For the first time, Organised Labour in Lagos State came out to openly declare support and threw their weight behind candidate of a political party. Labour leaders, on Thursday, 12 January, 2023, held a mega solidarity rally in Ikeja to endorse the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the Governor’s landmark achievements and his implementation of labour-friendly policies in governance. Lagos NLC chairman, Comrade Funmilayo Sessi, and her counterpart in TUC, Comrade Gbenga Ekundayo, led thousands of workers in the rally held at the Police Training College in Ikeja GRA. At the Sanwo-Olu endorsement…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been tipped to win in Akwa Ibom State due to massive dividends enjoyed by the state under the APC-led federal government. This was the position of former Deputy Governor of the state and former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, Obong Nsima Ekere. According to him, the state has to reciprocate the good gesture of the federal government. Ekere, who was addressing journalists in Uyo, ahead of the presidential rally of his party in the state, said the quantum of dividends is unprecedented in the history…
By Chima Okafor They have been rendered breathless, still reeling in shock and surprise over the mammoth crowd that received the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, in Enugu, the political headquarters of the old Eastern region on Wednesday, 11 January, 2023. Observers say this huge rally means a major incursion into the South-east, which some politicians think is their strongholds. And hit by such tumultuous reception accorded Asíwájú, political opponents are now looking for how to discredit the success of the rally and de-market the APC candidate. Asiwaju’s message to the Igbo is clear and unambiguous.…
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has congratulated AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef and other newly appointed members of the reconstituted board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Monday, approved the reconstitution of the NDIC and approved the appointment of some new members and the reappointment of some existing members to the Board. The new appointees are: Dr. Abdulhakeem Mobolaji Abdullateef, (Chairman) from South-West sone; Prof. Osita Ogbu, from South-East Zone; Umar Gambo Jibrin from North-Central Zone; Mohammed Attahiru Haruna from North-East Zone; Yasmin Zabath Dalhatu from North-West zone; Simon Ogie from South-South Zone;…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Cnaidate for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni has stated that he remains the best candidate to represent Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Red Chambers of the National Assembly. Rt Hon Eshilokun-Sanni spoke at the Eko Club interactive session with political parties’ candidates on Wednesday, 11 January, 2023 in Lagos. Reeling out his contributions to the development of law-making in Lagos, in particular, and Nigeria, in general, he noted that he was the prime mover of the constituency project bill in the Lagos State House of Assembly during his first term in…
A Lagos-based Journalist, Mr. Tunde Opeseitan, has published a book documenting the achievements of Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu in Office in the last three and half years. The book – “Portrait of the Quintessential First Lady,” is a collection of birthday tributes written in honour of Dr. Sanwo-Olu and it chronicles her interventions in critical areas to complement the activities of the Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the state government. According to the author, “As a thoroughbred medical practitioner, the First Lady brings on board an extensively-deep background as a professional of no mean repute…
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday, 12 January, 2023, launched the disbursement of N50,000 grant each for at least 4000 Kwara artisans to support their businesses and strengthen the local economy. “This programme is one of our initiatives to support local industries, talents and SMEs to grow. This prevents job export, strengthens the local economy, reduces poverty rate, and improves living standards in the state,” AbdulRazaq said at the launch in Ilorin, the state capital. “Before our administration in 2019, Kwara State did not have any structured and legally backed initiative to encourage and support local industries, self-employment, petty…
Sahara Foundation and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) have announced a strategic partnership geared towards rolling out a series of recycling exchange hubs across 12 local government areas in Lagos state. This project, which is being implemented by Wecyclers, a social enterprise with expertise in recycling, is aimed at promoting responsible environmental stewardship and encouraging the adoption of recycling as a socio-cultural practice to drive desired behavioral change in waste management in the state. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11 and 17 which speaks to Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Partnerships for the Goals, this tripartite…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has said that the state was indebted to former Lagos State Governor and Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and would pay back with massive votes during next month’s election. Governor Oyebanji who stated this during the inauguration of the 143-member APC State Presidential Campaign Council in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, described the former Lagos State Governor as the undisputable father of progressive politics in the country who should be well supported for the nation’s number job. Oyebanji who was joined at the inauguration ceremony by the immediate past…