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                The Lagos State Government has again paid the sum of N891 million to 324 retirees from the mainstream civil service,local governments,state universal basic education and other parastals for the month of July,2016.Speaking at the 29th Retirement Benefit Bond presentation ceremony recently,the Director-General ,State Pension Commission {LASPEC},Mrs Folashade Onanuga advised the beneficiaries to use the lump sum payment by their respective Pension Fund Administrator judiciously.She emphasized that the State government has fulfilled her own part of paying the retirees entitlements and that it is now left for the Pension Fund Administrators /Annuity Service Providers to fulfil their part of the arrangement by ensuring that monthly payment to retirees are made.While reiterating that the commission will continue to monitor the activities of pension operators to guarantee that they continue to fulfil their obligations to the State retirees,Onanuga implored beneficiaries to seek

                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today tuesday said the largest single line refinery in the world being developed at the Lekki Free Trade Zone {LFTZ} by Africa's richest man and business mogul,Alhaji Aliko Dangote is another confirmation that Lagos is a prime investment destination,saying that the project will positively change the face of oil and gas business in the West African region.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the LFTZ during an extensive inspection tour of the Dangote Refinery by the Togolese President.Mr Faure Gnassingbe,said the refinery eloquently attests to the fact that there is a positive investment climate in Lagos which has resulted in massive investor confidence.'#The Governor said ''This investment {Dangote Refinery} is one of the biggest in Africa today and will have a huge impact on the economy of not only Nigeria but the whole of West Africa region.This refinery,when completed,will be the largest single line refinery anywhe

                   According to sources,men in Iran have been posing pictures of themselves wearing the hijab on social media to protest compulsory hijab.The harsh tag #MenInHijab was coined by an Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad calling on male compatriots to share their photos in support.Alinejad was exiled today in New York in 2014,called on his more than a million followers on facebook to support the movement,and they have responded in many numbers. The journalist was protesting the statement by head of Iranian diplomacy,Mohammed Javad Zarif,who told a French senator that when tourists are visiting Iran mus have compulsory veil according to Jeune Afrique.Aliinejad started a movement 'My stealthy freedom'' which calls for the right for individual Iranian women to choose wgether they want hijab.More photos below.                                                              

                Today the 2nd of August 2016,made it 19 years {2nd August 1997} Afro Beat Nigerian Musician Fela,passed away.I remembered that day when it was announced that he died,i was still in  secondary and alot of his music was played on the streets,and a lot of people had so much to say about him.Though it was said he died of HIV,but he was well respected in Nigeria for his bravery in challenging most of the military government,in an era that was very dangerous to challenge the government.He sang and everybody listened.His first son Femi Kuti,said in his 2011 interview with the Nigeria Today that ''Yes he was a great man.He is the kind of person you meet and in the few minutes you spend with him,you learn so much.You become very African conscious,you will want to know more about your people,and you'll appreciate the culture.He had that kind of aura,this African thing about him that would surely make you proud''.More photos below.                              

                    It has come to the knowledge of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,that some unscrupulous members of the public have been defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians in the on-going recruitment exercise of the Commission.The modus operandi of the scammers is to request for applications from job-seeking Nigerians and later inform the applicants to pay N49,000 {Forty Nine Thousand Naira only} as processing fee.Thereafter,the ''successful candidate'' were asked to pay another N48,000 {Forty Eight Thousand Naira only} into an account for accomodation and transportation.A poorly written appointment letter purportedly from a non-existent office of Director General,Ibrahim Lamorde and dated 03/07/2016,sent to one Ubong Aniefiok Bassey reads: ''This is to inform you that you have been offered a job into the nigeria E.F.C.C,all applicant that have applied 2016/2017 nigeria EFCC form are expected to come down to the head office at Abuja on 15/07/2

                President Mohammadu Buhari received President Patrice Talon of Republic of Benin,today at the State House for an official visit to Nigeria.This the first visit to Nigeria for the Benin President who apologized for not going sooner since President Buhari was away when he wanted to visit.According to Jeune Afrique,First trip abroad for all Benin Presidents after their sworn in is to visit its neighbour Nigeria.Benin has been hit hard by the fall of the Nigerian currency naira because of the trade between the two nations.Patricia Talon said during the celebrations of the 56th anniversary of the independence of Benin on Monday that ''It is hoped that Nigeria gets better.Our lives are linked.What matters to me is that the Benin generation goes more freely in Nigeria''.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                     

                 The Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwun,i Ambode has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries and Tutor General in the State Public Service in furtherance of his administration's commitment towards strengthening the State Public Service for improvements in public service delivery.A statement issued on Monday by the Office of the State Head of Service,Mrs Olabowale Ademola listed the new Permanent Secretaries as Mrs Florence Ebunoluwa Oluwasuji who is now the Permanent Secretary/Tutor General,Education District V; Dr. Shamsideen Olalekan Allison,Permanent Secretary,Lagos State Primary Health Care Board {PHCB}; Engr Saliu Abidemi Adeyemi who takes over as the Permanent Secretary,Ministry of the Environment; Mr Senayon Adeola Hundeyin,Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Home Affairs and Mrs Yetunde Adefolahan Odejayi,Permanent Secretary,Deputy Governor's Office.Ademola wished the new Permanent Secretaries a rewarding and impactful tenure and also enjoine

                       president of the Senate,Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,few hours ago today tuesday,congratulated the newly elected President of  the Nigerian Bar Association {NBA}, Mr Mahmoud Abubakar,SAN and otheer national officials of the association.Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser,Media and Publicity,Yusuph Olaniyonu,in Abuja,said the election of Abubakar could not have come at a better time in the life of the NBA and the nation's legal system,considering his reputation and wealth of experience.He specifically noted the use of electronic voting in the conduct of the NBA'S 2016 election which produced the new national officers of the Bar,describing it as a clear milestone which points the way to go,at the national level,in this era of digital revolution.The Senate President called on the new national executive of the NBA to build on the legacies of his predecessors,work for the unity of the Bar and ensure that the principle of fairness,equity and justice comes