Category: Business

Kunle Adelabu One of the foremost tourism and hospitality group in Lagos State, Origin Gardens & Resort Limited, has entered into partnership with Chinese expatriates to develop a fish market in Ebute-Iga and the Origin Wildlife Park and Leisure Arcade in Ikorodu. The fish project commenced on Friday, December 6, 2019, as about 8 Chinese fishermen arrived to start pre-farming activities on the Ebute-Iga Lagoon. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Origin Garden and Resort Limited, Prince Abiola Kosoko, the Chinese are bringing in about $500,000 worth of…

Kunle Adelabu -5 raffle draw winners emerged Businesses owners that displayed their products and offered various services at the just concluded 2019 Ikorodu-Oga Market Expo have commended the organisers for the initiative and expressed interest in participating in subsequent editions. The Market expo, which was part of the activities marking the just concluded 28th Ikorodu –Oga Day Carnival, commenced on Saturday, November 9 and ended on Friday, November 15, 2019. Many of the businesses owners and vendors who partook in the Expo, while speaking with THE IMPACT, confirmed and expressed…

Jare Olukotun Made-in-Ikorodu Business Directory, a compilation of information of businesses in Ikorodu, would be presented to the public on Monday, November 11, by eminent government officials, captains of industry and royal fathers. The Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Adebayo Sodade, according to a release by the organisers, would chair the occasion while the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Primero Transport Nigeria Limited, the operators of Lagos Blue BRT buses, Mr Fola Tinubu, is the Chief Launcher. The Ayangbure of…

Kunle Adelabu The 2nd edition of the Ikorodu Market Expo which enables businesses to showcase their products, services and initiatives, began today. The Expo is part of the week-long activities marking the annual Ikorodu-Oga Carnival which also took off on Saturday with Woro parade across major streets in Ikorodu. The expo, which would end on Friday, November 15, 2019, provides small-scale businesses the opportunity to display their products and services for thousands of Ikorodu residents, tourists and other participants that would be attending the Ikorodu-Oga Day Carnival. Among the businesses…

Lagos’ dream of a 21st Century economy requires Lagosians to embrace the ideals of a global city: “benchmarking ourselves and our thinking and actions by global standards”. This view was expressed by the Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu at the FORUM on “Public Private innovation for Sustainable Cities organized by the Embassy of France in Lagos. Represented by his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, the Governor averred that significant change in attitude and orientation is required for changes to take place. “The most important intervention, as far as…

Jare Babatunde Ikorodu Oga Market Expo , formerly known as Ikorodu-Oga Mini Trade fair, is set to hold in November , 2019. The Market Expo is an initiative of Ikorodu-Oga Development Association, in conjunction with Ultra Signatures Limited and it is the biggest market expo in Ikorodu Division. The second edition of the market expo is billed to hold during the 28th edition of the annual Ikorodu-Oga Day festival scheduled for next month. In a release signed by the Initiator/Director of the Expo, Ms Arinola Okeowo, it was stated that:…