Cost Of Living In Ikorodu Will Go Higher With Commencement Of 4th Mainland Bridge, Other Infrastructural Developments – Commissioner

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Kunle Adelabu-Building permit rate will change soon The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Olumide Abiodun Oluyinka, has hinted that residents of Ikorodu division, should be ready to cope with high cost of living once the 4th Mainland Bridge and other infrastructural developments planned for the urbanization of the division, are put in place. He also issued a stern warning to property owners in Ikorodu, on the need to, as a matter of urgency, get planning permit approval within the amnesty period or risk paying higher. Dr Oluyinka…

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Ikorodu Division Gets 20 Year Sub Region Master Plan

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Kunle Adelabu -Commissioner urges compliance Nine years after the exercise commenced, a 20-  year Sub Regional Master Plan for Ikorodu Division, which becomes operational immediately, has been officially presented to the royal fathers and other stakeholders by the Lagos State Government. The document, which covers between 2016 and 2036, was unveiled today at the Ikorodu Ultra – Modern Town Hall, with hundreds of stakeholders in attendance. Dr Olumide Abiodun Oluyinka, Commissioner for Physical Planning & Urban Development, presenting the document, said that the plan was in alignment with global urban…

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Pa Amos Oshin ‘Asiri Abo’s’ Final Journey Begins With Commendation Service

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Wale Jagun -Remains to be interred Friday The final journey for Pa Amos Olabinjo Oshin, popularly called ‘Asiri – Abo’ or ‘Oyinbo Alajo’, the trustee emeritus of The African Bethel Church Cathedral, Ikorodu, kicked – off on Monday, June 3, 2024, with Commendation Service by the Clergymen, Lagos West Diocese. While the special commendations service took place at The African Church Bethel Cathedral, Aga, Ikorodu, the service of songs by the Jerusalem Pilgrimage, Ikorodu/Kosofe branch, for their departed chieftain took place today at the Itunmeko home of the deceased. The…

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Achievers’ Crew Members Set To Unleash Power Within For Self, Community Developments

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Kunle Adelabu & Wale Jagun -Holds maiden retreat in Imota A group of professionals and community builders under the aegis of the Achievers’ Crew, at the weekend gathered to appraise themselves and improved members’ capacity in personal developments, financial management and community engagements. The retreat, which held at the luxurious N.S. Sho Hotel, Imota, between Friday, May 31 and Sunday, June 2, 2024, was themed, “Unleashing The Power Within”, with Dr (Otunba) Saheed Oladapo Ibikunle, Permanent Member, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB), Dr. Olumide Metilelu, former Deputy Vice…

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UPDATE ON MINIMUM WAGE DISPUTE: RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE ORGANISED LABOUR HELD ON MONDAY 3RD JUNE, 2024

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Further to the negotiation by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation, the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June, 2024. The Organised Labour declared nationwide strike on Monday, 3rd June, 2024 to drive home its demands. 2. The Federal Government, in the National interest, convened a meeting with Labour held in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Monday 3rd June, with a view to ending the strike action. 3. After exhaustive deliberation and…

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NYCN Leadership In Imota LCDA Inspects Ongoing Permanent Council Secretariat Site

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Kunle Adelabu-Commends Council Chair for landmark project The leadership of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Branch, on Saturday, May 31, 2024, visited the permanent site of the Imota Local Council Development Area Secretariat, to inspect the level of construction works that is currently ongoing. The executive cabinet of the Youth Council in Imota LCDA led by Comrade Folarin Adegboyega Awal, during the inspection, appreciated the Executive Chairman of Imota LCDA, Hon. (Prince) Wasiu Kunle Agoro, for such a good initiative and visionary thinking…

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Oriwu At 75: Alumni Chieftains, Others Celebrate Old School With Students

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye -Charge them on academic excellence The celebration of the milestone 75th anniversary of Oriwu College Ikorodu (now Oriwu Senior and Junior Model Colleges, Ikorodu) has kicked – off with the celebration of the school’s Founders’ Day. Oriwu College Founders’ Day, which comes up every May 29, was celebrated with the chieftains and members of the Oriwu College Old Students’ Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN) mentoring the current students and charging them to sustain the college’s tradition of excellence. The celebration is themed, “Journey Through Time: 75…

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Oro Festivals Used In Cleansing, Seeking Peace, Prosperity – IKODASS

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Wale Jagun -Oro Liwe holds Saturday in Ikorodu It has been explained that the annual Oro festivals in Ikorodu – Magbo and Liwe, serve as means of cleansing the community and seeking peace and prosperity. The explanation was contained in a statement today by the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS). Liwe festival, which is the second annual Oro festival, will hold on Saturday, June 1, 2024, and women are expected to stay indoors from 12 midnight on Friday till 6:00am on Sunday, June 2, 2024, because the festival is…

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NAIDS 2024: Igbogbo Students’ Union Will Support Most Qualified Aspirant From Imota In Adherence To Rotational Agreement

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Kunle Adelabu The Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU), has declared that none of its members will contest the position of the President of the National Association of Ikorodu Division Students (NAIDS) coming up later this year, but that it will support the most qualified aspirant from Imota. According to the leading union body in the Ikorodu Division, its position is in adherence to the rotational agreement among the three union bodies – Student union bodies in Ikorodu Constituency II – Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Ijede LCDA and Imota LCDA. In a statement by…

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Igbogbo Students Empowered With Small Chops Skills

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Mariam Akinloye As part of the efforts by the Igbogbo Students’ Union to improve the skills of its members, especially the young girls, a day within the CHEF week, was dedicated to a skill – up training. At the training held at the Oba Johnson Fatola Pavilion of the Adeboruwa palace, Igbogbo, on Wednesday, were students from various schools in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The Skill – up program, themed, “Don’t give me fish, teach me how to catch fish”, was organized in partnership with the Adunni Save…

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