Category: Media

Kunle ADELABU –  Pledges LASG support for community media Lagos State Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan has assured Lagosians that challenges being posed by indiscriminate refuse dumping  in the state is a phase which would soon pass.   The newly appointed Commissioner gave the assurance during a reception tagged, ‘One-On-One With Commissioner’, which  was organized  by the State Community Media Forum at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Information & Strategy, Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, in honour  of  his…

The newly-appointed Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan was today greeted with a rousing welcome in the State Ministry following his appointment last week by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. Speaking during the event, the outgoing Commissioner, Mr. Steve Ayorinde said the government is a continuous process that abhors a vacuum, expressing happiness that he was handing over the baton of leadership of the Ministry to another professional with vast journalistic experience. Ayorinde noted that the Ministry is the face and voice of the Government and has remained in the…

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode has approved the appointment of Mr. Idowu Ajanaku as the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy with immediate effect. In a letter signed by the Head of Service, Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye, the appointment is in line with Governor Ambode’s vision to strengthen the information machinery in the State with the aim of making it more people-oriented and effective, right to the grass-root. Mr. Ajanaku, a multiple award-winning journalist and political strategist until his elevation was the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor…

Kunle ADELABU -Commissions Newly Upgraded Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre In Alausa The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday, December 15, 2017, urged journalists to always strive to promote professionalism just as he assured his administration’s continued support for journalists in the state to excel in their practice. Ambode has also revealed plans to upgrade five information centres across the state, to ensure prompt information dissemination. Governor Ambode, who performed the commissioning at the Press Centre, located within the Alausa Secretariat, asked journalists to continue to dedicate themselves…

Former Dean at the School of Communication, Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Lai Osho has urged media organisations in the country to desist from giving voice to disruptive issues and instead use their platforms to help citizens build consensus. Osho gave the advice at a three-day retreat organised by the Lagos State Government for Correspondents covering activities at the Governor’s Office, held at the Golden Tulip Hotels, Festac. Professor Osho who said that as development partners, the media has the responsibility to report good governance, added that journalists and their…