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Eid – ul- Maulud: FG Declares Monday Public Holiday

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Mariam Akinloye The Federal Government has declared Monday public holiday to mark the  Eid-ul-Maulud celebration which is the birth of Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him). Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion. A statement issued by Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, said the holiday is to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The…

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Lagos Appeals Judgment Against LASTMA

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Mariam Akinloye Lagos State Government has filed a notice of appeal against a judgment stopping towing of vehicles and imposition of fines by Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) without an order of a court. The decision to appeal the matter was made known in a statement Wednesday, signed by the Director of Civil Ligation, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mr Hameed Oyenuga. The notice of appeal, filed on Sept. 30, contains four grounds against the judgment of Justice Olalekan Oresanya delivered on Sept. 22. Lagos State said it had…

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Ikorodu Constituencies’ State Assembly Seats: Ogunleye, Aro, Lawal, Olaiwola Make INEC Final List For 2023 General Elections

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, uploaded the final list for the Governorship and State Assembly elections on the Commission’s website. The electoral umpire had on Tuesday said that 18 political parties nominated a total of 837 candidates and their running mates for the Governorship elections in 28 States out of the 36 on the Federation Also, according to INEC, a total of 10, 231 candidates are jostling for 993 State Assembly seats. In a statement on its website, the…

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Lagos Strikes Deal With Private Firm To Manage, Operate Imota Rice Mill

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Wale Jagun Ahead of the commissioning and operation of the 32-metric tons per hour Rice Mill in Imota, Ikorodu, Lagos State Government has handed over the management of the facility to private investor for efficient running. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, presided over the ceremony where officials of the State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WACOT Rice Limited, a subsidiary of TGI Group. The private firm is to provide operational support and manage the mill for nine months in the first instance through Joint Venture. The partnership…

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Lagos Teachers Endorse Sanwo – Olu For Second Term

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Wale Jagun The event marking the World Teachers’ Day in Lagos State turned into a platform to share testimonies of the positive transformation recorded in State’s teaching service by the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Teachers cheerfully shared their experiences in the last three years, giving Sanwo-Olu a pass mark in raising the standards of education through investment in infrastructure and capacity building. At the symposium organised by the Lagos wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) at the NUT Pavilion in Ikeja, Lagos teachers unanimously threw their weight…

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Major Restructuring Hits LASUSTECH As Institution Gets New VC, Prof Olumuyiwa Odusanya

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Kunle Adelabu -Dr Olaleye To Pilot LASPOTECH Termination As Rector There has been major restructuring in the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), as the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, appointed Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya as the pioneer Vice–Chancellor of the institution. The new VC, Prof. Odusanya, is a professor of Community and Primary Health in the Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care in the Faculty Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Lagos State University (LASU). This appointment was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the…

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Alajede Palace Renovation: Traditional Chiefs Appeal For Residents, Others’ Interventions

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Chieftains of the Alajede – in – Council have appealed to both indigenes and residents in Ijede community to support them in rehabilitating the Alajede palace in Ijede which has been in a state of dilapidation for many years. The traditional chiefs, who said that with or without a King, the palace which is meant for the entire town must be kept in a good shape as it is an heritage which must be preserved at all times. THE IMPACT had in November 2016, in a report titled, “Alajede Palace:…

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I Have Hope In Court Of Appeal To Reclaim My Mandate – Awesu

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Kunle Adelabu Mr Abdul – Azeez Adekunle Awesu, who aspired to represent the lkorodu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Abuja, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and currently at the Court of Appeal to reclaim his mandate of representing his party as its candidate in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections, has expressed confidence in the Nigeria judiciary. Awesu said that he is sure of getting justice at the upper court following the withdrawal of his candidacy by a Lagos Federal High Court which consequently pronounced…

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World Teachers Day: Lagos Education Commissioner Charges Teachers To Always Celebrate Themselves

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The Honourable Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo has charged teachers in the state to always celebrate themselves because of the good work that they are doing. She stated that the vision of the Lagos State Government is to be the model of excellence in education in Africa by producing self – reliance students. Adefisoye spoke at the Banquet/Dinner of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ikorodu Branch, in commemoration of the 2022 World Teachers Day (WTD), held at the HOMAT Event…

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Full Story: Sanwo-Olu Approves Salary Increment For Lagos Workers

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Wale Jagun Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu today announced salary increments for civil servants in the State. He made the announcement during his surprise working visit to the State Secretariat in Alausa, with his cabinet members including the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola in attendance. The Governor also announced the approval of personalised vehicles for directors in the ministries with the first 100 to be disbursed by month end. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, the  Governor, also announced a 25 per cent salary increment…

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