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Sanwo-Olu disbands land properties special operations team

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disbanded the land properties special operations team in Lagos. In a statement on Saturday, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said state government has been flooded with complaints over the untidy activities of the team. The team was created to work with the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA) under the Ministry of Physical Planning.…

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PHOTO NEWS: Faces at Ake arts and book festival in Lagos

Mrs. Bisi Fayemi and Toni Kan were among other known literary and cultural enthusiasts at the Ake Arts and Book Festival in Lagos on Saturday where new authors and aspiring authors were on parade. The wife of the former Ekiti State Governor was a panelist in one of the sessions. Mrs. Fayemi wrote in her Facebook post after the event:…

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Police holds PR conference in Ibadan

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officers and Strategic Communication Experts are set to converge on the culturally rich city of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital for their Annual Conference scheduled to hold from the 12th to 15th December, 2022 at the Kakanfo Inn and Conference Center. The annual conference with the theme; “Strengthening Strategic Communication Towards Police Reforms, Security…

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Lagos ready to drive your passion, Sanwo-Olu tells young CEOs in tech space

…charts inclusion, partnership in chat with youth entrepreneurs Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has narrated how at 24, he initiated a disruptive shift in the plumbing sector, which revolutionised the vocation and aided its transition from the trade of unskilled artisans to professional occupation. Speaking with dozens of under-35 young executives in Lagos tech space, telecommunications, fintech, banking, arts and…

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We’ve disbursed N15bn for Lagos-Badagry Expressway reconstruction – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disbursed N15 billion for the reconstruction of the Lagos Badagry Expressway under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Tax Credit (RITC) Scheme. The N15 billion represents a 100 per cent payment of the funding of the Lagos-Badagry road rehabilitation under the tax credit funding of the NNPC Ltd. The NNPC Group Chief…

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Lagos mandates insurance policy for construction workers

Lagos State government said workers at construction sites must be insured against injuries or possible death. Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola stated this on Thursday at the opening ceremony of a one-day training on safety, health and hygiene for artisans in the state, tagged: ‘Safety Compliance at Construction sites’. Mojola declared that there was the need…

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Experts’ views will be accommodated in Surrogacy bill- Lagos Assembly

Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, Hon. Hakeem Sokunle, has said laws regulating human fertilization and surrogacy procedure and practice in the state have been long overdue. Sokunle said the law is necessary considering the controversies and barrage of litigations associated with human fertilization and surrogacy-related matters in the state. While speaking at the public hearing on…

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Adedoyin, alleged killer of OAU student, Adegoke renames hotel to save hospitality business

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The alleged killer of Mr. Timothy Adegoke, a post graduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Dr Abdulrahman Adedoyin has renamed his Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ile. Adegoke, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) student of OAU had travelled from Abuja to Ife to write his examination and was allegedly murdered on November 7, 2021. Our correspondent gathered…

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Abiru disburses N150m in 23 months for financial relief scheme, says aide

Beneficiaries of the Senator Tokunbo Abiru COVID-19 Financial Relief Scheme have received direct credits in their bank accounts for the month of November. This makes it the 23rd consecutive months of receiving the social service support by the beneficiaries. This was contained  in a statement issued by the Senator’s Media Aide, Enitan Olukotun on Thursday. He said that the Senator,…

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New twist as Oyetola accuses Adeleke’s men of looting Osun Govt House

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The immediate past Governor of Osun State, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has alleged that aides of Governor Ademola Adeleke looted the Government House, Osogbo. Oyetola, in a statement by his media aide, Ismail Omipidan, said that the new government took over possession of the Government House a day to the inauguration of Governor Adeleke. Addressing a press conference…

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