Category: Business

Adeboruwa Wants LASG To Partner With Nichemtex To Be Productive, Contribute To Economy

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Kunle ADELABU -Assures Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry of his support The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Semiudeen Orimade Kasali, Emugoriade I, has enjoined the Lagos State Government to partner with the United Nigeria Textile Limited (UNTL), also called Nichemtex, in order to make the textile giant productive and contribute meaningfully to the economy.   The monarch made the appeal during the courtesy visit by the executive members of the Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) to his palace on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.   The…

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Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce Seeks Ayangbure’s Support

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Kunle ADELABU -New Exco for inauguration November 8 The newly elected executive members of the Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) have appealed for the supports of traditional rulers in Ikorodu division in order to achieve the aims and objectives of the Chamber.   The new exco, led by the President, Engr. H.O.B. Lawal, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Consteng Construction Engineering, made the appeal during their visitation to His Royal Majesty, Oba Kabir Shotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, on Monday, October 29,2018.   The exco…

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Osinbajo Announces Slash In Business Name Registration Fees

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has announced approval of a 90-day special window to register businesses at a reduced rate of N5,000 only from N10,000 Mr. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President in Abuja, said that Osinbajo made the announcement in Enugu. Osinbajo, who was quoted as making the announcement at the launch of the 19th edition of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Clinics in Enugu, said the special window of 90 spanned from Oct. 1 to Dec.…

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iCare Upliftment Programme: Hon. Benson Lifts 150 Market Men, Women With N3m

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Kunle ADELABU -Says exercise will be periodic The Representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives in Abuja, Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, on Saturday, August 11,2018,  provided 150 market men and women picked from the six councils in Ikorodu division with N20,000 each to support their businesses.   The traders received the cash donation, which was described as another phase of the lawmaker’s upliftment programme, at the Hon. Benson Federal Constituency Office located along Igbogbo/Ipakodo Road,Ikorodu.   Hon. Benson, speaking at the brief programme, was full…

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ETF: Lagos Disburses N5.22Billion To 6,462 Beneficiaries

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Our Reporter The Lagos State Government on Thursday said a total of 6,462 residents with proven business ideas have so far benefitted about N5.22billion from the Employment Trust Fund (ETF) designed to grow the economy and create jobs through provision of credit facilities with minimal interest.   Speaking at the annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the amount so far disbursed constituted a…

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COMMUNIQUE OF THE 1ST IKORODU ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2018 THEMED “STABILIZING LOCAL ECONOMY” HELD AT ORIGIN GARDENS AND ZOO ON THURSDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2018

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The maiden edition of the Ikorodu Economic Summit was held on the 22nd February 2018 at Origin Event and Zoos with the theme “Stabilizing Local Economy”.   The Summit was convened and hosted by Ikorodu Oga Development Association, led by Otunba Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru, in conjunction with a research based, not-for-profit Organization, called Advocacy for Community Economic Development represented by Messrs Oke Godwin Olaoluwa and Bashir & Oluwakemi Hassan.   The Summit was aimed at identifying the economic potentials of Ikorodu Division thereby drawing the attention of government, investors, and…

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Ikorodu Economic Summit: Government Functionaries, Captains of Industry, Scholars, Others Chat Roadmap For Development

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Kunle ADELABU The first-ever Ikorodu Economic Summit (IES) has provided an opportunity for policy makers, captains of industry, scholars and others to brainstorm on roadmap for Ikorodu  division’s sustainable developments. The event, which took place at the Origin Zoo & Gardens on Thursday, February 22, 2018, and tagged, “Stabilizing the Local Economy”, was organized by the Advocacy  for Community Economic Development (A-CED) in conjunction with Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS). Otunba Ganiyu  Abiru ,  IKODASS  Chairman , in his welcome address stated that the collaboration between IKODASS and A-CED was to…

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Ikorodu Economic Summit: Residents Call For Private, Govt Support For Initiative

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Kunle ADELABU -Holds Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Origin Gardens & Zoo, Ebute-Iga Residents of Ikorodu Division have called for support for the Ikorodu Division Economic Summit (IDES) which is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Origin Gardens & Zoo, Ebute-Iga, Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu division. The call was one of the major resolutions arising from a two session   discourse by participants on THE IMPACT Platform’s Chat on Saturday, February 10, 2018. The Summit, which is themed, ‘Stabilizing Local Economy’, is a private initiative event aimed…

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LASG Economy Benefits As December Records Huge Spending

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The Lagos State economy has received a major boost as spendings in the creative sector records an estimated N50bn cash transactions in the first three weeks of December, according to reports monitored by the Lagos State Government. The peak in entertainment activities and the huge influx of people from neighboring states and the Diaspora on holiday visits have impacted positively on the economy of the state at a time that corporate sponsorship of the creative sector has also recorded an appreciable growth. In a press statement released on Thursday by…

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