The Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-bello, has urged the 3rd Set of Bachelor of Nursing Science graduates of the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, to be ready to give back to the society. She also appealed to them to jettison the idea of relocating out of the country but stay back to practice their profession. The VC, who was the chairperson at the induction ceremony of the 31 graduates held at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, said the state government has invested a lot in the training of the graduates as well as medical facilities…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
In the wake of the clamor for appointments, the President has stated categorically that he is out to constitute a government of national competence, which he said would form the basis for his appointments. He subtly passed a message that he would not sheepishly throw caution to the wind by ignoring a note of warning, unlike the great Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, who treated the premonition from the soothsayer with disdain to his peril. With ethnic and religious sentiments being weaved into the lobby for appointments into his cabinet, Tinubu is not unmindful of the reality that he too could…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023, presented brand new cars to newly appointed Permanent Secretaries and the Auditor-General in the Civil Service to boost their morale and increase service delivery. Governor Abiodun, while presenting the official cars to them at the Government House, Isale-Igbein in Abeokuta, said it was in fulfilment of his promise to take care of the workers’ welfare, adding that the gesture was to ease their mobility and enhance productivity. The Governor, represented by the state Head of Service, Mr. Kolawole Fagbohun, said he would always look into the wellness and wellbeing…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A pastor, Chidiebere Okoroafor, has been sentenced to death by hanging for murder by a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. Okoroafor, who is the General Overseer of the Altar of Solution and Healing Assembly based in Oyigbo, Rivers State was tried for killing his choir mistress, Orlunma Nwagba, who he allegedly impregnated. He also faced murder charges for the killing of Nwagba’s friend, Chigozie Ezenwa, and her eleven-month-old daughter, Cresabel, on December 11, 2017, in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state. The trial judge, S.O. Benson, said the evidence and confessional…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike After years of wearing masks against COVID-19, students in Japan have been undergoing ‘smile education’ to re-learn their social cues, Mail online reports According to Mail Online, Keiko Kawano’s company, Egaoiku, has seen a more than four-fold jump in demand for smile instruction since last year,.A one-hour-long session costs 7,700 yen (N43,000), and customers range from companies investing in salespeople to local governments supporting residents’ well-being.One of the students taking the class as part of her school’s courses to prepare them for the job market, Himawari Yoshida, 20, said she needed to work on her smile.”I hadn’t…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has disclosed the reason for the approval of the reduction of work days from five to three days a week for civil servants in the state. The Governor described the decision as a temporary palliative measure to cushion the effect of the removal of subsidy. The state Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, announced the Governor’s decision on Monday, 5 June, 2023. She however, “Warned the workers not to abuse the magnanimity of the governor, stressing that the regular monitoring of MDAs by her office would be intensified to ensure strict…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Popular Yoruba Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has disclosed that she is not ready to pay N18,640,092 tax levy charged her by the Lagos State Government through the state Internal Revenue Service on Monday with seven days ultimatum. Sharing the pictures of the personal income tax signed on the letterhead of the LIRS on her verified Instagram handle, Ojo said she will not pay and is ready to be arrested because she did not understand the methodology behind the frequent issuance of the tax levy. “Jidesanwoolu @lagosstategovt, please, how do you people come up with these outrageous personal…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) late on the night of Monday, 5 June, 2023 suspended their nationwide planned strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidy to give room for more consultations. The suspension of the strike was contained in a communiqué signed by TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo; Secretary General, Nuhu Toro; NLC President, Joseph Ajaero; Secretary General, Emmanuel Ugboaja; Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom Daju. Reading out the communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, Gbajabiamila,…
A Commissioner in the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission, Honourable Hakeem Bamgbola has congratulated the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa on his endorsement and subsequent re-election as the Speaker of the 10th Legislative Session of the Assembly. Bamgbola, former Chairman of Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area and ex-Secretary of Conference 57, umbrella organisation of council Chairmen, also congratulated newly sworn-in members of the state House of Assembly who were inaugurated on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023. Speaking via a statement released on Tuesday, 6 June, 2023, Hon. Bamgbola described Rt. Hon. Obasa…
On behalf of the State Working Committee, state executives and the entire members of All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, I rejoice with Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives) on his new appointment as Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It is a well deserved honor for you to be part of the progressive team that will rescue our country from her current sorry state and take her to greater heights that our coming generations will…