The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, has announced the preparedness of the state to partner Oyo State and the rest of the Southwestern states in agriculture and other economic activities to enhance the socio-economic integration of the region. Ambode stated this when he paid a courtesy call to his Oyo State counterpart, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, in his office, in Ibadan, on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. With the steady progress being recorded by Oyo State in physical and social infrastructure, and the establishment of a commercial hub along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to attract investors, he said that Ajimobi had demonstrated…
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The Lagos State Government (LASG) has said that all needed impetus is being put in place to improve service delivery in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the State and transmute from the age-long analogue mode of operation to digital and technologically-driven mode of operations. The Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Babatunde Tajudeen Rotinwa, stated this at the opening session of the 2017 Annual Retreat for top officials of the Commission with the theme “Achieving a Smart City Oriented Local Government Service through a Sustainable Capacity Building for the Staff” at Citi Heights Hotel,…
Lagos State Government (LASG) has demonstrated its determination to complete ongoing housing projects with the mobilisation of contractors back to the site in order to reduce the current huge housing deficit in Lagos. The State Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal disclosed this during a two-day tour of ongoing housing estates at Ilubinrin, Lagos Island; Ajara, Badagry and Igando Gardens, Igando, while imploring all contractors on site to double their efforts at getting the housing units ready for allocation and occupation by December 2017. The Commissioner opined that it would be satisfactory to the government if the generality of residents…
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that the country will be self sufficient in rice production by November, which he said will force a reduction in the price of the commodity. He frowned on what he called the people’s unbridled penchant and taste for foreign foods, most of which, he said, were not as healthy and nutritious as those produced locally. The minister bared his mind while addressing a town hall meeting on sustainable agriculture, which was attended by farmers, youths, women and other stakeholders in agriculture, held at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, on Tuesday.…
Oyo State Government has concluded plans to hold its N50bn endowment on Thursday, August 3, 2017, assuring that the fund will be used for infrastructural upgrade of 679 health facilities in the State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan, who disclosed this on Thursday during a Press Conference held at the Conference Theatre of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Ibadan, stated that the fund will be utilized for the establishment of a cardiovascular center which will provide up-to-date routine and emergency care in a bid to reduce sudden deaths arising majorly from cardiovascular causes. Dr Adeduntan,…
Lagos State Government (LASG) has asked Obas, Baales and Chiefs across the State to continue to live above board in the maintenance of peace and security within their respective domains by exhibiting exemplary conduct. Addressing all the Traditional Rulers and Chiefs at an interactive session on security issues in Lagos State, the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Mr. Muslim Folami stated that the recent development in the State where a traditional ruler was apprehended for conniving with kidnappers to cause unrest was totally unacceptable to the State government. He noted that the government expects traditional rulers who are…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has called on Nigerians to invest in the country’s education sector expressing belief that a Nigerian university can one day emerge best in the world with proper funding. The governor made this remark while speaking with newsmen at the 12th Convocation Ceremony of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. The first family was in Ota on) Friday to celebrate one of their Sons, Oluwarogbayimika Fayose who is one of the “Royal Set of Eagles” released by the institution in 2017. Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has called on Nigerians to invest…
The General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu has declared that all security operatives and emergency responders will be on alert to respond to any form of emergency or distress call during the conduct of the Local Government and Local Council Development Areas’ election on Saturday. He advised Lagosians to be peaceful and calm while performing their civic responsibility during the exercise, urging them to comply with the rules and regulations before, during and after they must have cast their votes. The General Manager further stated that the restriction of movement will not affect workers such…
Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Magodo in conjunction with the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, has initiated a 9-month Certificate Course in Local Government Administration for stagnated officers on grade level 07 who are desirous of advancing their civil service career. The training, which had commenced earlier this year, will grant successful participants the privilege of ascending to the next Grade Level in their chosen discipline. The Acting Director-General of PSSDC, Mr. Olufunmi Ajose-Harrison said that the State government decided to come up with the training programme as an alternative way of assisting…
