His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi, Adegorushen V, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, has, again, reiterated his stance that the successor of Governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, must come from Ikorodu Division. Oba Shotobi, who stated that Ikorodu would support the incumbent Governor for re – election and as long as he is constitutionally permitted, emphasized that it must be the turn of Ikorodu, after him. The royal father reiterated this…

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