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Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:59:41 +0000
Lagos empowers 3,000 farmers with agricultural inputs
By Oyebola Owolabi The Lagos State government has empowered about 3,000 agripreneurs with agricultural productive assets and inputs under the 2021 Agricultural Value Chains Enterprise Activation Programme. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the kick off...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:55:06 +0000
Omotoso: fake news deadlier than COVID-19
By Oyebola Owolabi Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso has implored stakeholders in information management to join in the fight against fake news. He described the aftermath of fake news as deadlier than the COVID-19 pandem...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:38:12 +0000
Buhari cracks stubborn projects and it’s just the beginning, by Femi Adesina
By Femi Adesina How did you feel watching Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, inspecting the just completed multi-million dollars bridge at Ikom, Cross River State, early this week? Any person of goodwill, not overtaken by bile a...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:30:29 +0000
10 things you probably didn’t know about Abba Kyari
By Samuel Oamen Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari on Thursday denied allegations he ever demanded or received a bribe from celebrity internet fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, from a $1.1million loot. In a post on his Facebook p...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:29:49 +0000
APC chief: I hold media in esteem
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Asiwaju Rotimi Ajanaku, has said the respect he has for the media is high. He said he holds the media in high esteem, adding that it should not be caged. The Ibadan-based businessman an...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:27:18 +0000
‘We are building students’ capacity to reduce unemployment’
By Tajudeen Adebanjo Lagos State Governor Babajide  Sanwo-Olu has said  the ongoing Jobs Initiatives Lagos  (JIL) and entrepreneurship skills  programme designed for final year students and others is aimed at reducing  graduate unemployment  an...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:25:27 +0000
COVID-19: NGO urges churches to observe protocols
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Knowledge Givers International Limited, has raised the alarm over the neglect of COVID-19 prevention protocols by some religious bodies. With the Delta variant prevalent in Nigeria, the NGO will be holding a sen...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:20:56 +0000
Monarch seeks Sanwo-Olu’s help
The Baale of Ogombo in Eti Osa Local Government of Lagos State, Chief Abiodun Ogunbo, has urged his subjects to make unity their watchword. He said this is necessary for the development of the community. The monarch told reporters at an Eid-el-Kabir ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:15:04 +0000
Council polls: coalition scores LASIEC high
By Oyebola Owolabi The Coalition of Political Parties in Lagos State (COPPILS) has hailed the conduct of the local government elections, describing it as peaceful and credible. At a news conference yesterday, the Coalition praised the Lagos State Ind...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:11:04 +0000
Traditional ruler preaches peace
The Oniworo of Iworo Kingdom Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Badagry, Lagos State, Oladele Kosoko, has urged Nigerians to live in peace. He also prayed God to rescue Nigeria from evil doers. Oba Kosoko, in his Eid-el-Adha message, urg...



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