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Wale Jagun Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has cautioned consumers of fried plantains popularly known as “Plantain Chips” to be aware of any unwholesome practices in the processing and frying of the plantain for sale. A statement issued by the Agency stated that the advice was necessary given the viral online picture posted by an eye witness showing a “plantain chips” seller allegedly adding Polythene known as “Rubber” into the hot vegetable oil used for frying the plantain. LASCOPA expresses deep concern about the health implications this may have…

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Kunle Adelabu -Ikorodu welcomes appointment The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu, has appointed the Director – General, iCare Foundation and a political strategist, Mayor Muhydeen Sanwoola, as his Executive Assistant on Lagos State Parking Authority. Mayor Sanwoola, who has been overseeing the iCare Foundation, the operational body of the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has been a rallying point for youths in Ikorodu Division and a bridge between the youths and the elders. The appointee, who is an alumnus of the…

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Kunle Adelabu -As Arole, Iluyombo vie for National President’s position As the two-year tenure of the present Executive Council of the Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN) is gradually winding up, the foremost association is set to elect and constitute another council to run its affairs. The election into various positions is slated to take place at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the OCOSAN, holding at the Oriwu Senior and Junior Model Colleges Hall, Ikorodu, on Sunday, January 21, 2023. Following the screening on Saturday, the Electoral…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, assented to the N2.2tn 2024 Appropriation Bill passed into law The signing of the Appropriation Bill passed by the state House of Assembly last week was done at the Conference Hall of the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. At the ceremony, Sanwo-Olu, said the signing of the budget would spur his administration to complete all ongoing projects and execute new ones in the state. He urged residents to fulfill their civic responsibility of paying their taxes for the implementation of…

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Taskforce has vowed to bring the operations of recalcitrant okada operators in the State to a complete halt as it carried out a week-long raid across various parts of the metropolis. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who led the exercise, disclosed that the illegal activities of okada operators along some Highways in the State have continually put the lives of commuters along those axes in harm’s way. “We have taken it upon ourselves to end okada operations in the State and we…

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Kunle Adelabu Organisers of the Transforming Nigeria Youths Program, have unveiled the objectives of the training with a specific focus on empowering women between the ages of 18 and 35, who are involved in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, as deliberately designed towards supporting young women within the Ikorodu Community, with the aim of enhancing their knowledge and creating income and employment for themselves. The Transforming Nigerian Youths program is organized by the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan Atlantic University, in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation and Ikorodu…

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