THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 27, 2018
FG begins reconstruction of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in 2 weeks – Osinbajo (SUN)
Federal Government yesterday said that the rehabilitation of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway would commence within the next two weeks. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who made the declaration said the move was to find lasting solution to the problems of traffic gridlock in the area. He spoke during a dialogue with stakeholders on the Apapa traffic congestion in company of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, among others. Read more
Lagos to place Imams, Pastors on salaries for social reorientation (DailyTrust)
Imams and Islamic scholars in the country have been tasked to take the lead in preaching against corruption to their followers. They were charged to tailor their sermon towards promoting accountability and transparency in public and private sectors. This admonition was made in Lagos on Thursday at the sensitization programme for Imams and Scholars across Lagos state organized by Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society.This is just as the state government vowed to engage some religious leaders including Pastors and place them on salary to assist in reorienting the people to shun corruption and immorality. Read more
Traders seek religious harmony in Lagos markets (Punch)
Stakeholders have canvassed religious harmony and peace in markets across Lagos State, urging Muslim and Christian traders to live as one. They spoke at the commissioning of the Ile-Epo Market mosque. The Ile-Epo Market was demolished early this year to pave the way for a modern market.The development of the N2bn market has commenced with the first phase nearing completion. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, the religious leader, Hausa Arewa Community in Agege, Alhaji Tijani Muktar, said there was the need for Muslims and Christians in Lagos markets to live together in harmony and in peace. Read more
Hospital seeks quality through feedback (Punch)
The management of Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, says it needs feedback from members of the public in order to ensure quality services. It said the state government wanted quality healthcare and therefore valued constructive criticism from the hospital patients. Speaking at the 2nd stakeholders meeting organised by the hospital on Thursday, the representative of the Commissioner for Health and the Service Improvement Officer in the Ministry of Health, Mrs Joan Oluyemi Yetunde, said the government would not condone irresponsibility from any of its health facilities. He stated that the desire to guarantee the health of its citizens informed the introduction of charter document by the government. Read more
PDP urges police to unmask chieftain’s killers (Nation)
Lagos State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy-Chairman Alhaji Waliu Hassan yesterday called on the police to unmask the killers of a chieftain of the party at a meeting in Eti-Osa last Saturday. Apapa Local Government Chapter Chairman of the party Mr Adeniyi Aborishade was shot dead when hoodlums invaded the meeting venue. The police on Wednesday arraigned the state chairman, Moshood Salvador, and 10 others before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court over the case. They pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of unlawful killing and criminal conspiracy preferred against them. Read more
Lagos: Effectiveness in civil service pension (Vanguard)
There is need to inculcate and sharpen the often-neglected but vital skills that officers of the Civil Service Pensions Office require to properly and fully serve the pensioners and retirees of the Lagos State Civil Service. Savvy and experienced people know that, in order to truly attain effectiveness and greatness, one must go beyond the mere formality of following the rules. While the rules are important and even essential, there are other considerations and skills that, if absent, may make the application of the rules ultimately meaningless. In furtherance of its dedication to this ideal and philosophical bent, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the Governor of Lagos State, has mandated the Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions to embark on a continuous training of the staff of the ministry Read more
Lagos promotes 131 fire officers (Nation)
No fewer than 131 officers of Lagos State Fire Service were yesterday decorated with their new ranks. The event, according to a statement by the service’s Chief Public Affairs Officer, Bola Ajao, took place at its Alausa, Ikeja Conference Room. The promotion, it said, was to appreciate the officers. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Inter Governmental Relations Dr Jemilade Longe, who decorated the officers, urged them to continue to be disciplined, selfless, and dedicated. According to him, the ability and readiness of the officers to promptly respond and cushion the effect of hardship on people during disasters stood them out among their counterparts. Read more
AMCON Nomination: Lagos APC faction tackles Tinubu over Banire’s rejection (PremiumTimes)
