Day: September 7, 2024

King Kosoko Memorial Lecture Holds Tomorrow, Sunday

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Wale Jagun The King Memorial Lecture, being organized by the Lagos royal family in honour of the former King of Lagos, King Kosoko, will hold tomorrow, Sunday, September 8, 2024. This year’s lecture is themed, “The Lagos Economy in the Era of King Kosoko: A Talent of Prosperity and the Decline”, will hold at 1pm at the Glover Hall, Lagos. Mrs Lola Ade – John, the Honourable Minister for Tourism, will grace the occasion as the Special Guest of Honour, while the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo…

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LASUSTECH Commends Ounje Eko Discount Market Initiative

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Wale Jagun & Bolu Orebajo (SIWES Student) The management and staff of the Lagos State University and Science University (LASUSTECH) and residents of its host communities, have welcomed the Ounje Eko Food Discount Market, as a welcome intervention from the government. The Ikorodu main campus of the institution, yesterday, Friday, September 6, 2024, hosted first of the special campus sales that would continue every Friday for the next eight weeks. Prof. Abiodun Denloye, Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC), Academics, launched the discount market on behalf of the Vice- Chancellor, on the…

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Ikorodu Chairmanship Aspirant, Prince Abdulazeez Owolewa Bags Masters in UK

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Kunle Adelabu It was celebration galore as Prince Abdulazeez Yusuf Owolewa, a Chairmanship aspirant for the Ikorodu Local Government on Thursday, bagged Masters (M.SC.) in Buisness with Human Resources Management from the University of Northumbria,p London. The colourful graduation ceremony was attended by Ikorodu indigenes and residents. Some of the Ikorodu sons at Afeez Odesanya, Akeem Sanwoola, Sulaimon Mojeed Sanni, Kazeem Elemuren, Olowu Nofiu, Kazeem Awoyade, Hameed Ganiu and kayode Badmus among others. Sulaimon Mojeed Sanni, the publisher of an online media platform, Blackbox, revealed the development on his social…

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Senator Abiru Confirmed As Recipient Of Democracy Heroes Award Africa 2024

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Kunle Adelabu The Senator, representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Mikhail Tokunbo Abiru, FCA, has been confirmed as the recipient of the Democracy Heroes Award Africa 2024 in the Outstanding Policy Maker of the Year 2024. Sen. Abiru, who is the Chairman, Southern Senator’s Forum, won 40% of the votes cast to emerged as the winner ahead of his closest rival, Hon. James Faleke who garnered 36% of the total votes. Other nominees are: Hon. Mukta Aliu Betara, Senator Sanni Musa, Senator Henry Serikae Dickson and Hon. Olaide Akinremi.…

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Sanwo – Olu Gets Credit For State’s Emergence As 6th World Best City For Nightlife

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Kunle Adelabu The Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Lagos State, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, has given commendation to the Governor of the state, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, on the rating of the state as the 6th best city in the world for nightlife. Lagos was named by the Time Out Magazine published by Time Out Group. It operates in 333 cities in 59 countries. It started as a London-only publication in 1968. The five cities ahead of Lagos are: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Manilla in Philippines, Berlin in Germany,…

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LASUSTECH Signs MoU With NIIT For Construction Of Autogas Centre

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), on Friday, 6th September, 2024, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria, for the construction of an Autogas Conversion Centre in the Ikorodu campus of the university. According to LASUSECH management, the institute is also expected to collaborate with the institution in other areas of academics and consultancy services. The MoU signing ceremony, held at the Abuja Office of the Institute, with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya signing on behalf of…

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Senator Ogunlewe Foundation’s Scholars Get Second Year Model School Scholarship

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Kunle Adelabu -Commended for performances The four model school scholars of the Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe Educational Foundation, have been presented scholarship award for the second year of their Junior Secondary School (JSS) education, ahead of resumption on Monday. The sum of 146, 000 naira was presented through the Dr. Akinola Ogunlewe STEM Centre (AOSTEM Centre), an e – learning centre offering free computer training to students and youths in Igbogbo, for the students’ registration into JSS 2, on Wednesday. The beneficiaries usually get their educational support every term and a…

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