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May 29: Obasa lauds Tinubu’s economic reforms, reaffirms Lagos Assembly’s commitment to collaboration with FG
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa has lauded the bold and transformative economic reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu. Obasa gave the applaud in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Media Office while congratulating Tinubu on his second anniversary in office. “It takes ingenuity, courage, and a strong sense of conviction to…
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Ilaro monarch presides over formal installation of new Obas in Yewaland
In line with the provisions of the 2021 Obas Law of Ogun State and the approval by the Ogun State government, the Paramount Ruler of Yewaland and Chairman of the State’s Council of Obas, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Olugbenle, has presided over the formal installation rites of newly crowned kings under the jurisdiction of the Yewa Traditional Council.…
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We will continue to ensure MDAs comply with budgetary provisions, says Lagos Assembly
The Lagos State House of Assembly through its Chairman, Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Lukmon Olumoh, has said that the assembly would continue to ensure that Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state comply with the budgetary provisions. It would be recalled that the House is currently reviewing the last quarter of the 2024 budget and the…
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Senate passes 2025 FCT Appropriation Bill
The Senate has passed the 2025 FCT Statutory Appropriation Bill, authorising a total expenditure of about ₦1.81 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory for the 2025 fiscal year after a third reading. This followed the presentation of the joint committee report by Senator Mohammed Ibrahim, which reviewed and harmonised input from both chambers in accordance with sections 62, 80, 88, 89, and 299 of the 1999…
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LASIEC is ninety percent ready for 2025 LG polls, says Okikiolu-Ighile
The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (retd.), has said the Commission is ninety percent ready for the conduct of the 2025 local government elections. Okikiolu-Ighile made this known while appearing before the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Economic Planning and Budget on Wednesday at the Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja. It would…
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3 die as two-storey building under construction collapses in Ikorodu
No fewer than three construction workers have been confirmed dead under the rubbles of a two-storey building undergoing construction in Otta-Ona axis of Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, increasing the death toll to three persons. The three workers confirmed dead by the Lagos State emergency team were those identified by their colleagues to have been on the ground…
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Ibas, Rivers officials to defend 2025 budget
The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retired), and other key functionaries are to appear before the Joint National Assembly Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State to defend the state’s ₦1.48 trillion 2025 budget. The Leader of the Senate/Chairman Senate Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti…
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Kogi Assembly moves to amend 2007 Tenancy Law
The Kogi State House of Assembly has passed the Tenancy (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2025 through its second reading. With the second reading passed, the bill now moves to the relevant committee for further scrutiny. Leading the debate during plenary, Hon. Akus Lawal, member representing Ankpa I Constituency and sponsor of the bill, said the legislation seeks to correct longstanding…
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Minister applauds Abiodun’s donation of take-off site for federal varsity
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa has lauded the donation of the Model College, Onijaganjagan, as the temporary take-off site for the newly established Federal University of Health Sciences, Abeokuta by Governor Dapo Abiodun. He described it as a timely and strategic intervention that will eliminate infrastructural delays and fast-track the launch of the university’s academic programmes. The Minister,…
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Ondo governor okays rehabilitation of 102 PHCs, restates commitment to reducing child mortality
The governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the rehabilitation of no fewer than 102 primary health centres as part of efforts to enhance healthcare services across the state. Aiyedatiwa stressed his administration’s commitment to drastically reducing child and maternal mortality through ongoing health sector reforms. Aiyedatiwa made these remarks at the opening ceremony of the five-day Ondo…
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