Wale Jagun The Lagos State Government has declared its readiness to construct a new airport on the Lekki axis of the State. The Special Adviser Governor on Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Mr. Ope George disclosed this while speaking at a media parley organised by the State Government held at Alausa, Ikeja on Thursday. He revealed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government has sought and obtained approval from the Federal Government for the construction of the new airport in Lagos. According to him, the project, which is expected to take off in…

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Kunle Adelabu The new leadership of the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC) is ready to hit the ground running as it has announced some of its agenda for youths and Igbogbo community. Comrade Kazeem Ogunmuyiwa, in his acceptance speech at the inauguration of the new executives on Monday, October 3, unveiled his administration’s agenda. Ogunumyiwa, who acknowledged the impacts of elders of Igbogbo that developed the community and many others that have been projecting the community at the state, national and international levels, called for unity and synergy amongst various interest…

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Kunle Adelabu The socio – economic and political organization, Ikorodu Heroes (I – Heroes), has again called the attention of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, one of its agencies, Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) as well as traditional and political leaders in Ikorodu to traffic situations in and around the division. I-Heroes, while commending the government on the ongoing demarcation from the Ferry Terminal in Ipakodo through the TOS Benson Avenue which they said would assist in controlling the traffic, also charged that safety measures should be put…

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye months after their election, Comrade Kazeem Ogunmuyiwa and other elected executives of the Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC) has formally taken over the affairs of the umbrella body of the entire youths in Igbogbo, Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, with charge to ensure that they have action plan for development of the coomunity.. Dignitaries at the ceremony also called on the IYC to work in unionism with other stakeholders in Igbogbo for sustainable development to be achieved. The…

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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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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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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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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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