Day: February 12, 2025

Sanwo -Olu To Host South West Governors Thursday

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Wale Jagun Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will host South West Governors at Lagos House, Ikeja, on 13th February, 2025. The South West Governors’ Forum will discuss issues of common interest, such as agriculture and food security, to advance economic growth The meeting also intends to foster collaboration and enhance development initiatives in the Zone. Security of lives and property is also an integral part of the meeting’s agenda. A similar meeting was held in Lagos on June 10, 2024 when Governor Sanwo-Olu was unanimously appointed as Chairman of the forum.

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LAWMA Intensifies Night Surveillance To Curb Indiscriminate Waste Dumping

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Our Reporter -Says “No hiding place for offenders” The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has ramped up its night surveillance operations, leaving no hiding place for persons hiding under the cover of darkness, to dispose of their waste at illegal locations. The Agency has reiterated its commitment to enforcing environmental laws, ensuring that offenders are identified and prosecuted accordingly. Speaking on the renewed offensive, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, noted that the Agency’s surveillance and enforcement teams were operating round the clock, to track and apprehend individuals…

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244 Residents Screened For Cataract On The Opening Day Of Free Surgery Exercise

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Kunle Adelabu A total of 244 residents of Ikorodu and dwellers from other places were screened at the opening day of the free cataract screening and surgery programme . The exercise which started today will be concluded tomorrow. The initiative which is sponsored by the RHODA Youth Centre in conjunction with Eye Foundation Hospital, is meant to offer free cataract surgery for those that have the eye disease. The two – day screening which is targeting 500 residents is holding at the RHODA Youth Centre, Abiodun Ogunleye Street, Solomade, Ikorodu.…

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KKES Promotes Sporting Activities For Overall Development Of Pupils – CLO Kaoli

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye -As Daffodil House emerges 2025 Inter – House Games Champ The Chief Learning Officer (CLO) of Kith & Kin Educational Schools, Asiwaju Kaoli Olusanya, has emphasized the need for complete education for overall development of pupils. A practice he said has made the school to attach importance to physical activity while also ensuring effective learning process and social development. He outlined the school policy at the 2025 Inter – House Games of the Kith & Kin Nursery and Primary Schools and Kith & Kin Montessori…

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LG Elections: APC State Scribe Counsels Chairmanship Aspirants

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Kunle Adelabu The State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Muhydeen Adeola Jokomba, PhD., has appealed to aspirants for Chairmanship positions across the Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to remain calm and stare clear of actions that may jeopardize their aspirations. Jokomba who was a two – term Executive Chairman, Ikorodu North LCDA before becoming the state APC scribe, made the appeal in a message he sent to THE IMPACT early Wednesday. “Fellow party members and local government council chairmanship aspirants, I…

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LG Election 2025: Bashexy Throws Jibes At ‘Unqualified’ Chairmanship Aspirants

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Wale Jagun Oluwakemi Hassan, a music promoter and political operative who has been examining the upcoming Local Government elections and agitating for qualified people to be saddle with the responsibilities of administering council administrations, has thrown some jibes at many of those aspiring. Hassan popularly called ‘General Bashexy’, who said that he is for a Greater Lagos and Renewed Hope, in his usual literal manner, charged against making the most important government at the grassroots a joke, while doing an overview of aspirants that have so far declared their intentions.…

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Lagos Assembly Calls for Strict Action Against Open Defecation

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Our Reporter The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for stricter measures to curb open defecation and improve sanitation across the state. During plenary, the lawmakers urged the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to fully enforce environmental laws prohibiting open defecation and ensure the availability of free public toilets statewide. They also stressed the need for a sustained public awareness campaign to educate residents on its dangers. Speaker Rt. Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda strongly condemned the practice, emphasizing the urgency of improving sanitation infrastructure. Raising the matter under…

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Sanwo -Olu Inaugurates Lagos Youth Ambassadors

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Our Reporter Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated 2024/25 Youth Ambassadors at the State House, Alausa, on Tuesday. At the ceremony, Governor Sanwo-Olu unveiled Obadare Adenekan as the State Youth Ambassador; Faizah Adediran, Ikeja Divisional Ambassador; Bukola Aladesulu, Badagry Divisional Ambassador; Dolapo Oshikoya, Ikorodu Divisional Ambassador; Mohammed Sheriff, Lagos Divisional Ambassador, and Divine Favour Apata, Epe Divisional Ambassador. The Governor, in his remarks, reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering dedication to creating opportunities for young people, stressing that the newly inaugurated Ambassadors are positioned to play a crucial role…

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LASUCOM 26th Founders’ Day: LASUSTECH VC Re-Echoes Founding Fathers Vision

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Our Reporter The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya on Monday, February 10, 2025 re-echoes the vision and mission behind the establishment of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM). Prof. Odusanya spoke as the guest speaker at the 26th LASUCOM Flounders’ Day with the theme: “Founders’ Vision, Future and Triumph” held at MRC Auditorium LASUTH/LASUCOM Complex, Ikeja. According to him, the founding fathers’ vision was “to be the leading college of Medicine in Africa”, while their mission was “to produce…

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