Lagos State government (LASG) is set to distribute life jackets to residents of some rural communities in the State. This is due to the state’s mindfulness to the need for safety on the State’s waterways, especially in the wake of the recent boat mishap which occurred in Ilashe community, In a joint statement, the Chairman of the State’s Ferry Services Corporation, Mr. Paul Kalejaye and the General Manager of the State Waterways Authority, Ms. Abisola Kamson said the gesture, which is aimed at stemming the occurrence of loss of lives in boat mishaps, will be presided over by the State’s Acting…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Team Lagos has emerged winners of (Zone1) South West Zonal Eliminations for the forthcoming 3rd edition of the National Youth Games 2017 which will hold between September 7 and 19 in Ilorin, Kwara State. At the zonal elimination contests for five team sports, basketball, volleyball, cricket, handball and hockey held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium and Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State, Team Lagos won 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals, while Oyo State placed second with 3 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals; Ogun State came third with a total of 1 gold, 3 silver and 2…
The Ekiti State Government (EKSG) has announced its Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Physically Challenged Scholarship and Bursary awards for 2017/2018 academic session. The state has instituted various Scholarship and Bursary Awards for students of Ekiti State origin in the Federal, State and Private Universities in Nigeria and Overseas. Free Application forms for undergraduates and Physically Challenged undergraduate as well as Masters’ and Ph.D students categories of prospective applicants are now available at Ekiti State Scholarship Board, New Secretariat Road, Ado-Ekiti. Application Date: 22nd August to 22nd September, 2018 ELIGIBILITY: Scholarship Award: To qualify for undergraduate Scholarship Awards (i) Applicants must be…
The Commissioner in charge of informal sector, Osun Board of Internal Revenue, Mr Wole Adesanya has charged the press men in Osun State to be of help in revenue generation in their various beats through conscious efforts to always report information that can have positive impact to Revenue generation in the State. Mr. Adesanya gave this charge while representing the Special Adviser (SA) to the Governor on Tax and Revenue Matters, Mr. Gbenga Akano during the public lecture organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), State information chapel to mark its 2017 press week. (OSSG)
Oyo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry has disclosed that the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, will maintain his status as the paramount ruler of the ancient city of Nigeria. The commission also disclosed that Ibadanland, the capital of Oyo State, will soon have a total of 32 beaded crown-wearing Obas. This is the highpoint of the recommendations by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the review of the existing 1957 Declaration of Olubadan of Ibadanland and other related chieftaincies in Ibadanland, set up by the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. To reduce the lengthy years it takes a potential Olubadan to get…
Lagos State Government has commissioned a newly built bus park at Ajeigboro, Marina. This is part of the state’s efforts at decongesting traffic on the Marina – Apongbon axis. Speaking at the commissioning and official handing over of the park to members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business District, Mr. Agboola Dabiri said the decision to create a bus park at Apongbon axis was taken at the State Executive Council meeting in line with the present administration’s commitment to proffer lasting solution to the incessant traffic situation on…
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board’s Executive Secretary, Alhaji Mufutau Okoya disclosed that the last batch of Pilgrims from Lagos have left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday to join the rest of the World to participate in this year’s Hajj Exercise. Speaking to reporters in his Office on the Hajj exercise, Okoya expressed the determination of the present administration to ensure that the State Pilgrims are adequately catered for during the pilgrimage. The Executive Secretary noted that this underscores the decision to make special flights arrangements for the pilgrims, stressing that the Boeing 747 conveying the 304 Lagos pilgrims will…
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola last Tuesday said if Nigeria wants a rapid economic development, then there is the need to develop a rich data base that will contain the data and economic profile of every citizen. He said part of the problem the nation is facing in its national life is the absence of an efficient data base or personality profile of every Nigerian. Ogbeni Aregbesola stated these while playing host to the new state coordinator of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mrs Omolara Idah who paid him a courtesy visit at the government house Osogbo. He said the…
The 3rd International Summit on Digital Broadcasting in Nigeria has been scheduled to hold in Lagos between August 22 and 23, 2017 at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State. This was disclosed on Thursday, August 17 by the General Manager of Lagos Television (LTV) and South West Chairman of Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), Mrs. Funke Moore. Moore, while addressing a Press Conference ahead of the event, revealed that the seamless transition from the analogue broadcasting to Digital Switch Over (DSO) will top discussions at the summit. According to her, the theme of the event, “The Future of Nigeria’s…
Vehicle owners in Lagos State has been warned to stop the habit of patronizing touts and unlicensed individuals for the registration or renewal of vehicle documents or application for driver’s license. Speaking during a radio interview recently, the General Manager of Lagos State Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), Mr. Lateef Lawal stated that the Agency remains the first and last point of call for all intending applicants for vehicle documentation in the State. According to Lawal, the process for the collection of a fresh driver’s license commences with the enrolment of the applicant at any of the accredited driving schools…
Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela disclosed that government has expended over N22bn on Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) since 2011, confirming that the recently inaugurated Governing Council is already finding a lasting solution to the crisis in the institution. The Commissioner, who made the disclosure on Thursday during a Ministerial Press Briefing, held at the Film Theatre, Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism, revealed that the Governing Council has had a series of meetings with the Unions of the institution to resolve the current imbroglio, saying that the unions have consented to the forensic auditing…
Osun State government, in partnership with the World Bank has trained over 300 youths across the state on the FADAMA III programme. This is a bid to boost food security in the state and Nigeria as a whole. Tagged FADAMA III AF Graduate Unemployed Youth and Women Support (FADAMA GUYS), the programme was designed to educate the youths on both theory and practical procedures in getting the best from various agricultural enterprises. The programme also focused on building the participants’ knowledge and capacity in managing their farming businesses if supported by the government. The training programme afforded the participants drawn all council…
Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Chief Isaac Ishola, said that the state government has directed all the religious centres and social clubs in the state to remove their external speakers within two weeks or face the wrath of the law, disclosing that over 600 offenders have been tried for violating environmental laws. The Commissioner, who stated this during the Ministerial Briefing organized by the State Government at the Film Theatre, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Secretariat, Ibadan, disclosed that over 200 Industries have been monitored this year for air emissions and effluent discharges with about 12 facilities…
The Osun State Government has called on the people of the state to be vigilant and maintain the highest hygiene standard possible in the light of current reported cases of Lassa Fever in some states in the South West such as Lagos and Ogun. In a statement signed by the Media Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Sola Fasure, government said there is however no confirmed case of outbreak of the fever in the state. Government noted that the case of a corpse brought from Lagos, which death was linked to Lassa Fever, was subjected to laboratory test and tested positive to…
Osun State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has commenced four weeks training on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) organised for Civil Servants in the State of Osun. The event was declared open by the by the Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology Engineerg Oluremi Omowaiye. Training which began on 14th day of August will end on 8th September 2017 as scheduled to hold between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Engineer Oluremi Omowaiye then enjoined the participants to attend the training punctually. (OSSG)
Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade yesterday announced the state’s closure of the N85,140,000,000 Series 2 Bond Issuance geared towards improving the physical and social infrastructure in the State. Ashade in a statement, said the Bond was issued in two tranches of N46,370,000,000 16.75 percent Tranche 1 maturing August 2024 and the N38,770,000,000 17.25 percent Tranche 2 maturing August 2027, under the N500bn Third Debt Issuance Programme. Ashade recalled that the Government had on Friday, August 12, issued an N85.14billion Series II Bond in two tranches- a 7 year N46, 370,000,000 16.75 percent bond maturing in August 2024;…
The Lagos State Government (LAGS) who has set the stage for the grand launch of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative, has begun to seek the buy-in and understanding of the citizens on the new efforts in solid waste management through advocacy and enlightenment. Speaking at a Stakeholders meeting on Friday at NECA Hall, CBD, Alausa, the State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare said that the Cleaner Lagos Initiative remained the bedrock upon which cleaner, healthier and livable environment rested. Adejare disclosed that government had started engaging Lagosians to educate and enlighten them on the new initiative in solid waste management.…
Well over 800 media stakeholders in Nigeria converged in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State to attend the maiden edition Oyo State Government Information Summit, on Wednesday, August 9. The stakeholders had cautioned colleagues from reporting inciting as well as divisive messages that could lead to chaos and precipitate anarchy in the country. The summit, which had in attendance Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi; his counterpart from Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose; also enjoyed the presence of Media Chiefs, Media Regulatory Agencies, Government Functionaries, Public Relations Practitioners, Information Officers, Communication Lecturers, Reporters, Broadcasters, Lawyers, Communication Students and other Stakeholders, advocated…
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has constituted Judicial Service Commission, Local Government Service Commission and State Pension Board. During the event, the governor has said that the country’s development and progress is being impeded by unbridled culture of impunity and flagrant disobedience to the rule of law and order. Until the citizens decide to wean themselves from these negative tendencies, the governor said that the country might continue to lag behind in all the metrics of socioeconomic development.The Governor said this during the inauguration of the chairmen and members of the newly-constituted Judicial Service Commission, Local Government Service Commission…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the implementation of the second phase of the CodeLagos Project, which will be launched in September 2017. The approval is coming on the heels of the successful implementation of the pilot phase of the project which has trained 5,464 students of primary and secondary schools across the State. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement on Sunday, said that 65 schools including government and private schools took part in the pilot phase. He said: “The training has delivered to the students critical life skills including basic…