Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government on Thursday maintained that there is no going back on the total ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam in the State. The affirmation was made at a consultative meeting of the State Government with representatives of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Restaurant and Food Services Proprietor Association of Nigeria (REFSPAN) at the Alausa Secretariat. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who spoke on behalf of the State, said enough damage has been done already to the health…

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Wale Jagun & Mariam Akinloye The gesture of the State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muhydeen Jokomba, of donating raw rice to 500 party members and residents in the 30 Wards in Ikorodu Division, has received commendation from the party. The 5kg rice packages which its distribution to various wards commenced on Tuesday, was done through the Divisional structure of the ruling party in Ikorodu. Ward Chairmen and other executives were seen at the Anibaba House Secretariat of the party on the Obafemi Awolowo Way, collecting the…

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Kunle Adelabu -Supports retired staff with food palliatives The management of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has assured their pensioners that they will start getting the increment on salaries as approved by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, starting from January 2024. At the first meeting of the year with the pensioners, held at the LAWMA Zonal office, Rowe Park, Lagis, on Tuesday, the senior citizens thanked the management of LAWMA, and offered special prayer for the management for positive turn of events in…

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Kunle Adelabu -Governor’s aide, eminent individuals pay tributes The remains of the former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Prince Tajudeen Oladapo Odofin, were buried yesterday at his residence in Ipakodo – Ebute, Ikorodu, Lagos at around 7.00pm. Odofin served in the late Captain Gbolahan Mudashiru administration from 1984 to 1986, which was a military regime. He was a founding father and President of the Oriwu Club Ikorodu and former Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG)/Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB). The funeral prayer was led by the Chief Imam…

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Kunle Adelabu The death of the former Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State, Prince Tajudeen Odofin, has been announced. THE IMPACT gathered that he gave up the ghost early today at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Prince Odofin who aspired for the exalted stool of the Ayangbure of Ikorodu after the exit late Oba Salaudeen Oyefusi, OON, was the Chairman, Ikorodu Division Resource Development Group (IDRDG) and the Ikorodu Town Hall Management Board (ITHMB) 2006 to 2007. The late Odofin was a prince of the Adegorushen branch of the Lasunwon…

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Wale Jagun In a committed effort to uphold traffic regulations, the Lagos State Government has launched a robust campaign targeting motorcycles operating on restricted routes within the city. This initiative is part of the ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and mitigate traffic congestion. Speaking from his Alausa Office in Ikeja, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi commended the recent strategic enforcement efforts led by the State Commissioner of Police and the Lagos State Task Force. He further stated that the campaign aims to unequivocally halt motorcycle operations in…

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