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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has appealed to protesters in the ongoing nationwide #Hunger Protest to stop and go home as the Government has heard all their demands and is set to expedite action on them. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos State, Gbenga Omotoso made this known while responding to questions by a Channels TV reporter at the Ojota Underbridge on Friday. Omotoso, who commended the protesters for their peaceful conduct implored them to go home and allow the State Government to start working on their demands.…

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Our Reporter The Lagos State Government has watched closely today’s protest in some parts of the State and will like to put on record the peaceful conduct of Lagosians. This is the way it should be in our dear State, according to Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, the state government said that they have also noticed the slowdown of business in some parts of the State, adding that, “perhaps because of the fear that hooligans and architects of…

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Our Reporter -To ensure skills acquisition through its GIPP Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its intention to ensure skills acquisition for post-NYSC graduates through the Graduate Internship Placement Programme (GIPP) as part of the strategies to address unemployment among the youth in Lagos State. Hon. Akinyemi Bankole Ajigbotafe, Commissioner, Wealth Creation and Employment, disclosed this at the Press Conference on the Graduate Internship Placement Programme (GIPP) held at the Ministry in Alausa. Hon. Ajigbotafe stated that the programme is aimed at bridging the gap between academic knowledge and practical work…

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Kunle Adelabu It was a calm atmosphere in the Ikorodu Local Government, as there was no sign of any protest on the first day of the 10 day of rage protest, otherwise known as protest against bad governance. Our reporter, who covered the situation in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu West LCDA, under the Ikorodu Local Government, and the Ikorodu main town, reported that there was calm every where. Most of the shops were under lock and key, thus, social and economic activities were very low. Most shops…

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Wale Jagun The President – elect, National Association of Ikorodu Division Students (NAIDS), Comrade Ogunbowale Olatayo Bodunrin, has called on the students and youths in Ikorodu Division, to engage peacefully if there is need to embark on protest to demand good governance. He charged them to learn from what happened during the #EndSars protest when there were destruction of lives and properties. While stating that he is not too pleased with the system in the country, in a statement issued today, Comrade Bodunrin also added that youths have the right…

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Wale Jagun The family of the late Oba (Dr.) Salaudeen Afolabi Adekoya Oyefusi, CON, the Oguntade II, is set for the remembrance of the late Ayangbure of Ikorodu, ten years after his passage. The family, in conjunction with the Oba (Dr.) S.A.A. Oyefusi Foundation, has slated a Muslim Memorial Prayers for Friday, August 2nd, 2024, when it when it will be exactly 10 years that the longest reign Ikorodu monarch joined his ancestors. Prince Idowu Oyefusi (Nobel Afrique), Secretary, Oba (Dr.) Salaudeen Oyefusi Foundation, informed THE IMPACT. The special prayer,…

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye Youths in Ikorodu and major stakeholders in the state, have reiterated the need for peaceful co – existence and dialogue instead of embarking on any act that may cause violence or threatened the polity, This was the resolution at the parley organized by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ikorodu Local Government branch, with the theme, ‘Strategic Engagement with Ikorodu Youths: From Protest To Proposal: Developing Solutions – Oriented Mindsets’. The interactive session, which was held on the eve of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest,…

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