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Wife of the Lagos State Governor Dame Abimbola Fashola will on Tuesday next week unveil the new ultra modern Office complex called Core Media House, owned by Core Media Services, a communication company. Speaking at a press conference held at the Bagauda Kaltho press center on Monday in Lagos, the Managing Director Chief Executive Officer of Core Media Services Mr. Jide Adederan said the twin-building located along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway will be unveiled by the governor’s wife to mark the fifth anniversary of the organisation. Adediran who said his organisation will flag off its digital television station in January next…
The Lagos State Government has donated an ambulance equipped with intensive care unit comprising defibrillator, ECG machine and ventilator worth several millions of Naira to the Military Hospital, Ikoyi as part of efforts to enhance operation of the hospital. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris who made the donation in Lagos said the equipment were given out as a demonstration of the state government’s resolve to support institutions that share common objectives and goals with government in addressing the wellbeing of the people. “Alot of the equipment we are donating to the hospital including the multi-parameter cardiac monitor, ventilator, automated…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola yesterday called on the Federal Government to step up security at the boarders as part of efforts to boost investment in the hospitality industry. Fashola who spoke while inaugurating the Hotel Grading and Classification Review and Appeal Committees in the state said the nation’s tourism potentials have not been fully tapped, adding that government must ease the process of visa procurement for people intending to visit the country. “These are the things that I believe the FG must begin to work out the regime that will be open and transparent, so that we can…
A Port Harcourt High Court presided over by Hon Justice Adolphus Enebeli has ruled that the police has a constitutional right to arrest, investigate and prosecute the purportedly impeached Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly Hon Otelema Amachree in connection with any crime he commits in the discharge of his duty. Delivering the judgment today, the court dismissed the case brought by the former Speaker seeking to restrain the police from arresting and investigating him in connection with an allegation he made about a plot to assassinate the Rivers State Governor Hon Chibuike Amaechi which he could not substantiate.…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola today inspected the Adeniji-Adele Housing Estate in Central Lagos, announcing to the residents plans by his administration to commence redevelopment of the estate to avoid loss of life as a result of the collapse of any of the buildings. Many houses on the estate, which was built on a reclaimed land more than two decades ago, are noticeably in very bad conditions with many of the ground floors already submerged in water while the walls of most of the buildings are cracked and showing signs of serious structural defect. Fielding questions from newsmen after…
The Lagos State Government today said it has directed security operatives step up operation toward sealing up houses lining major roads where residents are found to be hanging clothes loosely either on the balcony or on the fence. Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello gave the directive while monitoring the monthly environmental exercise in Idimu, Lagos. He said the stat government will also demolish structures found to have been erected on areas that should be reserved for roads and drainage channels in the Idimu area so as to check flooding which is threatening to efface properties in the area. He…
Former President of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Mr. Emeka Ike has called on the Federal Government not to commence distribution of the N3 billion Nollywood Intervention Fund (NIF) so as to prevent the fund from being hijacked. Mr. Paul Nwabikwu Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance and Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala had said in Abuja while inaugurating the website dedicated to the Nollywood project that N300 million out of the total sum will be made available to practitioners in two phases, adding that N150 million will be dedicated for skill acquisition covering areas such as script writing,…
The Lagos State Chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has called on the Senate to revisit the controversial Child Marriage bill currently pending in the upper house and delete sessions deemed to have been offensive and discriminatory against women. The AGN made the revelation at a press conference addressed by Chairman of the Lagos State chapter, Mr. Don Pedro Aganbi, former chairman, Mr. Emeka Rising Ibe and other members of the Lagos State Executive Council. Speaking at the event, Aganbi expressed bitterness that ordinarily the child marriage is an issue that should agitate the mind of the…
The Lagos State Government this afternoon listed the elderly, pregnant women, children and people suffering from chronic illness as those vulnerable to the now dread, Coronavirus, warning them to stay away from Hajj this year. The Lagos State Government who made the announcement at a joint press conference addressed by Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, that of information, Mr. Remi Ibirogba and Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Alhaji Hakeem Bello in Lagos noted that the virus is not in Nigeria but that at least 90 people have been infected with it. Idris explained that the virus is…
First meeting summoned by elected Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Mr. Don Pedro Aganbi was held this afternoon at the usual venue for state meetings, Gabrielle Haile Selassie Hotel, Adetola, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. As expected the meeting turned out to be one of the best ever recorded in terms of attendance in the history of the guild and quality of the people present at the meeting. Members of the state chapter who honoured the invitation include former President of the Guild, Emeka Ike, Rachael Oniga, former national Secretary, Emeka Rollas, former…