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  • Sterling & Wilson to open power solutions showroom in Lagos

    Sterling & Wilson Pvt Ltd is to official open its power solutions showroom and office premises in Lagos on Saturday.

    The firm, which was established in 1927 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, is a global power solution provider in diesel, gas and solar power with  offices in 16 countries around the world. Sterling & Wilson Nigeria Ltd, has been offering power solutions through its diesel and gas power range of products along with MEP services (Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing) since 2011.

    The showroom is designed to further launch the company into the Nigerian market and consolidate its market leadership position in Asia, the Middle-East and Africa. Its Head of Powergen Business for West Africa, Mr. Bipin Moye said: “The showroom situated on Sanusi Fafunwa Street on Victoria Island, Lagos, is the first real-time power solutions showroom in Nigeria, because it offers a full range of power and allied services, including GenSet sales and services, gas power project engineering, supply and turnkey execution along with a complete range of MEP solutions, with availability of expertise of highly trained professionals.”

    “Our-soon-to-be-opened showroom will display the full range of ‘Sterling Generators’ branded diesel generators. It will also offer the opportunity of cutting edge service, repairs and factory warranty management backed by the availability of experienced and well trained technical service staff, making this a great option for power consumers such as construction/project sites facilities managers, manufacturers, schools, businesses offices, and other stakeholders.”

    Moye explained that Sterling and Wilson generating sets are built for reliability and designed with compactness and durability in mind and available from 9kVA to 3000 kVA; these new Perkins powered diesel generator sets are built to world-class standards, for high efficiency, low fuel consumption and global emissions compliance and come in a range of options to match your power needs, making the process of choice and installation really simple.

  • Lagos to boost infrastructure

    Lagos to boost infrastructure

    Lagos State is to increase the scope and efficiency of infrastructure to boost production.

    Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau said the government was ready to support investment in value addition infrastructure, creation and expansion of food processing and preservation capacities.

    Suarau, who stated this at a briefing signalling the commencement of activities to commemorate the  World Food Day, said the theme of the celebration: “Change the future of Migration: Investment in Food Security and rural development,” brings to the fore various challenges countries face in migration and food security.

    “I wish to emphasise that the Lagos State government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has developed agricultural initiatives aimed at addressing these challenges, the recent breakthrough in rice-agribusiness readily comes to mind, considering the collaboration between Lagos and Kebbi state on large production, processing and distribution of the LAKE Rice product,” he said.

    Suarau said a 32-metric-tonne per hour rice milling plant, which will become operational next year, has been acquired by the state to ensure that Lagos meet the demand of its LAKE Rice project.

    He said Lagos was also collaborating with Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo states in rice production to ensure that adequate rice is supplied to the mill.

    He said market sensitisation on re-useable plastic crates, in place of raffia basket for packaging and carriage of perishable farm produce, was ongoing, stressing that the use of plastic crates would take effect from next year.

    Suarau noted that the establishment of agricultural estate initiative, promotion of vegetable production using greenhouse technology, cage and pen culture in fish production, strengthening of farm settlement initiative, empowerment of farmers were some of the initiatives aimed at improving agricultural development and sustainable food security in Lagos.

    Also, Special Adviser to the Governor on Food Security Ganiyu Sanni Okanlawon averred that the state, especially since the inception of the present administration, has embarked on policies and programmes that will enhance food security.

    He noted that the government had made efforts to enhance agriculture with the introduction of programmes in vegetable, poultry, cassava and fishery, and various forms of agro-processing programmes to the youth.

    Calling on stakeholders and investors, especially those in the private sector, to join hands with the state to boost food security, Okanlawon reiterated that Lagos State remained committed to ensuring that it is a food secured place.

    He added government was ready to overcome the challenges threatening the availability of food in the state, stressing that food production is a strategy government is using to tackle unemployment and encourage youth empowerment.

  • Woman in transit delivers baby on Lagos – Ibadan Expressway

    Woman in transit delivers baby on Lagos – Ibadan Expressway

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun on Thursday said that it had taken safe delivery of a baby girl whose mother was in transit along Lagos /Ibadan Expressway.
    The Public Education Officer of Corps in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, said in a statement in Abeokuta that the FRSC Accident and Emergency Clinic in Sagamu took safe delivery of the baby around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
    She said : “A commercial vehicle with registration number XF 365 MKD on transit along the Lagos /Ibadan expressway drove into the FRSC Command premises.
    “The driver reported that one middle-aged woman by name, Ajoke Ahmed, a passenger in the vehicle, had gone into deep labour.
    “The FRSC medical team at the Sagamu Accident and Emergency Clinic immediately examined her, but since the clinic is not equipped to take delivery, the ambulance was prepared to transport her to the nearest hospital.
    “ Within this process the pregnant woman gave birth to a baby girl at about 1p.m. inside the command’s clinic.
    “A medical examination by the medical doctor confirmed the baby and mother to be in good condition”.
    Okpe added that the family of the mother had been contacted.(NAN)

  • Lagos! The Beautiful City of Gold

    Lagos! The Beautiful City of Gold

    This is Lagos! 

