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Over 25,000 Candidates Register on Ogun State’s Job Portal

20Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Employment, News, Nigeria, Youths

Over 25,000 Candidates Register on Ogun State’s Job Portal

The Ogun State government has said over 25,000 unemployed youths have registered with the state Job Portal opened last week Thursday. Mr Mr Lekan Olude, Special Adviser to Governor Dapo, disclosed this on Monday to the newsmen saying the State Government has started analysing the profiles and would very in a couple of weeks start matching those on the database and linking them with prospective employers. According to him, A whopping 24,815 had registered as at this afternoon. He noted that following calls by a cross section of the state that the jobs portal was malfunctioning, the Governor ordered that all glitches be cleared. "I can confirm to you that the portal works seamlessly now and in spite of the pressure and number of applicants, registration goes on on a minute-by...

Our PPP Initiative Yielding Results, Says Ogun State Gov.

20Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Economy, News, Nigeria

Our PPP Initiative Yielding Results, Says Ogun State Gov.

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday reiterated that his government Public Private Partnership initiative is already yielding results as large number of investors have started trooping to the State to explore business opportunities. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, made this statement known when he received the Chief Executive Officers of S&W and Sigma Limited who paid him a courtesy call.in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The team had Mafia Charles and Adeshina Olaitan for Zigma Limited, while S&W Corporation, had Orji Orlo Imoh and it's president, Jung Woo Jin and has partnered with companies like Daewoo and Samsung in the past. Abiodun, said the Public Private Partnership was initiated by his administration, to enable corporate entities and go...

Osun Gov Seeks Private Partnership to Revamp Agric Sector

19Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Agriculture, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Osun Gov Seeks Private Partnership to Revamp Agric Sector

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to partner private sector to revive the agriculture sector in the state. He said on Monday during a facility tour of Bob Jones Farm Limited, at Obadimu community, Orolu Local Government Area of the state. While speaking, he said his administration will do everything possible to make agriculture the mainstay and bedrock of the state's economy. Oyetola who described agriculture as the most sustainable means to growing the economy, said no stone will be left unturned to turn around the sector for the betterment of the people of the state. He said the administration's revolution has been designed to make the state sufficient in food production, and by extension have enough to export, explaining that...

Kwara Gov Commiserates with Emir of Gwanara Over Wife’s Death

19Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Kwara Gov Commiserates with Emir of Gwanara Over Wife’s Death

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday commiserated with the Emir of Gwanara, Alhaji Idris Sabi Kotokotogi, over the death of his wife, Hajia Hadizat. Hadjia Hadizat died on Sunday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital following a brief illness. The governor, in a statement issued by Rafiu Ajakaye, chief Press Secretary said "I commiserate with His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gwanara, on this sad development, and pray the Almighty Allah to forgive her shortcomings and comfort the larger Gwanara family, including Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Danladi Yakubu Salihu, He also prayed Allah to give the aged Emir long live and better health to continue to serve the people as one of Kwara's first class emirs, the statement added.

Sanwo-Olu Swears-in New Permanent Secretaries

19Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu Swears-in New Permanent Secretaries

The Lagos State governor on Monday swore in new permanent secretaries, saying the implementation of government policies and programmes depends on the orientation and qualitative service delivery of its Civil Servants. The governor disclosed this at the swearing-in ceremony of new nine Permanent Secretaries, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. He charged the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries to work ceaselessly to ensure that the State lives up to its expectations by residents, underscored the strategic importance of the civil service in nation building. According to him, there was need for the new leadership to implement necessary measures and initiatives to foster growth and development in all sectors of the State's economy. In his earlier remark, the Lagos State Head of Se...

Sanwo-Olu Swears In Commissioners. Will Swear in Special Advisers Tuesday

18Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu Swears In Commissioners. Will Swear in Special Advisers Tuesday

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu will on Tuesday swear in Commissioners and Special Advisers that will work with him to deliver a greater Lagos. African News Today gathered that can the swearing in ceremony will take place at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium in Alausa by 10am prompt. The new cabinet members are to be sworn in having successfully been screened by the Lagos State House of Assembly. They are to work with Governor Sanwo-Olu and the Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat to deliver on the developmental agenda for the State as captured in T.H.E.M.E.S which stands for Traffic Management and Transportation; Health and Environment; Education and Technology; Making Lagos a 21st Century Economy; Entertainment and Tourism as well as Security and Governance. The new cabinet m...

Nigeria: Ike Ekweremadu Manhandled by IPOB Members in Germany

17Aug

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Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Ike Ekweremadu Manhandled by IPOB Members in Germany

Former deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu was shown in a video being manhandled by suspected IPOB members in Nuremburg Germany where he had gone to celebrate the Igbo new yam festival. As the video showed him being chased out of the venue of the event, voices could be heard in the background shouting "people are being killed on a daily basis, people are being arrested for no reason...." "we don't want them here.." This was clearly a show of disappointment and even anger at the Igbo ruling class who many IPOB members and indeed Igbos as a whole have seen as not being interested in the welfare of their people but only interested in their respective pockets. You can watch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8rP1ZZCBCc

Sanwo-Olu appoints LASTMA Boss, Others Permanent Secretaries

16Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu appoints LASTMA Boss, Others Permanent Secretaries

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of the General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Wale Musa as a BabPermanent Secretary. This contained in a circular sighted by AFRICAN NEWS TODAY on Friday Others appointed as Permanent Secretaries by the state governor, are Mrs Sanyaolu Kikelomo Morenike, Engr Shodeinde Olalekan Nurudeen, Mrs Titilayo Shitta-Bey (Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution), Durosinmi-Etti Olorunkemi, Kalesanwo Oluyemi Yewande, Engr Agoro Moruf Olawale (Director Civil Engineering, LASURA) , Mrs Odeneye Belinda and Mr Olaide-Mesewaku Babatunde.

Lagos Emergency Workers Protests, Demand 5 Month Unpaid Salary

16Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Employment, News, Nigeria, Safety

Lagos Emergency Workers Protests, Demand 5 Month Unpaid Salary

Some members of staff of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Unit (LRU) on Friday protested demanding the payment of over five months' salary arrears owed by the Lagos State government. The protest which was staged at Alausa, Ikeja saw the staff with placard of various inscriptions The report gathered that the large number of workers who had reportedly stopped reporting for work, the number of agents at the LRU call centre had been depleted. One of the workers who pleaded anonymity said they have stopped the emergency management operations in Lagos and manned the Command and Control Centre at Alausa, Ikeja, where over 80,000 emergency calls were received on a daily. "Our salaries has stopped during former governor, Ambode's tenure. I have a child that is very s...

Kwara: ‘Judicial Solution’ Likely as Committee on Sales of Public Assets Submits Report

16Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Kwara: ‘Judicial Solution’ Likely as Committee on Sales of Public Assets Submits Report

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said recommendations of the committee on sales of public assets may be tested in the court in a bid to get justice for the people of the state. AbdulRazaq was speaking in Ilorin, the state capital, when the Committee on the Review of the Sales/Disposal of Government Properties submitted its final report to the Governor. "I thank you for your time and the efforts put into the work. I went through the interim report and I'm sure this final report would be an improvement on it," he said. "We would not discard the report because that would be a waste of your time and resources. We will definitely look at it. And we will find judicial solutions for the good of the state and Nigeria. In the interim report that you recently submitted...