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Jare Babatunde Two years after his emergence as the Coordinator, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (NYCN), Comrade Asoro Abubakri  Olatunji, last week, presented his administration’s scorecard. He also restated his desire to continue offering himself for service to his community and humanity in general. In a statement signed by Asoro, the report of his administration’s achievements was presented during an executive management meeting which marked the two years of his leadership of NYCN in Ikorodu West. “Today, I presided over the management meeting…

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Wale Jagun -Says Presidential ticket did not come easy Lagos residents and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday trooped to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) to welcome the presidential flag-bearer of the APC in the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, back to the state. Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos, returned to the State for the first time since clinching the APC presidential ticket during the primaries held early this month in Abuja. The party’s National Leader touched down in Lagos in company of…

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Our Editor The Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya has reiterated the State Government’s commitment to sustaining the provision of support to farmers as part of its efforts to boost food production in the State. She made the assertion at the quarterly sensitisation programme organised by the Lagos State Agricultural Inputs Supply Authority (LAISA) for farmers at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja. Explaining that LAISA has been at the forefront of supplying farmers in the State, Ms. Olusanya affirmed that high-quality inputs such as farm implements, agrochemicals and seedlings…

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Our Editor The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, has advised operators of veterinary clinics and stakeholders in Lagos State to avoid quackery and substandard activities in order to promote healthy living among humans and animals, especially pets. Ms. Olusanya gave the advice at an event organised by the Ministry with the theme: “Ending Quackery Toward A Better Veterinary Health Care Service Delivery”, noting that the forum was aimed at activating suitable platforms for operators of private veterinary premises in Lagos State. The Commissioner highlighted the need for…

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Our Editor Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated the call for economic diversification in Nigeria, saying that the country should shift from overdependence on oil and gas, to agricultural produce, solid minerals, chemical products, furniture and clothing as well as tourism among others.  He also stressed the need for Nigeria to discourage over-reliance on mono-economic revenue, which is oil and scale up its exports, noting that a situation in which oil and gas consistently account for the bulk of government revenues and foreign exchange earnings, is not an…

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Kunle Adelabu About three years after the contractor handling the Paul Palmer Road construction abandoned the project, the facilitator of the project, Rep. Babajimi Benson, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defense, has opened up on the challenges he faced. The project, as reported by THE IMPACT about two weeks ago, has been extended to link Igbe road which reconstruction was also facilitated by the federal lawmaker. Contract for construction of the 330metre road project (as it was initially before it was extended) first awarded to the Fountain Dauglade Limited…

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Jare Babatunde The Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has paid a tribute to the memory of his late predecessor and power broker, Sen. Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo, two years after his death. Late Osinowo, popularly called, ‘Pepper’, died June 15, 2020, barely a year after he was elected as a Senator. In a statement by Sen. Abiru, on Wednesday (yesterday), titled, ‘Senator Abiru Remembers Late Senator Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo (Pepper)’, the former banker and Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, described the day of Osinowo’s…

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Wale Jagun The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defense who is representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson, has expressed his concerns towards the 2023 General Elections. The lawmaker said that votes might be low across the country due to the introduction of technology. He, however, noted that the development would bring sanity into the electoral process. He made the statements while responding to questions during an exclusive interview with THE IMPACT. Rep. Benson also said that there is need to embark on voters’ education on the effects…

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