LASG Committed To Enhancing Farmers’ Productivity – Agric Commissioner

Wale Jagun Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, on Monday reiterated the commitment of the state government to enhancing the agricultural productivity of small and medium-scale farmers. She also added that the government is also concerned with improving value addition along the agricultural value chains in line with the core objectives of the Lagos Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project. Olusanya who emphasized the government’s commitment during the Federal Government/World Bank Eighth Implementation Support Mission visit to the Lagos State held at Agege in Lagos.…

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How My Team As Special Adviser Started the Transmutation Of LASPOTECH, Colleges Of Education Into Universities – Otunba Fatai Olukoga (Part One)

Otunba (Dr) Fatai Olajide Olukoga, former Special Adviser on Education who oversaw the activities of tertiary institutions across Lagos State, retired Permanent Secretary, an author and currently, Criminal Officer,Texas State, United States of America (USA), in-charge of criminal law with mandate to organize training for prisoners and ensure that they are reintegrated back into the society after serving their terms. He is also part of the team that recommended parole for such offenders. He was appointed as the Chairman, Ojo Local Government during the transmission of the military rule to…

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Oro Festival Holds Tomorrow In Ikorodu

Kunle Adelabu The annual Liwe festival, popularly called ‘Oro Liwe’, holds tomorrow, Tuesday, June 28,2022, in lkorodu community.During the festival, women are expected to stay indoor throughout the day. Liwe, which is one of the major traditions of the people of Isele in Ikorodu, is the second of the two yearly Oro festivals. Chief Rafiu Onilegboro, a chieftain of the Oro cult and top community security expert, confirmed the festival to our reporter at The Factor Class at the weekend. Like the previous editions, women would remained indoor starting from…

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Again! Ikorodu Residents Appeal To Sanwo – Olu Over Deplorable Gberigbe Road

Kunle Adelabu Residents of lkorodu, especially thousands residing at Gberigbe and Agura, have, again, appealed to the Lagos State Government for the rehabilitation of Gberigbe/Agura Road which is one of the most deplorable road in the Division. The road, which is usually impassable during raining season, has completely caught off residents who have now resorted to wading through the flood. Many homes were also flooded due to lack of drainage system in the axis. The state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, had promised to reconstruct the road as phase…

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Ikorodu Granite Association Members Cry Out Against Extortion, Attack By Hoodlums At Odogunyan

Kunle Adelabu -Truck driver badly injured, dispossesed of money, phone Members of the Lagos State Central Sand and Granite Suppliers Association, Ikorodu Oga District has cried out to the government and law enforcement agencies to save them from constant harrasment and attacks by hoodlums in Ikorodu, especially in Odogunyan. They claimed that hoodlums called Area Boys, through their attacks, are crippling their businesses. The latest of such attacks happened on the evening of Thursday, June 23, 2022, when truck drivers bringing granite for them were attacked with hammer, cutlass, stones…

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IKODASS Celebrates Governor Sanwo – Olu

Jare Babatunde Ikorodu Oga Community Development Association, (IKODASS), has felicitated the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the occasion of his 57th birthday. The socio – cultural and developmental body in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, congratulated Gov. Sanwo – Olu and commended the giant strides he has recorded since his assumption of office. “Mr. Governor sir, the great job you are doing in our dear state speaks for itself. Keep up the giant strides in redefining leadership”, the statement said. “On this…

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Residents Call On Ikorodu North LCDA Chairman To Rescue Federal Low Cost Bye – Pass Itoikin Road From Total Collapse

Kunle Adelabu Residents and other road users have called on the Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), under the chairmanship of Hon. Adeola Banjo, to save the Federal Low Cost Bypass Itoikin Road, Ikorodu, from total collapse. Most parts of the road, which contracts were awarded by the administration of Hon. Shukurat Adewunmi Okeowo, former Sole Administrator of the council, in 2016, have totally collapsed and need urgent attention.  THE IMPACT visited the road on Thursday evening to see the state of the road. The road, which was part…

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GAC, APC Chieftains, Lagos Majority Leader Greet Sanwo – Olu At 57

Kunle Adelabu A chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) and former Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Reuben Basorun and former Vice Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Commissioner for Agriculture, Asipa Kaoli Olusanya, have joined others in congratulating the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu on the occasion of his 57th birthday today. Also, the Chairman, Nigerian Majority Leaders Forum and Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, has equally rejoiced with Governor on the same occasion. Asiwaju…

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Rep. Benson Felicitates Lagos Gov. Sanwo – Olu At 57

Jare Babatunde The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defense and the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, has congratulated the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu, on the occasion of his birthday. Sanwo – Olu clocks 57 years today. In a statement signed by the federal lawmaker, he said that the Governor has demonstrated his competence in managing the largest economy and city in Africa. “I heartily felicitate the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, on the…

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Senator Tokunbo Abiru Celebrates Gov. Sanwo – Olu On His Birthday

Jare Babatunde Sen. Mikhail Adetokunbo Abiru, the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, has joined thousands of family members, eminent personalities, friends and residents of Lagos, both within and outside the country, in congratulating Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu on his 57th birthday anniversary. There has been enormous goodwill messages coming the way of the Governor who added another year today. In a statement signed by Sen. Abiru, in which he described the Governor as a performing Chief Executive Officer of the State, the Senator, who is the Chairman,…

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