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Opinion: Government of the Oligarchs, by their Minions, for the Oligarchs by Babatunde Gbadamosi

9Mar

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Lagos News, Nigeria

Opinion: Government of the Oligarchs, by their Minions, for the Oligarchs by Babatunde Gbadamosi

Since May 29, 2019, myself and millions of other concerned Lagosians have been urging Governor Jide Sanwoolu to fix the frankly disgusting roads in Lagos. He responded by initiating a shambolic exercise he quaintly calls "palliative measures", which essentially consist in a scattering of rough granite stones on damaged portions of road, compacting same and leaving for the next rains to wash away. When we criticised these obviously ineffectual and hugely expensive "palliative measures", his explanation was that asphalt could not be laid during the rainy season. As they kept parroting this line, Julius Berger continued laying asphalt on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Strangely, the rain did not stop them. The dry season came, and the "asphaltimg" began. Sadly, it was another cruel joke, a...

Lagos inaugurates FADAMA Food Market in Badagry

21Feb

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Agriculture, Economy, Lagos News, Nigeria

Lagos inaugurates FADAMA Food Market in Badagry

Lagos State Government today inaugurated a new Food Market at Agbalata, in Badagry Local Government in order to structure agricultural produce marketing for traceability and quality assurance. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who inaugurated the market, explained that the new FADAMA Food Market would also promote availability of wholesome food to the populace at affordable prices as well as create farmgate price advantage through the elimination of middlemen. She noted that the market which was a product of a collaborative effort with multilateral Agencies, especially the World Bank and the Federal Government, would also reduce post-harvest losses whilst giving optimum returns to farmers for their efforts. Acco...

Sanwo-Olu assures Business Community on Investment Friendly Policies

20Feb

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Lagos News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu assures Business Community on Investment Friendly Policies

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Olusola Sanwo-Olu has assured business community in the State of his administration’s commitment to engage and partner with stakeholders while also implementing investment friendly policies and guarantying security of lives and property. The Governor gave the assurance on Thursday while speaking at a Breakfast Meeting with the Lagos Business Community held at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Alausa-Ikeja. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat who represented the governor said “As a responsive government, we are not resting on our oars and will continue to provide necessary tools and support that would translate into greater opportunities with the overall aim of ensuring sustainable economic and social development of ...

Commissioner urges Staff to improve Service Delivery

20Feb

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Commissioner urges Staff to improve Service Delivery

Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr. Wale Ahmed has enjoined the management and staff of the Ministry to initiate policies that would engender better service delivery to the people of Lagos State in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S developmental Agenda of the present administration. The Commissioner gave this charge at the opening ceremony of a three-day retreat with the theme: Redeveloping Hinterland To Meet Up With T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda, which was organised by the Ministry for management-level officers in Lagos. He commended members of staff for their efforts in promoting the Ministry’s activities in the areas of local government administration and chieftaincy matters, urging them to also focus attention on other areas of responsibiliti...

Traditional Rulers Vitals to National Development – Hamzat

20Feb

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Lagos News, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria

Traditional Rulers Vitals to National Development – Hamzat

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat has stressed the importance of traditional rulers in the promotion of peaceful co-existence among communities to bring about national development and growth. Speaking at a Symposium organised to commemorate the 20th Coronation Anniversary of the Oloja of Epe, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, Dr. Hamzat averred that the traditional rulers play useful roles in brokering peace between the people and the State, enhancing national identity, resolving minor conflicts and providing institutional safety. Hamzat urged all tiers of government in the country to work with traditional leaders in order to achieve peace, stability and economic development in the localities, saying that “traditional rulers are the embodiment of our cul...

LASPARK Warns Horticulturists to Keep Environment Clean

19Feb

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Environment, Lagos News, Nigeria

LASPARK Warns Horticulturists to Keep Environment Clean

Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has said horticulturists who have consistently failed at keeping their assigned open spaces clean and well-groomed would be disengaged by the Agency. This was made known in a statement issued by the General Manager of the Agency, Mrs. Adetoun Popoola, saying the present administration's commitment towards ensuring a greener and healthier environment in Lagos as well as undertaking monitoring to ensure compliance with the terms of engagement. “We have observed that some of the locations outsourced to horticulturists have not been given adequate attention and care; the State Government will not continue to engage contractors who underperform and continuously breach the terms of their engagement, which is to keep Lagos looking cle...

Sanwo-Olu Bids Justice Bulkachuwa Farewell, as Appeal Court President Retires

19Feb

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Judiciary, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Sanwo-Olu Bids Justice Bulkachuwa Farewell, as Appeal Court President Retires

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration will not deviate from the tenet of constitutional democracy, promising that actions of the State Government under his watch will be kept within the ambit of the law. He said his Government’s faith in the judicial system remained unshakable, adding that Lagos had been a beneficiary of the rule of law. Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday while receiving the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, on a courtesy visit at the Lagos House in Marina. Justice Bulkachuwa, who was accompanied by other Justices of the Appeal Court, is retiring from the service after reaching the mandatory retirement period. The Governor said Lagos would always stand on the good side of the law, adding that h...

Be Proactive: Provost tells Student Midwives

16Feb

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Education, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Be Proactive: Provost tells Student Midwives

The Provost of the Lagos State College of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health Nursing Igan.do, Mrs. Oyefunso Orenuga has urged Students Midwives to be proactive during intensive and clinical training because they play a vital role in quality healthcare services. Orenuga stated this in her address during the Capping and Strapping ceremony of Students Midwives Set of 2019, adding that Nurses devote their lives caring for others, especially those who are not strong enough to care for themselves and generally meeting the everyday essential health needs of the people. In her words “The Profession is essential to all health care systems around the world as Midwives play significant roles in sustaining humanity. Nurses are the first contact in the communities and, as such, need to be train...

Sanwo-Olu opens 11 Road Network, Health Centre in Bariga

14Feb

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu opens 11 Road Network, Health Centre in Bariga

…Says Projects Symbolise ‘True Transformation’ At Grassroots Residents of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in the eastern part of Lagos State have reaped what could be termed “bountiful dividends” of local government autonomy entrenched in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in the area on Friday to inaugurate 11 road network recently completed by the council chairman, Hon. Alabi Kolade. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s intervention accelerated the completion of the 1.6-kilometre long road projects, two years after they started. The Governor, accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the State Executive Council, commissioned a state-of-the-art CMS Primary Health Centre and fully furnished three blocks of classrooms bui...

Opinion: Okada and Keke Ban – Transport for Lagos by Babatunde Gbadamosi

2Feb

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Opinion: Okada and Keke Ban – Transport for Lagos by Babatunde Gbadamosi

Sometime last month, The Lagos State Government announced a partial ban on ALL operators of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in some named parts of Lagos State. The ban went into effect yesterday, Friday, 1st of February 2020. The scenes across Lagos were expected. Thousands of stranded commuters were left to make their way on foot to their various destinations. Social media is awash with stories of Lagosians' first day without their beloved "Keke" and "Okada". Sadly, reports are also rife of law enforcement agents enforcing this ban in areas not named in the official announcement, as a means of extorting hapless operators already reeling from the nefarious activities of the NURTW - its affiliates and the restriction placed on areas in which they can trade. I'm sure this was not ...