The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has inaugurated new boards for the state’s Civil Service Commission, Universal Basic Education Board, Teaching Service Commission and Hospitals Management Board The inauguration ceremony took place at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Ibadan, on Wednesday. The Governor implored the new appointees to ensure fairness to all in the discharge of their duties, while he also advised them to embrace godliness in their service to humanity. Ajimobi reminded them that they were chosen among other eminently qualified people in strict recognition of their track records, past contributions to the state, competence…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the south west region as the next frontier of food security in Nigeria, revealing that an Agric Master Plan that would facilitate the effective use of the massive arable and fertile land in the region would soon be developed. Speaking in Ibadan during a courtesy visit to his Oyo State counterpart, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Governor Ambode said it was gratifying that all the Governors in the region were in sync about economic integration, and that concerted efforts would be made to fully scale up the agric potentials of the region in…
The Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in conjunction with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has organized a 2-day sensitization programme to enlighten 150 women in Hospitality Business (Commercial Sex) in the State. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Lola Akande, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Abiola Liadi at the opening ceremony, disclosed that the programme was to improve women’s quality of reproductive health care because the gender experience high rates of HIV, unplanned pregnancy and maternal mortality. She stated that the forum would provide strategic modalities for protecting and safeguarding…
I received with shock and deep sorrow the departure of Chief Sir Festus Oluwagbenga Abiola on Sunday, July 16. He was 73 years old. Sir Abiola was a community leader, an industrialist, successful businessman, patriot, a widely travelled socialite and a devout Christian. Until his death, he was the Chairman of Unique Radiovision, a private broadcast outfit located in Ilesa, State of Osun. He was a rallying-point in the politics of Ijesaland and State of Osun in general. Sir Abiola was a Pillar of Support for The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ijesaland and our state. He was a firm…
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is passionate about the payment of worker’s salaries and allowances. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Kolapo Alimi made this known today while interacting with the management and staff of Ifedayo and Ila Central Local Council Development Areas. Barrister Kolapo Alimi explained that he was in Ila and Ifedayo Councils to interact with the staff to know their feelings about the government in the state. He went down memory lane to explain experiences of workers under different administrations in the State. The Commissioner reiterated the commitment of the administration in the state to the…
The panel of inquiry on disturbance of public peace set up by the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to unravel the circumstances that led to the communal clash in Ile-ife has rounded off its sitting. Governor Aregbesola set up the panel on 25th day of March, 2017 and charged them to investigate the crisis within four weeks. Since the panel began its sitting on April 19, 2017, it has not received any eyewitness account from those that testified before it. Majority of those that submitted memoranda were those that approached the panel for compensation from the government. While…
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has described the sudden death of Mrs Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole, Permanent Secretary Bureau of General Services, Office of the Governor, as a colossal loss in the state civil service. In a statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy signed by its Director, Semiu Okanlawon, the Governor was quoted as speaking when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the slain Mrs Kolawole who met her untimely her untimed death in the hands of kidnappers while on a journey to Abuja last Thursday. Aregbesola was quoted as saying the untimely demise of…
The Lagos State Safety Commission has again exhibited its proactiveness by organising a waterways safety campaign to sensitise boat riders and passengers on boating safety with the theme: “Safe boating…it begins with you”. Addressing boat riders and passengers today at the Elegbata- Ebute-Ero Jetty, the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Hakeem Dickson explained that Lagos State, being a Mega City with the influx of people from all parts of the world is responsive and responsible, therefore takes the safety of lives and properties seriously. In his words, “this is why we have deemed it necessary to put together this…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun has joined people of Osun and well-meaning Nigerians in commiserating with the family of late Chief Olu Abiola, who passed on on Sunday, 16th July, 2017. He said the late Abiola was a true patriot. In a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, Aregbesola described the death of Chief Abiola as a great loss to the business circle, the State of Osun and Nigeria as a whole. The governor said the late industrialist and Chairman Unique FM radio station, fondly called Baba Olomi,…
The Ekiti State Government confirmed on last Sunday to have promoted 9,583 out of its public servants. 6,993 of them are teaching and non-teaching staff of various public secondary schools, while 2,590 are local government staff. The Chairman of the State Teaching Service Commission, Chief Abiodun Falayi said in a statement that 3,963 teachers and 1,586 non-teaching staff were promoted. Falayi said that the Gov-Ayodele Fayose-led administration inherited what he called abnormalities in cadres, unharmonized structure as well as inaccurate nominal roll and seniority list. He said that all complaints lodged by affected workers were considered and rectified in the…
The Lagos State Government has said plans are afoot to employ more of advocacy through the newly transformed Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) to ensure sanitation compliance in the State. The Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare made the disclosure during his reception of the Kaduna State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mrs. Amina Sijuwade who paid a working visit to the Ministry on Tuesday. While taking his Kaduna State counterpart through the activities of the Ministry, Adejare said that the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) would employ the use of advocacy instead of force to…