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UNIJOS Council Member, Hon. Ajetunmobi Expresses Disappointment At Students’ Responses To NELFUND In Southwest

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Kunle Adelabu A member of the Governing Council, University of Jos (UNIJOS), Hon. Olawunmi Abdulrasaq Ajetunmobi, has expressed his disappointment at the level of students’ responses to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in the Southwest states of the country. Hon. Ajetunmobi, who is also the General Secretary, Ikorodu Division Apex APC body, revealed that 300, 096 students in Nigeria have so far benefitted from the students support initiative reintroduced by President Bola Tinubu, and added that only 132, 000 students have accessed the loan in the Southwest. He spoke…

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Lagos Agency For Mass Education Partners TechnoServe In Training Vocational Instructors

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Agency for Mass Education, in partnership with TechnoServe, has commenced a three-day “Train the Trainers” workshop on entrepreneurial and employability skills under the SAY-WEE Project. The training, which began on Tuesday at the Rotary Vocational Training Centre, Igbogbo, will run from September 9 to 11, 2025. The programme is designed to equip ninety instructors drawn from the Agency’s eight Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) with enhanced skills to better deliver entrepreneurship and employability training to learners across the state. At the flag – off were senior…

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Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Basorun’s Life Has Been A Masterclass In Leadership, Wisdom – Barr. Aroyewun

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Kunle Adelabu Tributes have continued to pour in for His Eminence, Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Reuben Basorun, FCIB, Esq, GPOCS, a highly revered spiritual, community, and political leader, as well as an elder statesman on the award of the Grand Pillar Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church bestowed upon him in Lagos on Sunday. Barr. Adeleke Aroyewun, joining the numerous well – wishers in congratulating Asiwaju Basorun described his life as a Masterclass that is worthy of study in leadership, wisdom and steadfast devotion. In a statement today, Aroyewun who is…

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Agency For Mass Education Engages Imota Council Boss On Non – Formal Education

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Wale Jagun The management team of the Lagos State Agency for Mass Education has paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele (BSA). The advocacy visit which is aimed at sensitising the council boss and his team on the agency’s Non – Formal Education (NFE) programme took place at the office of the Chairman, Imota LCDA secretariat on Tuesday. The Director, Agency for Mass Education, Mrs Oluwakemi Kalesanwo who led the agency’s team highlighted the benefits of NFE, stressing the importance…

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Igbe Joint CDA Chairman Charges AMA, Elected Officials, Political Leaders To Further Action Over Tinubu Road, Insecurity, Others

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman, Igbe Joint CDA (Zone 10 CDC), Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Comrade Isaac Faniyi, has once again charged the elected representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), to further action over the Igbogbo/Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Igbe Laara Road. He charged him along with Ikorodu Federal Representative, Rep. Babajimi Benson, Chairman, Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA, Omo’oba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), to intensify actions in ensuring that the road which has been on for eight years is delivered in time. In a statement on THE IMPACT platform,…

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Senator Abiru Urges Lagos East Residents To Participate In Continuous Voter Registration

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Our Reporter The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has called on eligible residents of the district, who are yet to obtain Permanent Voter Cards (PVC), to take full advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise being conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senator Abiru, in a statement by his media aide, Enitan Olukotun, stressed that registering to vote is not only a civic responsibility but also the most effective way for citizens to have a voice in shaping the future…

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BAT 2027 Network Urges Hon. Tambuwal To Stop Misrepresenting Nigeria’s Political Realities

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Kunle Adelabu The Convener of BAT 2027 Network, United Kingdom chapter, Mr Hamzat Jimoh, has urged the former Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, to stop misrepresenting Nigerian political realities. Mr Jimoh, in a statement, said that Hon. Tambuwal’s recent remarks that there is a national consensus to unseat President Bola Tinubu, was not only a personal conjecture but also a misrepresentation of the true situation of things in Nigeria. In a statement issued in reaction to Tambuwal’s remarks titled, ‘Battle To Unseat Tinubu Is…

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Listening Tour: Ikorodu LG Chairman Commends Residents’ Participation, Says Most Pressing Needs Will Be Considered First

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Kunle Adelabu with Masonwo Olawepo (SIWES Student) The three days listening tour across the seven wards in Ikorodu Local Government embarked upon by the Council Chairman, Prince Adedayo Ladega and his team, was concluded at the weekend with an interactive session with stakeholders of Ward C, D and E. Prince Ladega, who commended residents at various wards for their active participation, also informed THE IMPACT that his administration would focus on the most pressing needs first in executing the demands made by the residents. While the chairman and his team…

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COLUMN: LIFE REFLECTION PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

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LIFE and the Benefits of Lifting Others By Oluwole Solanke (PhD, FCIB) Life, at its core, is not about how much we acquire for ourselves but about the difference we make in the lives of others. True greatness is not measured by wealth, titles, or possessions, but by how many people can point to us and say, “Because of you, I did not give up.” The beauty of life is in giving, sharing, and lifting others when they are weak. As Booker T. Washington wisely said: “If you want to…

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Asiwaju Basorun Receives Honour As Grand Pillar, Order Of Cherubim & Seraphim

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Kunle Adelabu In recognition of his exemplary service and contributions to the advancement of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, His Eminence Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Basorun, had been honoured with the award of the Grand Pillar Order of Cherubim and Seraphim (GCOCS). The presentation of the award took place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos on Sunday. Baba Aladura Asiwaju Basorun who is the second – in – command in C & S Movement is also a notable political figure in Nigeria and a chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) and…

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