A faction of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has condemned the rejection of Muiz Banire as the head of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) by senators representing the state. A statement signed by Fouad Oki, the party’s factional chairman in the state, Wednesday said Mr Banire’s appointment ought to have elicited excitement and a sense of pride but, instead, was met by a “scurrilous objection” by the senators. Mr Banire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, had been nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari, last week, as chairman of the Governing Board of AMCON. Read more
Govt, developer set for N288bn Adeniji Adele project (NewTelegraph)
Efforts to upgrade 42 identified slum communities in Lagos metropolis are in top gear as the state government and a private developer are already fine-tuning the redevelopment of Adeniji Adele Housing Estate on the island, New Telegraph has learnt. According to the General Manager, Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA), Mr. Lateef Sholebo, in an exclusive chat with our correspondent in Ikeja, said everything has been set for the commencement of the project. He added that the agency “is currently awaiting the approval” of the state Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode. Sholebo disclosed that Adeniji Adele Housing Estate’s redevelopment, which is going to be executed through Public-Private Participation (PPP) approach, would gulp an estimated $800 million (N288 billion). Read more
55 get free GCE forms (Nation)
Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman Alhaja Funmilayo Akande-Muhammed has presented General Certificate of Education (GCE) forms to 55 pupils. The gesture, she said, was part of activities to mark her 365 days in office. She also presented official cars to the councillors. Alhaja Akande-Muhammed promised to give free Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms and monetary incentive to pupils to encourage them further their education. “Last year, over 100 pupils benefited from the gesture. It is also a way of fulfilling my electoral promises. We have recorded success within a short period in the areas of education, health, infrastructural development and poverty alleviation, among others. Read more
FCMB’s study Abroad Exhibition arrives Lagos July 27-28 (PremiumTimes)
Applying to schools abroad can get frustrating, tedious and unjustifiably expensive. It’s not surprising that many Nigerians drop off at planning stage for these reasons. That’s why leading financial institution, First City Monument Bank, as part of its Education Advisory Services, has put together a nationwide programme to guide Nigerians who wish to study abroad on how to prepare and get the necessary support. The nationwide Study Abroad Exhibitions are being hosted by FCMB in partnership with MOD Services, as well as Colleges and Universities abroad. So far, exhibitions have held in 3 cities across Nigeria– one each in Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano. Read more
Lagos food & beverage fair postponed till September(DailyTrust)
The organiser of the annual Lagos International Food and Beverage Fair Africa (LIFBEF Africa) has postponed this year’s edition of the event, initially billed for July 26- 29, to September 27-30, 2018 due to logistic reasons. This was contained in a statement issued in Lagos by the convener and Managing Partner of Imani Events and Exhibitions, Khadijah Tebun. According to her, the postponement is necessary “due to our desire to ensure the 2018 edition of the event is given world class standard and satisfy the purpose of the initiative, the fair organizers deem it important to reschedule the event, to enable us accommodate various programmes and plans, such that would make the event a memorable one.” Read more
Foundation launches farm centre (Nation)
The Gloria Konyeshi Outreach Foundation will tomorrow launch a Fish Farm Centre at Aboru near Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos. The fish farm is part of the foundation’s operation against poverty. The foundation’s President, Mrs Gloria Konyeshi, said “the fish farm was set up to meet the needs of the less privileges, widows, and orphans in the society. Proceed from the sales from the farm will be used to support petty traders and others who are in need of basic things of life. “The foundation has been reaching out to the needy in various ways, but this time we thought it necessary to embark on revenue generating venture to raise money and generate employment.” Read more
NUPENG tackles LASG over parking bay (NewTelegraph)
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) has called on the Lagos State Government to put an end to the heavy traffic gridlock currently spreading across the state by ensuring the completion of the parking bay for tankers. In a statement by the General Secretary of the union, Adamu Song, the oil workers also called for the repair of petroleum products pipelines and petroleum products strategic depots across the country. The union said it had expressed concern on the seeming intractable traffic gridlock at Apapa Port and several times, offered options for solutions. Song said: “Since Apapa Port, for now, serves as receiving port for over 75 per cent of goods imports and road transportation is majorly the means of taking these goods into the hinter land, petroleum tankers and other articulated vehicles must necessarily come to Lagos and, in the same manner, the vehicles must have a place to park. Read more
Dangote, Flour Mills, others own 50% of trucks in Apapa – STOAN (DailyTrust)
