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Lagos Christian, Muslim Welfare Boards promote office farming
The Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSCPWB) has made a remarkable achievement by successfully harvesting its office farming produce, setting a great example for others to follow. The initiative was inspired by the Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu to promote self-sufficiency, eco-friendly practices, and team bonding during the 2024 National Women’s Conference. At the harvest ceremony,…
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Lagos unveils Operation Quadrant Ignite at Design Week
…to set up catalytic fund for industrial expansion By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government on Tuesday unveiled Operation Quadrant Ignite (OQI), a bold initiative aimed at transforming the Lekki Economic Zone (LEZ) into Africa’s premier destination for manufacturing, trade, and investment. The Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and Investment, Folashade Ambrose, disclosed the initiative—which stands at the core of…
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Amotekun Corps reassures Osun residents of maximum security
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun Amotekun Corps has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of lives and property in Osun State following the recent local government elections. In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu Abass, the Corps Commander, Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, emphasized that there is no need for panic over the current security…
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PASAN calls for release of 3 Lagos Assembly staff from detention
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Lagos Assembly Chapter, has called for the release of three staffers of the House of Assembly allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). PASAN Chairman, Com. Babatunde Ogunlana, at a press conference held in Assembly Complex on Tuesday, called on the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and organised Labour to intervene and…
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Osun LG election: Waste of taxpayers’ money – APC chieftain
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has described the recently conducted Osun State Local Government election as a waste of taxpayers’ money. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye, a former member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), argued that the election, held on Saturday, was illegal and…
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PDP chairmen inaugurate new ALGON executives in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The newly elected Local Government chairmen under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State have inaugurated new executives for the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state. The inauguration took place on Tuesday during the association’s first meeting at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government,…
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Speeding driver kills 12-year-old, injures sister on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
A tragic accident on Monday afternoon claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl and left her 15-year-old sister critically injured after they were struck by a speeding driver along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. According to a statement signed on Tuesday by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the incident occurred at about 3:35 p.m. at Ogundare bus…
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Hamzat lauds youth ministry for organising staff retreat
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has commended the new management of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development for organising a retreat for members of staff after more than 15 years. Hamzat said this during a brief interactive session with the Ministry at the end of its three-day retreat held at Novatel Hotel Ltd, Lekki-Epe Expressway,…
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LASG rallies Lekki Economic Zone stakeholders for accelerated growth
Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment (MCCTI) has rallied major drivers and stakeholders in the Lekki Economic Zone for collaboration towards accelerated development of the corridor. The relations between the zones and enterprises became formalised with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited – representing the Lagos State Government, Lekki…
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Adeleke committed to sustaining peace in Osun – Spokesperson
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Government has dismissed claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Ademola Adeleke is plotting to disrupt peace in the state. In a statement on Monday, the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, emphasized that Adeleke has been working tirelessly to maintain peace despite alleged plots by the opposition. Rasheed described the APC’s…
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