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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has arrived at the Lagos State University (LASU) for its 27th convocation ceremony.

This was revealed in a post by the senior special assistant to Governor Sanwo-Olu on new media, Jubril Gawat.

According to him, the governor got to the state university at 12:38 pm.

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He wrote: “UPDATE: Governor of Lagos state and visitor, Mr @jidesanwoolu’s arrival at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo Campus for the Grand Finale of the 27th convocation ceremony.

“Convocation for the award of Diplomas, First Degrees & Prizes, Postgraduate Diplomas, Higher Degrees & Conferment of Rank Distinguished Professor, Rank of Emeritus Professor and Honorary Doctorate Degrees “

Details shortly…

• LASU adopts hybrid teaching for general courses

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola have urged students to move into the future with self-discipline and embrace technology to enhance their skills.

They noted that technology would open the doors of many possibilities for those who are favourably disposed to it.

The duo spoke yesterday at the 27th convocation lecture of the Lagos State University (LASU), titled: Embracing the Future: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Humanity.

Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, advised the graduands to stay up-to-date with the latest technological advancements and imbibe hard work “as there is no shortcut to prosperity”.

He said: “The world has changed and young graduates must be ready as there is no shortcut to success. Human beings have never been more remunerated than today. If you know what people need, you can become rich.”

Reiterating the need for human readiness for emerging technology, Sanwo-Olu noted that technology allows consistency and builds a better life.

The governor said it also makes things easier as it continues to shape human lives, especially of future generations, in profound ways.

In his lecture, titled: Embracing the Future: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Humanity, Fashola said humanity and human civilisation, as well as intrinsic values that have kept man at the apex of all things that exist in the world must be preserved, despite the prevalence of technology in today’s world.

The former minister said the students were graduating into a world of technology at a time talent is being rewarded at an unprecedented level.

He urged them to continuously educate themselves, formally and informally, and embrace self-discipline beyond skills and education.

Fashola noted that self-discipline would complete all the work their parents, guardians and lecturers have done “and will concretise and define their reputation”.

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According to him, it will be the compass for their integrity and determine whether they are trustworthy.

Fashola added: “Partly, the education you have received here will take you someway on your journey but it will not be enough. You will require more things, including continuing education in the formal and informal way. Life becomes meaningless the day we stop learning. But over and beyond skills and education, you will require self-discipline.”

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, restated the institution’s commitment to leveraging technology to enhance its service to make life better for its staff and students.

According to her, the institution has adopted hybrid teaching for general courses.

This, she said, allows students to receive lectures anywhere around the campus without being in crowded classrooms for courses with a large number of students.

Chairman of the occasion, Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola, said: “Humanity and technology intersect into each other because of the impacts on social values, morals, education and others.”

Son of first elected Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo, Adeniyi, has hailed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for turning waste to electricity.

He also  the govenor’s initiatives in transport and infrastructure.

The state had signed a partnership with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium, for a Waste-to-Energy plant on Epe landfill, to generate clean energy from human waste.

The initiative will take 40,000 homes off national grid and enhance energy security and diversification, generating between 60 and 75 megawatts of base load electricity annually. 

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Jafojo said the move is a game changer for sustainable energy supply that states should emulate.

“I am happy the state is moving towards energy sufficiency,” he said.

Besides, Jafojo is excited by life enhancing projects in infrastructure and transportation.

“I have watched with interest major life enhancing projects in transportation and road infrastructure and I must hail the governor for this,” he said.

The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) has urged  Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to pay more attention to dredging the waterways in the  state and make water transportation accessible and affordable.

 Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, President of CHSR Mr Alex Omotehinse, noted that some of the ongoing dredging projects  had achieved  little or no progress despite payments received for contracts awarded.

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He  appealed to  Sanwo-Olu to remain focused regarding waterways transportation to facilitate socio-economic development across the state.

 “We call on the governor to investigate the  Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure  to allay public concerns and  ensure remedy to the poor implementation of ongoing work,” he said.

 Also, inhabitants of Maryland,Mende, Lagos, under the aegis of Concerned Residents urged the governor  to dredge the waterways in the  area and make water transportation accessible and affordable.

About 50 monarchs were installed in Lagos State in the last one year, even as the governor reconstituted 84 members into the State Council of Obas and Chiefs, which has promoted equity and unity in the state.

Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Kayode Robert, spoke while reeling out the ministry’s achievements in one year.

He noted the peace enjoyed in the institution ‘attests to the people’s support and belief in the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’.

Robert reassured residents that the grassroots would continue to be at the government’s development policy so they can enjoy good governance. He said Sanwo-Olu intends to actualise the dream of making Lagos a 21st Century economy and delivering a greater Lagos.

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He said government has committed huge resources to paying insurance benefits to families of deceased council and SUBEB workers, adding N391 million was disbursed to 164 families in one year.

Robert affirmed his ministry remains undaunted, focused and unrelenting in its drive towards bringing good governance to residents and actualising T.H.E.M.E.S. Plus agenda.

He noted the ministry engaged stakeholders and interfaced with councils in bringing development to the grassroots. “This yielded development at the grassroots, and culminated in the rural-urban renewal projects which have reducing rural-urban migration’.

The Lagos State Chapter of Labour Party (LP) has appealed to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ensure a living wage for workers in the state.

The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mrs Olubunmi Odesanya, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

Odesanya, while assessing Sanwo-Olu as he marks the first anniversary in his second tenure, said the governor needed to step up his game to relieve residents of the current socio-economic challenges.

According to her, masses in the state including workers are struggling to survive and to meet their daily personal and family needs.

She urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to pity the workers in whatever it was proposing as the minimum wage.

Odesanya said the people, however, needed a living wage, which would take cognisance of the socio-economic indices for workers to be happy.

She said: “We are all watching in awe the minimum wage debacle.

“The current minimum wage of thirty thousand naira is due for review this year 2024, as we can recall, from the agreed and written Labour Law.

“Ordinarily, the review ought not create so much apprehension or furore but for the difficulties in the country.”

The LP chieftain said there was an urgent need for the Federal Government and the state government to give a living wage to the workers that “lay the golden egg”.

She said that the immediate removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government drove the prices of goods and services to a high level.

“In Nigeria today, there is no middle class anymore, you are either extremely poor or super rich.

“Inflation rate is high,” she said.

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The LP spokesperson however, decried the current back and forth battle between the Federal Government and organised labour on the minimum wage.

“The government needs to propose a  minimum wage that takes cognisance of the current economic realities,” she said.

Odesanya added that the Federal Government should block wastages in government, stop corruption and cut down on the salaries of federal lawmakers.

NAN recalls that the organised labour on Tuesday walked out of the Tripartite Committee meeting on Minimum Wage after the federal government increased its offer to N60,000.

NAN also recalls that the government and the OPS had initially proposed ₦48,000 and ₦54,000 and N60,000, which were also rejected by the organised labour.

The organised labour had also presented ₦615,000 as the new minimum wage but saw reasons to drop their demand to ₦497,000 and then to ₦494,000. (NAN)