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LG Autonomy: It’s legal anomaly for FG to sue Lagos- Sanwo-Olu
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has faulted the Federal Government for dragging the State to court over Local Government autonomy. Sanwo-Olu said it was a legal anomaly for the Federal Government to join Lagos in the Suit, stating that Local Governments have been enjoying full autonomy in the State for decades. The Governor made these assertions…
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LASG disburses N391.2m to families of deceased staff
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had disbursed N391,226,636.05 to 164 beneficiaries of the deceased staff of Local Governments and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in the last one year. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Cheiftiancy Afairs, Bolaji Kayode Robert, during the ministerial press briefing in Alausa, Ikeja. Robert…
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We’ve enrolled 11,957 out of school students, says Sanwo-Olu
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday said that his administration has enrolled about 12,000 out of school students through the Project Zero Program to access quality education. Sanwo-Olu said his administration is committed to providing tools and develop skills set of every students in the state to excel in their academic endeavours. Speaking during 2024…
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Gov. Adeleke announces registration of citizen with special needs
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed that all citizens of the State with disabilities be duly registered without a fee. The Special Adviser on Special Needs, Kamil Aransi, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo at the weekend. According to Aransi, the ten-day registration exercise would commence from Monday, May 27,…
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Blue economy can redefine sustainable growth in Nigeria’s GDP, says Oyintiloye
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to give maximum support to the development of blue economy and make it an alternative to crude oil in terms of revenue generation. Oyintiloye, who made the appeal on Sunday in Osogbo, said that harnessing potentials of…
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Sanwo-Olu supports Hajj 2024 pilgrims with $100 each
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has supported the 2024 Hajj pilgrims with $100 each. According to the State Government, this is to prevent the state intending pilgrims from suffering from the shortfall in their Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) as a result of epileptic foreign exchange rates. The Governor waded into the matter following a recent protest…
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Pa Adebanjo alive, hale, hearty- Sources
By Innocent Raphael Reliable sources have confirmed that Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, is alive, hale, and hearty. This confirmation counters recent rumors suggesting the nonagenarian had passed away. A close source to Pa Adebanjo, who initially did not respond to calls and texts from our correspondent, has now clarified the elder statesman’s health…
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BREAKING: Lagos Assembly mourns as wife of Deputy Chief Whip dies 4days after death of Obasa’s father
Adenike Setonji-David, wife of the Deputy Chief Whip of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Setonji David has died four days after the death of the father of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. She died in the early hours of Saturday, 25 May, 2024, after a protracted illness. According to a reliable source in the House, Adenike had been sick since last…
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Your imprints in Osun, Nigeria, standing test of time – Adeleke celebrates Aregbesola @67
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has celebrated the former Governor of the State, Rauf Aregbesola on his 67th birthday, Adeleke described Aregbesola as a political colossus who is loved by the people of the state and Nigeria. The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, at the birthday programme…
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We monitored 30 projects sites in one year- Lagos Monitoring Office
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Parastatals Monitoring Office, PMO, says it has monitored over 30 projects cut across the state in the last one year. Permanent Secretary, Parastatals Monitoring Office, Adetutu Ososanya, said this at Alausa during the Ministerial Press briefing on the activities of the office in the last one year. “The PMO monitoring team had monitored over…
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