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Our Editor -Promises to sustain tax revolution The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Mr Ayodele Subair has been conferred with the Most Innovative CEO of The Year Award 2022 by the New Telegraph Awards 2022. The award ceremony, held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, on Friday, had in attendance several other awardees and dignitaries, including the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, honoured with the Statesman of the Year Award, All Progress Congress Presidential Flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji…

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Wale Jagun For the third consecutive year, Lagos State has recorded no single case of armed robbery attacks on banks and other financial institutions operating within its boundary. The development hinted a significant improvement in security surveillance and the sustainability of measures adopted in checking organised crimes. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, shared the progress with stakeholders in the security circle and private sector donors at the 16th Town Hall Meeting on security organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) at Civic Centre in Victoria Island. Sanwo-Olu said…

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Mariam Akinloye About three weeks after the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) International Secondary School (LISS) was closed, the management of the institution has re – opened it for academic activities. The school was shut earlier in the month due to the unfortunate death of one of its students, Master AbdulRahman Dauda. In a statement on Thursday, LASUSTECH management announced the re – opening of the School next Monday. “The general public is hereby informed that the above School which was shut down on Friday, 11th November,…

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Wale Jagun As the yuletide approaches, the Lagos State Government has reiterated that the Law banning boat operators plying the state’s waterways from operating beyond 7.00 pm each day still subsists. A joint statement issued by the Director-General, Lagos Safety Commission (LSC), Mr. Lanre Mojola and the General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel, said all operators must comply with the waterways safety code to prevent avoidable boat accidents that could lead to loss of lives. According to the statement, life vests are a must for operators…

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Kunle Adelabu The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Lagos State University Governing Council, Sir David Olabanji Sunmoni, FCA, KJW, has joined the elite league of outstanding individuals within and outside Ikorodu who have been honoured with the highest award of the land, the IKODASS (lkorodu-Oga Development Association) Merit award. Sunmoni, who was a former Auditor – General and Accountant – General of Lagos State, dedicated the award to all the youths in Ikorodu Division, stating that it’s a way of encouraging and motivating them to greatness. He also pledged to be part…

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Wale Jagun It was an emotional moment for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, when he listened to firsthand stories of young boys and girls retrieved from the streets in different parts of Lagos. The Governor literally winced in discomfort, as he paid attention to heartbroken narratives of how the youngsters suffered social exclusion and ended up on the streets. Some of them were victims of low parental attachment and family disintegration. Others left home after suffering abuse, while some took to surviving on the streets when they became orphans. They…

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Our Editor Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended his ongoing political consultation to markets and community of traders across the State. The Governor, on Tuesday, met with all market leaders in Lagos under the aegis of Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria. The meeting was held at the Alausa residence of their President-General, Mrs. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo. It was the second time in three months Sanwo-Olu would be meeting with the market leaders. The Governor was accompanied by Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Special Adviser on Local…

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