Sports

Agege stadium will soon be ready for CAF inspection Ambode assures

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

The Lagos state Government has assured fans of MFM FC and football stakeholders that the Agege stadium will be ready on time for the CAF inspection team who are expected to visit the ground ahead of the 2018 football season. The Special Adviser to the Lagos state Governor on Sports, Mr Deji

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We’re steadily building state that works for all – Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday expressed profound gratitude to residents of the State for the massive support extended to his administration in the outgoing year which made the achievements recorded in key sectors possible, assuring that more projects would be implemented to make life comfortable for the people in 2018. Speaking at […]

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Lagos establishes six additional primary schools

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

The Lagos state government has approved the establishment and listing of six new Public Primary Schools in the state. The schools are Community Primary, Ibasa, Ojo LGEÀ; Community Primary School, Ajewanwa, Ojo LGEA; Oladele Aĺaka Primary School, Ejigbo, Oshodi-Isolo LGEA; Iju Ajuwon Primary School, Ifako-Ijaiye ĹGEA; Osho Sholu Primary School, Ewu Oloye, Erunwen, Ikorodu

Politics

Lagos lawmaker assures that Nigeria’s future is bright despite

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2017 0

The lawmaker representing Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly and Acting Chairman, House Committee on Special Duties, Hon. Olusola Abdulhakeem Sokunle, has said that the future of Nigeria is bright despite the current challenges facing the country, advising Nigerians to continue to have faith in the leadership of the country as […]

News

Ambode’s wife fetes over 500 children at Christmas

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2017 0

In the spirit of the Christmas celebration, Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative (HOFOWEM), a pet project of the wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Monday distributed various gift items to more than 500 children at Massey Children’s Hospital, Lagos and Sought After Children’s Orphanage Home, Langbasa Ajah, in a project tagged: […]

Politics

2019: Opposition should start thinking of 2023; Buhari has already won 2019 –Marwa

Ihesiulo Grace 24 December 2017 0

Former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has said that nobody can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. Marwa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said from political calculations, no formidable candidate can withstand Buhari during the upcoming election. Speaking with another newspaper, the APC

Politics

APC receives over 1500 PDP defectors in Oshodi

Ihesiulo Grace 24 December 2017 0

Some members of the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 1 in Lagos State, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors who were welcomed at the APC LGA meeting held at Methodist Pry School in Oshodi, by the Lawmaker representing Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of […]

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Lagos to disburse N635.5m bursary to 8, 419 beneficiaries

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2017 0

The Lagos State Government on Friday said it would commence the disbursement of bursaries and scholarships totaling N635.576million to a total of 8,419 students in the State tertiary institutions on December 27, 2017. In a statement by Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, the commencement of the disbursement followed the approval […]

Business

LAHA set to enact law on 24-hr electricity

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2017 0

Lagos State House of Assembly(LAHA) is set to enact a law that would strengthening electricity generation and ensure 24 hours’ uninterrupted power supply in the state. A bill to this effect would soon be passed into law by the Lagos State House of Assembly. The bill, which went through public hearing on Wednesday, was described […]

Opinion

ASUU and Its Worrisome Contributions To The Collapse of The Nigerian Educational Sector

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2017 0

Gone are those days when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) used to be a platform to push for development in the educational sector. The days of sincere unionism, driven public interest and principled leadership have now made way for cheap blackmail, tissue of lies, evil and desperation driven a gang of morally bankrupt […]

Brands and Marketing

Nigerian Breweries donates classrooms to Lagos school

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2017 0

Nigerian Breweries Plc has donated a newly built block of six classrooms and conveniences to St. Patrick Grammar School, Epe, Lagos State. The project, undertaken through the Nigerian Breweries – Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund-further extends the education intervention initiatives of the company in Lagos state and Nigeria. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony

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LASU emerges best school delegation at 9th, 10th NITIMUN conference

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2017 0

Lagos State University has emerged the Best School delegation at the just concluded 9th & 10th Nigerian International Tertiary Institutions Model United Nations (NITIMUN) Conference held in Abuja. The five-day International Conference with the theme, “Tackling Unemployment and Youth Involvement in Cyber Crime,” was held from Saturday, December 2 to Wednesday, December

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Lagos to establish 3 more technical colleges, says Dep. Gov

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2017 0

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule has disclosed that arrangements have been concluded by the present administration to establish three more technical colleges in Alimosho, Ibeju-Lekki and Badagry. Adebule, who also doubles as the Commissioner of Education, disclosed this at the graduation and special awards ceremony for about 1,324 technical students across

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LASG to commission additional response unit On Ikorodu road

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

In a bid to improve the response time to all forms of emergencies in the state, the Lagos state government is set to commission the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Response Unit on Ikorodu Road by Fadeyi Bus Stop, Onipanu, to serve Lagosians in that axis and its environs. The General Manager LASEMA, Mr. […]

Business

Skye Bank, six others win Lagos security trust’s fund top prize

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2017 0

Skye Bank Plc., one of Nigeria’s leading retail commercial banks and six other companies have been commended and awarded platinum prize for committing huge resources in support of securing lives and property in Lagos State. The top donor awards to Skye Bank and six organisations were part of the activities at the 11th Town Hall […]

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Lagos state budget hits N1.04trn

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State governor on Monday presented the 2018 budget of N1.046 trillion to the state House of Assembly. The budget tagged “Budget of Progress and Development” is 28.67 percent higher than that of 2017 which was N812 billion. The 2018 budget has a capital expenditure of N699 billion and a recurrent expenditure of […]

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We will back Ambode for second term because he is doing well –Joseph

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2017 0

Dennis Joseph, a cleric and Chairman South-South People’s United Forum, Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos State chapter, is also a Lecturer at the Christian Association of Nigeria Bible College, Lagos State. In this interview with THERESA TEKENAH he speaks on his vision for his group and why he is backing Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi […]

Energy

Ambode promises stable power supply to all Lagos homes

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2017 0

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said arrangement had been put in place to implement the embedded power project which would soon bring electricity to every home in the state. Ambode spoke at the 2017 community day celebration with the theme: “Community Affinity: Aligning Lagos Communities with Private Sector” held in Lagos. He […]

Politics

2019: Buhari is a better candidate for President than anybody else -Marwa

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2017 0

A former presidential aspirant and former military administrator of Lagos State, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) has told crowd of supporters during a meeting in Yola that President Muhammadu Buhari remains the most credible candidate to win election come 2019 and therefore they are pledging their total loyalty and support for his second term. […]

Education

Dangote recruits Lagos Technical graduates

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

Nigerian business mogul and entrepreneur, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is recruiting about 100 graduates of the five Technical Colleges across Lagos State. Speaking with journalists at the weekend during the recruitment screening by the Dangote Group conducted for the graduates at the Agidingbi Technical College, the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Technical and Vocational