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I Want To Change The Face Of Nursing Profession In Nigeria – IDRDG Best Scholar

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Kunle Adelabu The Best student to receive the scholarship award of the Ikorodu Division Resources Development Group (IDRDG), Miss Ijaodoro Aina Aminat Omobolanle, has stated that her dream is to change the perception of Nursing profession in the country. Omobolanle, who has 4.94 CGPA, is a student of Medicine Science, College of Medicine, Lagos State University (LASU), and was among the 17 students Ikorodu Division Resources Development Group (IDRDG) presented with N100, 000 each on Sunday, September 5, 2022. Beneficiaries will enjoy the scholarship throughout the course of study provided…

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Our Doors Open For Business, Sanwo – Olu Tells US Investors

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described Africa as the next destination for global business, with Lagos being the convergence point. He said the economic position of the State, the innovative youth population and the conducive environment provided by the government are what makes Lagos the destination of choice for many investors who have set up businesses in Nigeria. Sanwo-Olu spoke during a dinner organized by Del-York International in his honour at the Intercontinental Hotel in Washington DC, United States of America on Monday evening, with the…

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LASWARCO To Represent Nigeria At 7th International Water Regulators Forum

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Our Editor The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) has been invited to represent Nigeria at the 7th International Water Regulators Forum (IWRF) slated to hold in Copenhagen, Denmark from September 14 to 15, 2022. According to the schedule of proceedings at the forum, the Executive Secretary of LASWARCO, Mrs. Funke Adepoju is to set the scene as Chair of the first session with the theme: “Except in cases of force majeure: The impact of environmental and social disruptions on economic regulation. Who should bear the costs of incremental risk?”…

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Lagos Sports Commission Builds Games Teachers’ Capacity In Discovery, Nurturing Talents

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Jare Babatunde As part of the efforts in implementing the Lagos State School Sports Intervention Programme (LASSIP), geared towards reinvigorating the school sports system, the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has engaged Games Masters and Mistresses in capacity building training. The training, which lasted for 3 weeks, accommodated 450 Games Masters and Mistresses across the state, at the Sports Bar, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. According to a release, the capacity building training which rounded up on Monday, was embarked upon to broaden the knowledge of games masters and mistresses…

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Oba Shotobi Directed Me To Assist In Rehabilitating School Instead Of Presenting Him Gift – UK Based Medical Doctor

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Ramson Acheme & Wale Jagun A United Kingdom based Ikorodu – born medical practitioner, Dr Junaid Oluseyi Solebo, has revealed how the Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom, His Majesty, Alaiyeluwa (Oba) Kabir Adewale Shotobi, directed him to visit the Salvation Army Primary School to see how he could assist in rehabilitating any of the dilapidated buildings there.. The visit to the school, according to Dr Solebo who said he was not prepared for any capital project at the time, convinced him to intervene after seeing the condition under which pupils and…

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Best Mathematics Student In Ikorodu Division Laments Over Situation Affecting His Studies

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Kunle Adelabu Master Ogodo Chukwudi Moses, a student of Keme Balogun Senior College, Ibeshe, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State. Southwest, Nigeria, who emerged as the Best Mathematics student in Ikorodu Division, has lamented how his situation is adversely affecting his academic pursuit. The Mathematics prodigy, while speaking with THE IMPACT on Sunday after receiving prize for emerging the best in the Mathematics competition organized by the Ikorodu Division Resources Development Group (IDRDG) last year, said that he prays that God uses the award to…

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IKODASS Writing Competition Designs To Change Narratives About Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu -Monetary, publishing, performance contracts for winner Organisers of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS) Writing Competition, have stated that the literary initiative was designed to change some of the negative narratives about Ikorodu Division. According to report, the competition, which is part of IKODASS Ikorodu Literary Initiative (ILI), focuses on publishing literary works that would focus on Ikorodu which would project her to the state, nationwide and the global village at large. The prize money for the competition that is being organized by IKODASS in conjunction with…

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Mathematics Is An Art, Not Science Subject – Professor of Mathematics

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Kunle Adelabu A retired Professor of Mathematics, Prof. Michael O. Ajetunmobi, has stated that Mathematics is an abstract and an art subject and never a science as wrongly hold by many. He made this clarification while lamenting the loss of interest in the study of Mathematics, especially among students. The Professor of Mathematics spoke with THE IMPACT on Sunday. Ajetunmobi, who lectured Mathematics for 45 years in Lagos State University (LASU), University of Ibadan (UI) and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile – Ife, also stated that the horrific perception of…

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South African Tourists Visit King Kosoko Memorial Museum

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Kunle Adelabu About 50 South African tourists at the weekend visited the King Kosoko Memorial Museum, Ereko, Lagos, to see the ancient palace and some of the relics of the late Lagos monarch that are being harboured for public viewing in the over 160 years old building. The foreign tourists were accompanied to the King Kosoko Museum by chieftains of the National Association of Tour Operators (NATOP). The tourists are businessmen who came into the country as part of the South African Tourism West African Road Show. Welcoming them to…

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My Administration Will Continue To Partner Players To Grow Creative Industry – Sanwo – Olu

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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged the continuation of his administration’s support for the creative industry in the State. Sanwo-Olu applauds the tenacity and doggedness of the Nigerian creative artists and entertainers, for creating a growth path for the sector with less institutional support.  This was contained in a release on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile. He said Lagos State Government was already changing the narrative by deliberately working in partnership with industry players to bring more development and…

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