Category: Council Report

Bariga LG Chair Launches 25 – Day Intensive ICT Empowerment Initiative

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Wale Jagun The Executive Chairman of Bariga Local Council, Hon. Bukola Omope Adedeji, has launched a 25-day intensive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Empowerment Training, aimed at promoting digital literacy and innovation at the grassroots level. The official launch which held on Monday was attended by dignitaries who lauded the initiative of the council boss. Hon. Adedeji, speaking, stated that the initiative is a giant step in bringing about digital literacy to the grassroots. She added that the launch is phase one and that participants would be empowered with digital…

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Ijede Celebrates Maiden World Tourism Day With Performances, Tours

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Wale Jagun Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) under the administration of Hon. Motuntayo Gbadebo – Alogba, its Executive Chairman, on Monday, hosted its maiden World Tourism Day (WTD) celebration staging cultural performances and tours. The celebration was organised in partnership with Lagos State Ferry Service (LagFerry) and Tarzan Boats. The 2025 edition of the WTD celebration was themed, “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation”. The event highlighted Ijede’s vibrant cultural heritage with captivating performances by traditional masquerades such as Epa and Igunnuko. But beyond the cultural displays, participants also embarked on…

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Oliwo Amoju Road: Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA Commences Full Rehabilitation Years After Collapse

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Kunle Adelabu Years after the collapse of Oliwo Amoju Road, a strategic road within Igbogbo community, the administration of Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), Chairman of Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area, has officially commenced its comprehensive rehabilitation. The road which is an important access road that connects several communities within the council area was initially constructed by the immediate past administration of Builder Sesan Daini during the Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration, but collapsed about four years ago and became impassable with the blocked drainage system causing flooding in the area. The…

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Aroyewun Applauds Rep. Benson As Rehabilitation Of Ilemere – Oshorun Road Begins

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Wale Jagun The Chairman of Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, has hailed the Member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, for his swift intervention in the rehabilitation of the 1.8-kilometre Ilemere–Oshorun Road. In a statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA, Oluwaseun Ajayi, he said that Aroyewun described the project as a long-awaited lifeline for residents and businesses in the area. The council boss who led a joint inspection of the road alongside the Vice Chairman, Barr. Ade Ayeni; Councillor…

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Igbogbo/Baiyeku Chair To Revive Deplorable Ibeshe Health Centre, Assures 24-Hour Service

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Wale Jagun The Chairman of Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery across the LCDA. Aroyewun, who reiterated the assurance on Thursday during his tour of the Ibeshe Primary Health Centre (PHC), an inspection which revealed the deplorable state of the facility in terms of infrastructure and manpower, underscored the urgent need for intervention to ensure that residents of Ibeshe and its environs have access to quality and reliable healthcare services. On tour with the council boss were…

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Spelling Bee: David Olukoya of U.A.M.C Pry, Chiamaka Nwode of Zumuratul Islamiyyah Grammar School, To Represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA

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Jare Olukotun The duo of David Olukoya of U.A.M.C Primary School, Eleja, and Chiamaka Nwode of Zumuratul Islamiyyah Grammar School, Igbogbo, will this year represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, at the 2025 Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition. The duo will represent Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA at the State Spelling Bee Competition in the primary and secondary school categories, where they will be competing against other students representing the remaining 56 LG/LCDAs. Both emerged victorious in both primary and secondary schools’ categories at the preliminary…

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Anwar Islam Pry, Abule Eko Junior Schools Emerge Winners Of Ijede LCDA’s Spelling Bee Competition

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Jare Olukotun Anwar Islam Primary School and Abule Eko Junior Secondary School, Ijede, have emerged winners of the Ijede Local Council Development Area’s (LCDA) preliminary phase of the annual Lagos State Spelling Bee Contest. Six primary and six junior and senior secondary schools participated in the two categories held at the Ijede LCDA secretariat on Wednesday. This year’s event is the 21st edition of the competition which is an initiative of the New Era Foundation (NEF), in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Education.It was designed to prepare pupils…

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Ijede Council Chair Flags -Off Construction of Multiple Classrooms, Toilets Across Ijede LCDA Pry Schools

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Wale Jagun Ijede LCDA took another giant stride towards educational advancement on Tuesday as the Chairman, Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo-Alogba, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of additional classrooms and toilets in four government primary schools across the council area. Each block of the classrooms has six units while the toilets consist of 4 units each. She was joined by Hon. Kareem Kabir, Vice Chairman, Ijede LCDA, Hon. Saheed Hassan, APC apex leader, Ijede LCDA, Pastor Olawunmi Ajetunmobi, Secretary, APC apex body in Ikorodu Division, Council Leader, Ijede LCDA and…

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Resumption: Ijede LCDA Sustains Back – To – School Intervention Program With Book, Uniform Distributions

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Olaleye Taiwo (SIWES Student) In continuation of her educational support initiatives, especially in the aspect of easing the burden on parents and supporting pupils’ academic needs, the Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), under the leadership of Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo Alogba, on Monday, distributed exercise books and uniforms to pupils in public primary schools across the council. The initiative, tagged ‘Back to School Intervention’, aims to ensure that no child is denied access to quality education due to financial constraints, with pupils at the Anglican Nursery and Primary School, Anwar-Ul-Islam…

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Aftermath Listening Tour, Prince Ladega Set To Commence Strategic Road Projects In Ikorodu

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Wale Jagun After the listening – tour across the seven political wards in Ikorodu Local Government, Prince Adedayo Ladega, Executive Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government is set to start actualising and executing some of the programmes and projects that were garnered during the needs assessment meetings with residents. The two roads that the council will be commencing soon – the Link Road connecting Adisa Akinleye Street, Alamala Junction in Aga Ireshe to the Adaraloye Community and Lawal Olorunnishola Street in Sabo, Ikorodu, shall serve as strategic bypass to ease traffic congestion…

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