Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has called on graduates in the country to be self-dependent, just as he urged them not to be over reliant on non-existing white collar jobs. The Governor said this today at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2017 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Corps Members at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos. Governor Ambode, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr. Oluseye Oladejo also assured the Corps members of their safety during and after the orientation course. “I urge you to pay special attention to this programme and…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade on Friday inaugurated two tribunals that would examine complaints from aggrieved party members. This is in line with the state efforts to ensure fair-hearing and justice for all aggrieved parties in the just concluded Local Government / Local Council Development Areas’ elections in Lagos State. Atilade said that the inauguration of the Tribunal was very important to the completion of the electoral process. According to her, “The Local Government Elections held on July 22, 2017 in Lagos State remains inconclusive without providing a platform as prescribed by the Electoral Law, for aggrieved parties or individuals…
Lagos State Government (LASG) on Friday welcomed release of kidnapped school students in Epe and assured residents of Safety of lives and properties. The state government expressed excitement over the release of six students of Igbonla-Epe Model College who were abducted on May 25, 2017 in their school premises. In a press statement, the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde congratulated the parents of the students and all concerned stakeholders over the development, just as he said the students would undergo series of medical tests and trauma therapy before they are reunited with their families. “This is a…
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring financial independence for women in the State to make them self-reliant despite the current economic situation. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Mrs. Lola Akande stated this in her address at the Women Academy Workshop, themed “How best to offer help and economic support to women in the 21st century through entrepreneurial skills”, organised by the Ministry in collaboration with Archetype Management Consultancy Limited, at Prestige Catering and Hotels Hall, Alausa, Ikeja. Akande disclosed that the workshop, which was part of the empowerment policies of…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday stated that the present administration intends to create a city that is not only livable but also works for everyone. The Governor, who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello at a workshop on “Urban Thinkers Campus – The City we Need” held at the Academy Hall Agidingbi, Ikeja noted that the administration is committed to a city with a robust master plan that is diligently implemented and enforced. According to him, “Our approach to evolving the city we need or a livable city is to ensure inclusive…
Lagos State Government (LASG) in its quest to improve the standard of living in the state through IT solutions, has called on Information Technology (IT) professionals to collaborate with the State. Mr. Olufemi Odubiyi, the State Commissioner for Science and Technology, while speaking at the inauguration of newly elected Board of Directors of the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Lagos Chapter at Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, urged the newly inducted technology professionals to ensure that Lagos State remains the technology hub of the country. According to him, “Lagos State is the only government institution in Nigeria with the highest number…
While I congratulate the good people of Ugep and the entire Yakurr Local government on the occasion of this year’s Leboku New Yam festival. The government of Cross River State must focus more on promoting the Leboku festival just like the Calabar Carnival. The sector has a lot to contribute towards revenue generation in the state. It is of great importance that we begin to promote the culture and tradition of our people. As a state, we must begin to write our history, our cultural values, and the heritage of our people. The government must help promote the core cultures…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has lend his voice to those of other Nigerians calling for the restructuring of the country, saying it was strange that the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was at the fore-front of the agitation for true federalism was now against restructuring as the ruling party. The governor, who hailed the position expressed last Thursday, by the Southwest APC, said the party, must now go beyond playing to the gallery and set machineries in motion to restructure the country. In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public…
The Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMH), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Thursday, 11th August 2016, during the National Family Planning High-level Event, honoured and installed the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Her Excellency, Mrs Toyin Saraki, as a Family Planning Champion in Nigeria, in recognition of her commitment to the health of women and children in the country. The High-level event was part of the 4th National Family Planning Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting, and held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa with the theme: ‘Promoting Greater Accountability through Performance Monitoring to Ensure…
The Ebonyi State Government on Tuesday condemned the stripping and battering of a 14-year-old girl, Miss Uzoamaka Chukwu, by some people in Ohaozara Local Government Area. The government, in a five-paragraph statement by Emma Anya, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor David Umahi, said it had directed the police command to ensure that all the perpetrators, be they political appointees or not, were properly investigated with a view to bringing those guilty to justice. The statement reads: I. Ebonyi State Government condemns in totality, the inhuman treatment meted out to a minor, Miss Uzoamaka, Chukwu, by some people in Ohoazara…