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  The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker has called on government at all levels to vigorously fight prostate cancer, which has claimed lives of numerous men in the country. Coker, who stated this when she joined the Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele at the ground-breaking ceremony of Rotary Prostate Cancer Center in Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital ( OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, said approximately one in every 500 men come down with prostate cancer. She described the disease as a menace which is the most common in Nigerian men, saying late detection and treatment are responsible for the fatalities from the scourge. The Commissioner commended the initiative of Rotary District 9110 and its investment in the health sector of the State and called on all well meaning individuals as well as organisations to emulate the gesture. She pointed out that the present administration was determined to improve life expectancy of residents. "Nigeri...

  •Youth Employment, Human Capital Development Top Priorities Next Year Lagos State is set to stop the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies. It is all to keep the cost of governance low, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said today at the House of Assembly where he unveiled a 2021 budget proposal of N1,155 trillion. He drew applause as he broke the news. In the “Budget of Rekindling Hope” the government will be investing heavily in the development of human capital, with special focus on youth employment and provision of social safety for young people. The focus will be raising human capital, creating jobs and strengthening security for businesses to flourish. The expenditure is for the restoration of economic balance as the State continues to navigate its way out of the negative impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the destruction of public assets, following the EndSARS protest hijack. The budget, the Governor said, will be funded from a projected Inter...

  The Managing Director/CEO, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni has debunked the claim contained in a viral video on social media alleging that some faceless street sweepers are being owed three months' salaries by the Agency. Odumboni stated emphatically that the allegation is totally untrue and fabricated, stressing that no sweeper in the service of the State government is being owed any salary as all the LAWMA contractors had been fully paid to date. In his words: “There is no truth whatsoever in the content of the video, it is complete falsehood and the Authority wants to make it categorically clear that the welfare of our sweepers is paramount; we will stop at nothing to ensure that they are adequately taken care of”. He, therefore, advised members of the public to ignore the fake viral video describing it as malicious and suggestive. The Managing Director also implored residents to call the Agency’s toll-free numbers 07080601020 and 617 for waste m...

  Having completed the third segment of the ongoing rehabilitation works along Ketu-Mile 12 corridor of Ikorodu Road, the Lagos State Government will be closing down the section that covers NNPC fuel station by Anibaba Street and Mile-12 Bridge for the commencement of the fourth segment of the construction works for 20 days. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde noted that the rehabilitation works which will commence on Wednesday, 11th November 2020, will be geared towards changing the present surface to a Reinforced Continuous Concrete Pavement, (RCCP). The Commissioner disclosed that adequate traffic diversion plans and alternative routes have been suggested for motorists and road users during the construction period. According to him “Ikorodu bound motorists approaching Owode Elede from Ketu, are advised to keep to the alternative carriage lanes inward Mile-12 and BRT lanes. Motorists from Ketu inward Ikorodu will...

  President Buhari Flags-off the National Young Farmers Scheme under the National Agricultural Land Development Authority in State House on 10th Nov 2020 NALDA 8: President Buhari with L-R: Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Abia Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Jigawa Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Kebbi Governor Atiku Bagudu, Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni, House Leader Alhassan Doguwa, CEO NALDA Prince Paul Ikonne and Denmark Ambassador to Nigeria Amb. Jesper Kamp during the Flag-off of the National Young Farmers Scheme under the National Agricultural Land Development Authority in State House on 10th Nov 2020 +3