    The beautiful city of Gold

    Diverse and full of strength

    The city of  hopes and fantasies

    The city of possibilities and accomplishments

    This is Lagos

    The centre of Excellence

     

    Ajegunle has few fine places and not everyone residing there, are roguesbeautiful house in Lagos

    There are ghettos on the Island, not everyone living on the Island is rich

     

    ghettos in Lagos

    Agege bread will not kill you, take it once in a while

     

    Traffic is crazy, but if you understand the timing, you can go around Lagos when the roads are less busy

    Most hotels are fully booked on Friday

    If you can make it in Lagos, you can make it anywhere else in Nigeria

    Most of the goods sold at boutiques at exorbitant prices are found at Yaba market, Oshodi market, Aswani market etc at cheaper rates.

    The person next to you, in a commercial bus may soon be the new owner of your valuables.

    Always keep your ‘change’ handy before boarding a commercial bus

    Not all bottle water is safe, some sachet water is actually safer.

    Not all beggars, are beggars and not all mad men are mad.

    Gorge on rice, it is like the major food in Lagos

    Saturdays are for Owambe and Aso ebi things

    Lagos is surrounded by water and there are beautiful beaches in Lagos

    Lagos has the most interesting night life. There are many shows to attend and lot of parties to groove in.

    Electronics and computer accessories are sold in ‘computer village’. If you are not smart however, they may not go home with you after purchase.

    The most popular and delicious barbecue meat (suya) can be found at almost every corner in Lagos every night on a daily.

    Lagos state has one of the longest bridge in Africa

     

    85% of salaries are spent on transportation and feeding

     

    Landlords have zero chill

  • Sen. Sodangi backs Nasarawa on sale of assets

    Sen. Sodangi backs Nasarawa on sale of assets

    A three- term senator, Abubakar Sodangi, on Wednesday backed the decision of the Nasarawa State Government to sale some of its assets.

    Criticisms had trailed the approval by the state Assembly, on Sept.25, allowing Gov.Tanko Almakura to dispose some of the government assets in Lagos, Jos and Kaduna.

    Sodangi, who represented Nasarawa West in the Senate from 1999 to 2011, said that the decision to sell off the properties was in the best interest of the state.

    He however said that the proceeds should be invested in areas that would have positive impact on the lives of the people.

    “I want to start by saying that whatever you see a governor or government of a state is planning on doing, they must have reasons for them.

    “From what I heard, the reason for the sale of these assets was due to total wastage, dilapidation and deteriorating condition of these properties.

    “If keeping and maintaining these properties is waste and the best thing a government think is to sell the properties and reinvest the money in prosperous and viable venture to better the lives of the people of the state, so it be.

    “Some other people may have their own different views. If you are running any business at a loss, I believe that the best thing is to do away with it; that is my own personal thinking,” he said.

    Sodangi urged people of the state to support the government, so as to succeed.

    He urged Nigerians especially the youths to be law abiding, respect constituted authorities and engage in meaningful ventures that would make them self reliant.

    NAN

  • Lagos: our interest is gas to power economy

    Lagos: our interest is gas to power economy

    •PPPRA ‘has lost relevance to PIGB’

    The Lagos State government yesterday said it is more interested in gas to generate power to run the engine of its economy.

    It has therefore urged the Federal Government to allocate the remaining oil blocks in the Dahomey basin for more oil prospecting.

    Its Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources, Mr. Olawale Oluwo, who spoke yesterday at a Breakfast Business Lecture organised by the Island Club in Lagos titled: Petroleum Industry Bill: Challenges and Opportunities, said the state government will take advantage of the rare oil discovery in Dahomey basin.

    He said: “Our interest is not in oil but in gas. We need gas to power Lagos economy. “Our programme is centred on power generation that will be off-grid.”

    Oluwo also said the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) will have no business in the downstream sector when the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) comes into operation.

    He said the establishment of the Nigeria Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NPRC) in the PIGB will make the PPPRA irrelevant.

