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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has slashed the tuition fees to be paid by pioneer students of the two newly-established Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) Ijanikin/Epe and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, by 65 per cent. The news of the reduction was contained in a statement, yesterday, by Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Tokunbo Wahab. The governor was said to have considered the economy and its impact on parents before the decision. According to the management of the two new Universities,…

Kunle Adelabu & Waliu Adeyeri (Contributor) Many shop owners at the popular Ladega market in Ikorodu Local Government, got to their shops today to found them sealed by the officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA). Several other shops along the Ayangbure Road, Alhaji Street and garage were affected too. It was alleged that the affected shop owners failed to pay their bills. Our reporter, who visited the market earlier today, saw owners of the affected shops sat helplessly, while others were discussing in groups. According to one…

Kunle Adelabu While the construction of the Igbogbo/Bayeku Road which the Lagos State Government is funding and being handled by the Lagos State Public Works Corporation, is progressing, work has been extended to the Odofin Street which links the road to the Ipakodo/Igbogbo road. Work started on the Igbogbo road project in August, and the first phase would terminate at the Bayeku Prinary Health Centre (PHC). Officials of the Ministry of Works moved to Odofin Street to start demolising marked structures to pave way for the construction work. Excavation of…

Kunle Adelabu Every arrangement has been perfected for a novelty match which will see Team Political Candidates comprising candidates for Federal House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly across all political parties fielding candidates in Ikorodu Division do battle with the youths. The much expected sporting event tagged, ‘The Ikorodu Ambassadors Group Peace Novelty Match’, is a social advocacy programme targeted at propagating the campaign against electoral violence. While Kunle Adelabu, Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief, THE IMPACT newspaper, is expected to lead the Team political candidates as…

Mariam Akinloye The seat of the Bishop of the African Church Lagos Missionary Diocese, The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Aga, Ikorodu, has celebrated with a chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council and the former Minister for Works, Sen. (Otunba) Dr. Kingsley Adeseye Ogunlewe, on his birthday anniversary. Sen. Ogunlewe clocked 79 years old on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, with eminent individuals, various groups and associates felicitating the elder statesman. In a statement issued on Wednesday, and signed by Oluwaseyi A. Adelabu (Secretary, Cathedral Council), Engr. Sunday A. Oshin (Cathedral Warden)…

Kunle Adelabu The All Progressives Congress (APC), Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has sent a heartfelt birthday wishes to a chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) and former Minister of Works, Sen. (Otunba) Kingsley Adeseye Ogunlewe. The elder statesman, who is also the Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group and Ikorodu Ultra – Modern Town Hall Management Board, clocked another year today. In a statement released on Tuesday, titled, “A Heartfelt Birthday Message To A Man of Numerous Definitions”, and signed on…