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We’ll Recruit Teachers to Maximise Quality Training – Sanwo-Olu

3Sep

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Education, Employment, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

We’ll Recruit Teachers to Maximise Quality Training – Sanwo-Olu

…Commissions 110-Bed Maternity Home, School in Ajah Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday disclosed that the State would be hiring trained teachers to strengthen quality education in its schools. The Governor said his administration would spare no effort to expand quality teaching to pupils in all state-owned schools. The revelation followed the Governor’s directive to the Ministry of Education to recruit trained teaching personnel and provide vital resources that would strengthen quality education across government’s schools. Sanwo-Olu spoke while commissioning three key projects in Ajah, Eti-Osa Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state. The projects include the newly built 110-bed Maternal and Child Centre (MCC), a 12-block classroom junior secondary...

Tribunal Sacks Osun PDP House of Reps Member

2Sep

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Breaking News, Judiciary, Legislature, News, Nigeria

Tribunal Sacks Osun PDP House of Reps Member

"Delay will only sweeten the taste of victory - Reps Member reacted The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo, on Monday, has nullified the election of Hon Bamidele Salam, who represents Ede Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The tribunal cancelled elections in some units across four local government areas as a result of over-voting. The Election Petition Tribunal ordered rerun in twelve (12) units of Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency In his reaction on the judgement, Hon. Bamidele Salam reassured his supporters to remain calm as the minor setback will only sweeten the taste of victory in their mouths. According to him, "the Tribunal has stated their position which clearly does n...

Two BRT Buses Involved in a Head-on Collision

2Sep

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Environment, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety, Transportation

Two BRT Buses Involved in a Head-on Collision

Two BRT buses were involved in a head-on collision on Monday at Asolo, Ikorodu road in Lagos while trying to avoid knocking down Okada riders who were illegally plying the route. This was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) via their official Twitter handle. The accident which occurred on the BRT corridor resulted in traffic gridlock as onlookers flood the scene of the crash. Although the casualty figures are yet to be confirmed as at the time of this report, eyewitnesses said many who were injured have been taken to the hospital for medical treatment. This accident comes barely one week after several persons were injured after a trailer collided with a BRT vehicle in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The trailer going inwards Ikorodu skidded off t...

Lagos State Govt. Meets School Administrators Ahead of September 9 Resumption Date

30Aug

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Education, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lagos State Govt. Meets School Administrators Ahead of September 9 Resumption Date

… Urges Them To Advance the Education Sector Lagos State Government on Thursday met Head Teachers of public primary schools in the State with a call on the school administrators to be prepared to surmount the challenges in the sector. The State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, who addressed the headteachers at NUT Pavillion, Alausa Ikeja, maintained that the roles of the various school administrators go beyond academics but also entails shaping and reshaping the destiny of the school pupils. She appealed that the dignity of the teaching profession must be sustained, saying that the quality of the teachers would visibly reflect in the competence of pupils and students produced from the various schools. “By your designations, pupils’ first contact and tutelage a...

Lagos Flags Off Skills Acquisition Program To Train 10,000 Girls In Furniture Upholstery

29Aug

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Employment, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Youths

Lagos Flags Off Skills Acquisition Program To Train 10,000 Girls In Furniture Upholstery

...Reiterates Sanwo-Olu's Commitment To Empower Women, Youths The Lagos State Government on Thursday reiterated the unwavering commitment of the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to continually implement initiatives targeted at empowering women and youths to become useful and responsible citizens. Speaking while flagging off the Girls' Skill Up Program of Jaebee Furniture designed to train 10,000 girls in furniture upholstery, the State's Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon (Mrs) Cecelia Dada said the present administration would spare no effort to equip women and young persons with the requisite skills aimed at transforming them into wealth creators and key contributors to national development. According to her, "Empowering women and young person...

