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Abayomi, Omotoso, Adefisayo among returning Sanwo-Olu commissioners
Immediate past Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, his information and education counterparts Gbenga Omotoso and Mrs Folashade Adefisayo are among the returnees in the list of commissioner-nominees sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. WesternPost had earlier reported that Sanwo-Olu on Friday, sent a list of 39 nominees to the assembly…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu transmits names of 39 commissioner-nominees to Lagos Assembly
The governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has forwarded 39 names for screening and confirmation as commissioners and Special Advisers to the state’s House of Assembly. A source close to the leadership of the House, informed WesternPost that the list comprises 30% women, youths, technocrats and seasoned politicians. The source said that the list was transmitted in the early…
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Ogun to locate CNG fuelling stations along bus routes, says Abiodun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that fueling stations for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) would be positioned along bus routes across the state. Governor Abiodun, who made this known in an interview with newsmen at the arcade ground of the Governor’s Office shortly after inspecting the first successfully converted diesel/petrol buses to CNG, noted…
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Lagos govt restructures, renames education, local govt ministries, two MDAs
Lagos State government on Wednesday announced the splitting of the Ministry of Education into two. It also renamed the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Rural Development. This was according to a circular from the office of the Head of Service (HOS), Hakeem Muri-Okunola. In the circular, addressed to Ministries…
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Abiodun calls for police support in flushing out kidnappers, cultists, set to launch surveillance drone
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Wednesday said efforts are being made by his government to flush out kidnappers, cultists, and land grabbers. Consequently, the state government has concluded arrangements to launch its surveillance drones, to be performed by the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. Governor Abiodun spoke when he received the…
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EndSARS: Lagos PDP demands transparency, investigation into planned mass burial of 103 victims
Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded transparency and a thorough investigation from the Lagos State government regarding the planned mass burial of 103 victims of the #EndSARS killings in 2020. The party in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode, said: “They believe that the state government has not provided a…
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Adeleke swears in special advisers, board chairmen
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has sworn in 47 board chairmen, vice chairmen and special Advisers, urging them to be responsive while discharging their duties. Adeleke gave the charge during the swearing-in ceremony held at Bola Ige House, Governor’s Office, Osogbo, the state capital. The governor told them to shun any act capable of undermining his…
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Abiodun meets Obasanjo, begs Nigerians to endure pains of subsidy removal
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, the state capital. Abiodun arrived at the private residence of Obasanjo, located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) at 11.58 am and went straight into a private meeting with him. Emerging from the…
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Waste-to-wealth: We’ll fully implement circular economy conversation – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state would fully implement ongoing discussion on circular economy involving turning waste to wealth. Sanwo-Olu highlighted the benefits of the circular economy to Nigeria in general and the entire sub-Saharan Africa, sayjng Lagos as the economic hub of the country has embraced the concept of circular economy fully. Sanwo-Olu spoke on…
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Sanwo-Olu’s wife launches initiative for multiple birth mothers
The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled a multiple birth assistance programme, known as Jumejilo Multi-birth Assistance Programme (JMAP) for indigent mothers in the state. Speaking at the launch of the Jumejilo (more than two) and the presentation of support materials to the first set of beneficiaries, held at the Office of the First Lady,…
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