    According to him, the NPRC will be a one-stop regulatory body, so PPPRA will have no business in the downstream when the NPRC comes into force.

    Oluwo who was the chief host at the meeting, advocated for a downstream driven by the forces of demand and supply. He said  a deregulated downstream is the way forward for the country. According to him, the Federal Government has been regulating petrol price through which the rich take advantage of the masses. This is not correct, he argued

    “If you must regulate fuel price, you must ensure that you have a very deep pocket to subsidise the products. If you don’t have a deep pocket, the market will help you by creating a black market that sets the appropriate price for the product. But if the price is driven by the forces of demand and supply, competition will set in and force down the price,” he said.

    He cited the case of the price of Global Systme for Mobile (GSM) communications subscriber identity module (SIM) cards which are now being given free of charge today.

    He recalled that in the past, a SIM card costs over N30,000 but competition has made it to be given freely today. “So, I don’t belong to the school of thought that says prices that go up in Nigeria will not come down.

    “Prices do come down as long as there is competition. I like the PIGB and we will like to see more reforms in oil and gas. It is in Nigeria that I see products and commodities that are characterised by inelastic demand and for which we can’t have close substitutes to be subsidised by the government.

    “So our problem is structural and we must continue to handle it from the structural correction perspectives. In Nigeria, we subsidise all commodities including electricity, gas, petrol, interest rates, foreign exchange, among others. Government should allow the private sector play its role in all these,” he added.

    He congratulated The Island Club for the business meeting and Folawiyo Petroleum for making Lagos State an oil producing state.

  • Lagos arraigns two employees over ‘fraud’

    The Lagos State Government yesterday arraigned two of its employees for ‘fraud’.

    Babajide Odekunle and Olugbenga Omolewu of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) were arraigned at the Ikeja Magistrate Court for fraud and falsifying LASIMRA account.

    The charges read: “That you, Babajide Odekunle and Olugbenga Omolewu and others now at large between September 2015 and August 2017 conspired among yourselves to commit felony to wit, false accounting, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 411 of the Criminal Law, Cap. C17, Vol. 3, Laws of Lagos State 2015.

    “That you, Babajide Odekunle and Olugbenga Omolewu and others now at large between September 2015 and August 2017 being officers in charge of the receipt and management of the Revenue of LASIMRA did make false statement and return of the said revenue to the Lagos State Government, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 33 of the Criminal Law, Cap C.17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.”

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Aje Afuwa granted them N500,000 bail each.

    Each of the accused must also produce two sureties, one of who must be a level 15 officer and above in the state civil service, while the other sureties must be their relatives.

     

  • Lagos pays N711m pension

    Lagos State paid another batch of 287 retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS)  N711 million in September, its Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said.

    The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Benson Oke, made this known at the 43rd batch of the Retirement Benefit Bond Certificate Presentation last weekend in Ikeja, Lagos.

    He said his administration was poised to touch every aspect of life and that he had embarked on massive infrastructural development of the state.

    He stressed that he prioritises retirees’ welfare.

    He said: “I understand the challenges facing a retiree and that receipt of pension dues will enable them face the future. We are looking at other goodies that are in the pipeline for their comfort.’’

    Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) Director-General, Mrs. Folashade Onanuga, said the agency  last month also released Insured death benefit cheques amounting to about N32 million to nine beneficiaries and Next of Kin of deceased employees.

    She advised the pensioners to spend their pensions wisely.

    “You are in the evening time of your life, make sure you rest well, and do not do anything that will aggravate your health status. Use your pension for your basic needs and make sure you eat well and in moderation,” she said.

    She noted that economic challenges had affected the ability of youths to gain employment. Many youths who should be taking care of themselves and their parents were still dependent on them,’’ she said.  She urged the retirees to use the lump sum received to empower any resourceful child to start a family business which could end up creating jobs for others.

    Mr. Adedokun Oyeleye, a partially impaired retiree, expressed gratitude to the governor for the gesture.  “I did not go through any stress before I was called to collect my pension. I am really impressed with this administration. I know what obtains in other states concerning pensions payment. Ha! It is marvellous in my sight,” he said.

  • Rotary, community walk against breast cancer

    Rotary, community walk against breast cancer

    No fewer than 100 members of four clubs in Rotary International District 9110 and the Indian Women’s Association, Lagos have held a walk to create awareness on breast cancer prevention and cure. They were Rotary clubs of Falomo, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos Central and Okota.