Lagos Partners Religious Institutions in Campaign Against Domestic Violence

29Aug

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Child Abuse, Crime, Human Rights, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Religion

Lagos Partners Religious Institutions in Campaign Against Domestic Violence

Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has concluded a two-day workshop to strengthen the capacity of religious institutions to respond to domestic violence as it remains a punishable crime in the state. The event held at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja was organised in collaboration with the European Union (EU)-funded Rule of Law and Anti Collaboration Programme and Nigeria Policing Programme, was aimed at sensitising religious organisations and ensuring adequate response to complaints of sexual and gender-based violence in the State. According to the DSVRT coordinator, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the seminar was put together against the backdrop of recent statistics, which revealed that 70 per cent of reported incidents of matrimonial abuses at DSVRT had already bee...

LAGESC Displaces Street Traders, Hawkers in Iyana-Ipaja, Ikeja, Dopemu, Others

29Aug

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Economy, Environment, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

LAGESC Displaces Street Traders, Hawkers in Iyana-Ipaja, Ikeja, Dopemu, Others

...Vows to ensure strict enforcement of law prohibiting street trading. Officers of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) have embarked on an enforcement raid aimed at displacing and immobilising street traders and hawkers around Iyana-Ipaja, Ikeja and Dopemu axis where roads were obstructed. The operation sanctioned by the new Corps Marshall, Akinpelu Gbemisola, a retired Commissioner of Police, was led by Deputy Corps Marshal (Operations), Mr Kazeem Ganiyu and also accompanied by the Deputy Corps Marshal (Staff and Discipline), Alhaji Adeleke Adeesan, traversed the Iyana Ipaja axis of the state. The officers dislodged traders around Dopemu road to Alaagba Garage, Old Iyana-Ipaja road, Iyana-Ipaja roundabout bus stop, Akowonjo road, Egbeda bus stop, Dopemu road in...

Osun Govt Declares Friday, August 30 as Public Holiday for Islamic New Year

29Aug

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News, Nigeria, Religion

Osun Govt Declares Friday, August 30 as Public Holiday for Islamic New Year

Osun State Government on Thursday declared tomorrow, Friday, 30th August, 2019 public holiday to commemorate the Islamic New Year, Hijra 1441 AH. The Hijrah 1441 AH will begin on Saturday, August 31, 2019. This contained in a statement signed by Adebisi Obawale, supervisor, Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the statement, the government wishes Muslims in the state and across the world a happy New Year celebration and enjoins residents of the state to continue living harmoniously and peacefully with religious tolerance and understanding. "The state government enjoins all Muslims to use the occasion to pray for the progress of the state - economic prosperity, stability and peace and continuation of good governance. The state government also advised the people to use the ne...

Health: Lagos Assembly Calls For Ban of “Sokundaye,” Others

28Aug

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Drug Abuse, Lagos News, Legislature, News, Nigeria, Youths

Health: Lagos Assembly Calls For Ban of “Sokundaye,” Others

The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for the ban and sales of consumption of "Sokundaye" and other hazardous liquid substance in the state. The Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa said that generally, even in the United States of America, they had not stopped the use of drugs. "But the law has to be stronger when it comes to selling to children. "We should not allow children and teenagers to have access to it. What the products are being used for is different from what the producers intend them for. "We have to stop primary school children from abusing the drugs. "We should reach out to the necessary departments in the state Ministry of Health. "The Ministries of Information, Health and Education should embark on awareness campaign on these products. "We...

National Youth Games: LSSC Conducts Screening for Athletes

27Aug

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

National Youth Games: LSSC Conducts Screening for Athletes

The Lagos State Sports Commission, LSSC, has conducted screening for all Athletes who will represent the State at the forthcoming Fifth National Youth Games holding in Ilorin, Kwara State from 7th to 17th September 2019. The exercise, which took place inside the main bowl of the Teslim Balogun Stadium and conducted by LSSC and some of the Sports Associations’ Officials, was embarked upon to ensure that only eligible athletes from Lagos participate in the multi-games competition. Speaking on the exercise, Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar said the screening became necessary towards achieving success at the Games, and more importantly, to mitigate the chances of the State Athletes being screened out from participating at the Games, hence denying them th...