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  • Lagos charges traditional rulers to fight cultism, hoodlums

    Lagos charges traditional rulers to fight cultism, hoodlums

    The Lagos State Government has charged traditional rulers in the state to fight the menace of cultism and hoodlums in their domains.

    Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami gave this charge at the presentation of instrument of appointment and staff of office to Oba Hameed Saka Taiwo, as the new Oba of Orile-Alagbado in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos.

    He said traditional rulers must abhor completely all forms of cultism, miscreants and hoodlums in their areas and promote peaceful co-existence among residents in their various communities.

    “As a custodian of the culture and tradition of your people, you should be seen as a rallying point for the maintenance of communal peace and social development irrespective of religion and tribe.hoodlums-300x200

    “Let me remind you that the institution of traditional obaship in our society, regardless of the advent of modernism, remains a rallying point for the generality of our people. It has been serving as a veritable vehicle for the dissemination of government policies and programmes and for the mobilization of the populace,” he said.

    He reiterated the administration’s commitment to run an inclusive government with the communities as springboard for social and economic development, while urging them to be more responsive to their civic responsibilities by paying their taxes as at when due.

    “It is by so doing that the government would be in a better position to sustain the socio-economic growth and change now being witnessed in our State,” he said.

    Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Mr. Jafar Sanuth noted that the installation of Taiwo was in line with the registered declaration regulating the selection of the stool of obaship to fill the stool in response to public notice issued by Ojokoro LCDA.

    The Sole Administrator of Ojokoro LCDA, Dr. Adeleke Ipaye enjoined the residents to cooperate with the new Oba and pay their taxes to government, urging the traditional ruler to help in promoting peace in his domain.

    Speaking, the new oba, Taiwo assured the state government that he would ensure that government’s infrastructure in the community were protected, urging all sons and daughters of Orile-Alagbado to come home to develop the community with necessary amenities for the betterment of the area.
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  • Lagos hosts 4,000 at exhibition

    Lagos State has concluded plans to welcome about 4,000 visitors at the maiden edition of the Signage & Outdoor Conference and Exhibition scheduled for the Eko Hotels Convention Centre, Victoria Island, between June 22 and 27.

    The initiative, which is tagged, “Sign and Outdoor Conference & Exhibition Africa (Lagos 2014),’’ being put together by the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), will attract about 300 exhibitors and other participants from 30 countries drawn from Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Nigeria.

    In a statement, Temitope Akande, Manager, Corporate Affairs, LASAA, said this year’s edition is geared towards creating a convergence of stakeholders within the out-of-home advertising industry.

    He said the conference would focus on trends, best practices, innovations and challenges within the Nigerian and African context. Conference participants, he said, would include advertising agencies, outdoor practitioners, media owners, signage fabricators, printers, advertisers, regulators, government Officials, event companies, outdoor protection services, retailers, franchisees and marketing professionals.

    The agency’s Managing Director, Mr. George Noah, said: ‘‘The objective is to provide a veritable platform for the growth and development of signage and outdoor advertising in Lagos State, Nigeria and Africa. The event is expected to attract from within and outside the country, industry regulators, consultants, designers, researchers, brand managers, media buying agencies, event companies, suppliers, manufacturers, exhibitors in the signage, digital signage, retail signage solutions, outdoor media as well as screen and digital printing industries. Our objective is to create an enabling environment that will help all players in our sector to grow their business and to keep abreast with new innovations from across the globe.”

  • Lawmaker plans ICT training for youths

    Deputy Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly Rotimi Abiru has pledged his commitment to providing a platform for Information Communication Technology (ICT) education for members of his constituency.

    Speaking at the graduation of 196 youths he sponsored for ICT training in Bariga, Abiru, who represents Shomolu 2 Constituency, said the thrust of the programme was to assist the government in liberating the young ones from poverty and equip them with skills for self sustenance.

    “We have no other choice than to help our people achieve this desire of ICT education because it is simply the only way. And the forgoing made me to contribute a mite to my constituency through organisation of a free Computer Training programme that over 1000 indigent students have successfully benefited from in the last six years.

    “Three best students among the graduands usually go home with a new computer set and accessories, having excelled in the examination with good grades in Desktop Publishing while two best students from the System Engineering Department are given engineering equipment.

    “Also, 190 students would be admitted for the seventh season of the scheme and the admission process will commence soon for Senior School Certificate Holders”, he said.

    Abiru said he has not regretted investing huge amounts in education as one of the tools to improve the well being of the Bariga people, including distributing 60 November/December Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) forms to indigent candidates from different parts of his constituency.

    Lagos State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Biyi Mabadeje, who was a special guest on the occasion, commended the initiative, adding that it further complements the state government’s computerisation programmes.

    He urged the beneficiaries to maximise the training and equipment they have been given, describing it as a fish-net for an enviable future.

    Highpoint of the event was the presentation of an aquarium by some of the students to the lawmaker, who later re-presented the aquarium back to the school.

    Abiru, while explaining his reason for re-presenting the aquarium back to the school, said: “I did not organise this programme with a view of getting anything in return from the beneficiaries. So, I am re-presenting the gift back to the school.”