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Wale Jagun Lagos State Government has reemphasised its warning to those erecting buildings without obtaining the necessary permits, restating its determination to arrest the spate of illegal construction and building collapse in the State. The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Arc. Gbolahan Oki gave the warning while reacting to a building with an illegal attachment that collapsed today in the Mushin axis of the State. He explained that preliminary investigation on the two-story building with an illegal attachment collapsed under construction thereby affecting a nearby…

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Our Reporter Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Wednesday that the State is planning to establish a Sovereign Investment Fund for strategic investments into the future. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke during a courtesy visit by the Executive Management of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), led by its Managing Director/CEO, Aminu Umar-Sadiq, at Lagos House, Marina. The Governor charged the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority to consider investing in the Lekki Airport, Rail, Film City and Food Logistics hub projects of the Lagos State Government. He said: “We, as a…

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Our Reporter Lagos State Government on Wednesday called for calm from residents over the flash flood which the incessant rainfalls experienced throughout the state since the early hours of the day had caused. A statement signed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, explained that Lagos has experienced about nine hours of continuous rainfall since the early hours of Wednesday.  According to him, this is in addition to the heavy rainfall that the state has been experiencing daily since last week resulting in the…

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Wale Jagun The immediate past State Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Comrade Biliamin Olalekan Oba, has continued to get accolades from stakeholders across the state for the exceptional characters and leadership capacity he displayed in the four years as the leader of the youth group in the state. The Chairmanship aspirant for the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hameed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA), gave the latest commendations on Wednesday. Oba completed his four year term on Tuesday, when Comrade (Engr.) Ibrahim Adigun and his executives were…

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Wale Jagun In a bid to stamp out environmental degeneration and sustain the position of Lagos State as a resilient metropolitan city, the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele has launched the “See Something, Say Something” campaign at the Headquarters of the Agency Tuesday. The campaign programme, which is one of the many lined up programmes of actions to be initiated by the new Chairman, is to serve as a feedback mechanism through which members of the public can reach out to the Agency to report and…

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Adelabu Kunle The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), chieftains and the entire members of the Achievers’ Crew, have congratulated one of their members, Barr. Adeleke Aroyewun, on his emergence as the State Legal Adviser of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). Aroyewun, against all odds, emerged at the State Congress of the youth council held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, on Tuesday. In a statement signed by the Secretary, Achievers’ Crew, on behalf of the Chairman, BOT and the entire members, congratulated the young legal practitioner and wished…

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Wale Jagun Former Coordinator, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Branch, Engr. ADIGUN, Olamilekan Ibrahim, MNSE, has emerged as the new Lagos State Chairman of the youth organization. He is expected to serve for four years. He succeeded the immediate past Chairman, Comrade Biliamin Olalekan Oba from Ikorodu Local Government, at the congress held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, on Tuesday. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Comrade Adekunle Saliu, Chairman, Electoral Committee; Representative of Department of State Service (DSS); State Ministry of Youth and…

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