More than half of the trucks plying Apapa are owned by Dangote Group and Flour Mills Nigeria PLC. Spokesman of the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Mr. Bolaji Akinola, who disclosed this in Lagos, yesterday, said the two organisations use trucks to evacuate their products from their factories located in Apapa. According to him, “Little attention has been paid to the volume of trucks that call at Dangote Sugar factory and Flour Mills Nigeria. Both factories are located inside the Lagos Port Complex Apapa. Their operation has nothing to do with the port. They’re strictly production concerns. “No fewer than 300 Dangote trucks are required to move its sugar from the Dangote Sugar factory while about 400 trucks are needed by Flour Mills to move its products to the market on daily basis.” Read more
Keep me in your prayers, Davido tells fans (Punch)
David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido on Thursday called on his fans to keep him in their prayers. Davido, on his Twitter handle, @iam_Davido, said, he may have just recorded the biggest feature of his career. He added that it could literally change his life. He, however, didn’t reveal on whose song he featured. Read more
Land grabber jailed 2 years (Nation)
An Ikoyi Magistrates’ Court yesterday sentenced a man, Saheed Magbe, to two years in prison for illegal possession of land. Magistrate A.S. Odusanya found Magbe, 35, guilty of the two-count charge of forcible entry and forcible possession of land preferred against him by the government. Magistrate Odusanya sentenced Magbe to one-year imprisonment on each count. The sentence will run concurrently. The court gave the convict N100,000 fine option. Magbe’s conviction, the court said, would deter other land grabbers from taking law into their hand. Read more
Teenager ‘steals roommate’s N918,000 properties after drugging her’ (Nation)
A teenager, Divine Giwa, has been brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly drugged her roommate, Chioma Daniels, before stealing her money and properties valued at N918,000,. Giwa, 19, from Rivers State, was arraigned by the Ilasan Police Division, Lekki, on a one-count charge of stealing, before M.F. Onanusi. Prosecuting counsel Ehizoba Godspower said the incident occurred last September in the complainant’s home at Ajose Street, Ilasan in Lekki. He said in March 2017, at an eatery in Lekki, a friend begged the complainant to accommodate Giwa pending when she would raise money to rent a house. Read more
Bank cleaner ‘rapes’ neighbour’s wife (Nation)
A bank cleaner, Essien Akpan, was yesterday brought before an Ajegunle Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping his neighbour’s wife. Akpan, 35, of 19, Prince Fadine Street, Olodi-Apapa, Lagos, was arraigned on a one-count charge of sexual assault before Mrs L.Y. Balogun. Prosecuting Sergeant Kokoye Olusegun said the incident occurred on March 30, at about 2am, at the defendant’s address. He said Akpan had unlawful sexual intercourse with the mother of four. The woman, he said, had been rejecting the defendant’s love advances. On the fateful day, she came outside at about 2am to pick her children’s clothes from the line because it was about to rain, unaware that the defendant was lying in wait for her. Read more
Edward Akinlade: Why I’m trekking from Lagos to Ibadan (ThisDay)
Let’s talk about your proposed walk from Lagos to Ibadan, what’s it all about?
I want to walk from Lagos to Ibadan for two reasons. One is to raise money to support the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria; secondly to support the families of former Super Eagles superstars. We have a lot of the superstars that have died and the families are thrown into abject poverty and even some of them still alive, have their families suffering. This planned walk is just to encourage the former Super Eagles superstars and families, telling them: ‘look, you played for us; we will be there for you.’ Suru Group will donate the sum of N10million to open a purse for that purposes. So as I walk to from Lagos to Ibadan, (Ibadan is about 100 miles from Lagos), we will do 10 miles per day for 10 days. The walk will commence on October 1, and will last for 10 days. We will start at 6am to 6pm each day. Read more
LASG, others pledge support for Cycling Lagos 2018 (Punch)
The Lagos State Government, Eko Hotels & Suites and Leadway Assurance have pledged to support the forthcoming Cycling Lagos 2018. While the Lagos State Government will support in traffic management and security, Leadway has signed an insurance partnership with the organisers to cover participants. Eko Hotel on the other hand will host the event’s Award Gala Night and provide accommodation for guests coming for the programme scheduled to hold on August 25, 2018, according to a statement by the organisers of the event. Read more
Egyptian Star aiming to Step into Assar’s Shoes in Lagos (ThisDay)
Mohamed El-Beiali, 29, who has cemented his place in the Egyptian national team and has become an integral member of the Pharaohs squad to several tournaments within and outside Africa will be embarking on another journey to Lagos, Nigeria soon. He’s coming for the 2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open with one mission in his mind – to win the title like his compatriot – Omar Assar. But El-Beiali is aware of the task before him when he gets to Lagos and he is optimistic that despite the growing profile of Africa’s elite tournament, he is primed to clinch the title despite missing it narrowly in 2014 when he was beaten in the semifinal in 2014 by compatriot – El-Sayed Lashin. Read more