    The walk covered some streets in Lekki Phase One.  It was coordinated by the President of Lagos Central Rotary Club, Sanjev Tandon.

    Participants in the event entitled Rotopink Walkathon’17 wore pink T-shirts and fez caps with the slogan “it’s time to wear pink. It’s time to beat breast cancer.’’ Some brought their little children who also took part in the walk. They were not allowed to drive their cars. They carried a large banner, which proclaimed the importance of the walk.

    The journey took off from the Geeta Ashram Temple on Grace Anjos Drive, moved to Admiralty Way, the Roundabout and veered off into the Lekki Phase One-Ikoyi Bridge before returning to the starting point.

    A Rotarian, Chief Anil Glover along with others, ensured that the walk was without any incident by directing members from oncoming vehicles. “This way, this way…’’ he ordered several times.

    Members of the Nigeria Police Force and Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) were also on hand to ensure hitch-free walk.

    Tandon, in an interview, said: ‘’Breast cancer is one of the deadly diseases in the world. We are here to tell Nigerians why it is still happening and how they can prevent it. We can’t help them financially. But we create the knowledge through this walk, seminars, talks, distribution of fliers and even brought in experts to speak on breast cancer prevention.’’

    He said if the people knew about the symptoms of the disease on time, they would be able to come out early for treatment and that this would reduce its spread. ‘’Timely intervention brings in cure,’’ he said.

    Tandon added that beside breast cancer, the club also has blood donation, free eye treatment and women empowerment as part of its programmes for the year.

    President of Indian Women’s Association, Mrs Geetika Tandon said it was important to educate people about the disease–what symptoms to look out for, and how to get round them.

    “Before” they said, “cancer had no cure, know it can be treated,’’ she said.

    District 9110 Assistant Governor Kayode Adeinokun praised the clubs for the holding the walk. “The walk will enlighten people on the street on how to prevent the calamity being created by the disease.’’

    After the walk, Mrs Omolola Salako gave a talk on the prevention of cancer, especially cervical cancer. She said because cervical cancer is caused mainly by unprotected sex. Nigerians should use condoms, be faithful to their partners, go for screening periodically and take vaccination, if need be.

  • How to keep your man

    How to keep your man

    Men want love as badly as women do. Most especially Lagos men. They just might not always be as obvious about it. But generally, they want the same thing: friendship, companionship, chemistry. So why is there so much confusion and miscommunication between the sexes?

    Rules. Some have been handed down through the generations. Others are ones we “see” to be true. And, of course, there are the ones written from our personal history.

    There are some universal rules applying to men that you probably could find inscribed on the walls of caves from long ago. They still ring true today:

    Praise Him

     Just like ladies, Men also adore women who shower them with adulation.

    Quit Nagging

    Men hate it. Tell them once what you want. You have a 50-50 chance it will be done. Tell them more than that within a 24-hour period and it’s called nagging. Lagos men have little chill, therefore be careful and avoid nagging.

    Crying

    Men really hate it. Imagine you finally get him to have a serious talk and you start crying because you don’t like how it’s going. Well, girlfriend, you killed that one. If he ignores your emotions, Finish the talk, and then cry to the dog or whoever.

    Where is this relationship going?

    Really? Fine, you have to know what plan he has for the relationship but you don’t have to ask this too early. You don’t have to rush things. You just have to let is flow.

    Food

    Feed him! I suppose the cliché rings true. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. They find that women who cook are more sexy and confident than women who do not. Gone are the days of takeout menus. As a man ages, so does his palate. Nothing pleases a man more than a hearty home cooked meal made by the love of his life.

    Be Naughty

    Try not to let your sex life become lackluster. Ask him about his ultimate sexual fantasy and play it out. Turn up the fun by turning up the kink. Do something spontaneous like surprising him with sex. Psst. It’s good for both of you. It keeps the connection and relieves stress and tension. He’ll be putty in your hands. Cook a meal for him after and he’ll be so happy he might even cry.

    Be supportive

    You should stand by your man through thick and thin, especially when it comes to difficult life decisions. Support him in his decision. No matter how unpleasant it may be, your partner needs your support to help him through the tough times so ensure that you are there for him.

    Show Appreciation

    It doesn’t matter how little the effort is, make sure you show appreciation often

     Love

    And more love. Tell him. Hug him. Text him. Laugh with him. Leave love notes in the bathroom or in his car. All the time. You’ll get it back in spades. It’s contagious and it keeps the special spark glowing bright.

    However Nigerian Youtuber Adefolake reveal ways to keep a man in Lagos. See video below:

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