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Lagos unveils Access to Market initiative to boost MSMEs

MSMEs, The Lagos State Government on Thursday inaugurated Access to Market initiative, aimed at connecting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with buyers, distributors and strategic partners to accelerate business growth and job creation. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mr Akinyemi Ajibotafe, during the occasion said that the initiative would bridge the market access gap confronting many entrepreneurs, after receiving training and financial support. According to Ajigbotafe, the programme, being implemented by the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), underscored the state’s commitment to building a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem that promotes enterprise development and inclusive economic growth. “Access to Market represents the next phase of our journey. Empowering entrepreneurs does not end with training or financing. It extends to creating opportunities that enable businesses to compete, expand and prosper,” he said. He said the ministry rema...
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Lagos Yoruba broadcasters seek law mandating indigenous programmes

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      The Yoruba Broadcasters Association (YBA) has urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to pass a law requiring all broadcast stations in the state to air regular programmes in Yoruba.   Mr Adefunso Ademigbuji, Chairman of the association’s Implementation Committee and its first National President, made the call on Thursday at a news conference in Lagos.   The event had the theme, “Preserving Yoruba Language and Culture Through Broadcasting: A Call for Policy, Inclusion and National Responsibility”.   According to Ademigbuji, the proposed law will safeguard the Yoruba language against decline, reinforce cultural identity, and ensure that indigenous language broadcasting remains relevant in public discourse.   He said the association would submit a formal petition to the Lagos State House of Assembly, urging lawmakers to create a policy framework and minimum standards for Yoruba language programming on all broadcast stations.   He expressed con...
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Old students association elects new executive in Ogun

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  Old students association elects new executive in Ogun  The Ijebu Southern District Grammar School Old Students Association, Ala-Ijebu (ISDGSOSA), has elected a new national executive to steer the affairs of the association for the next two years. The election was conducted during the association's National Executive Election held at the school hall in Ala-Ijebu, Ogun State. According to a statement jointly signed by the National President, Mrs Adesimbo Peters, and the National Publicity Secretary, Prince Temitope Ogunbanke, members elected Mrs Peters as President, Mr Oladele Ogunnaike as First Vice President and Dr Yusuf Adebayo as Second Vice President. Others elected are Chief Sunmola Alowonle as General Secretary, Mrs Oluwakemi Soyemi as Assistant General Secretary, Prince Temitope Ogunbanke as National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olawale Odunnaike as National Treasurer, Mrs Abisola Kolawole as Auditor I, Mrs Nuratu Adebogun as Auditor II, Alhaja Monsurat Lawal as National Fi...
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LJLA fellows to stage sanitation walk, unveil 'Pee-Poo to Power Lagos' initiative

  Sanitation   Fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) will on Saturday stage a 10-kilometre Walk Against Open Defecation and unveil the "Pee-Poo to Power Lagos" initiative aimed at promoting improved sanitation. The awareness walk, scheduled from Allen Junction to LAMATA Motor Park, Ojota, forms part of the fellows' capstone project designed to combat open defecation and indiscriminate urination through a circular economy model that transforms human waste into renewable energy. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, the Team Lead of the project, Mr Bayode Oke-Thomas, said the initiative emerged after extensive research, stakeholder engagements and community consultations to identify practical solutions to persistent sanitation challenges in the state. Oke-Thomas said the team consulted residents, transport workers, community leaders and commuters, identifying open defecation and indiscriminate urination as major public health and environmental concerns re...
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Sanwo-Olu’s wife seeks sustained environmental sanitation culture

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Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday urged residents to sustain environmental sanitation beyond the monthly exercise. She said maintaining a clean environment was a collective responsibility essential for public health and sustainable development. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal during the July monthly environmental sanitation exercise at Eputu London in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area. She commended residents for actively participating in the exercise and maintaining clean surroundings. Sanwo-Olu said residents started cleaning their environment three days before the official exercise, reflecting growing environmental consciousness. She described the development as evidence that the state’s environmental advocacy was producing positive results. “We are proud of our people because they started cleaning three days before the exercise. “They did not wait until the last Saturday of the month. That shows increasing environmental consciousness and ownership,” she ...
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Why I call Hamzat 'Mr. Magic' – Daramola

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  A public affairs commentator, Mr Dipo Daramola, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, as "Mr. Magic", saying the nickname reflects his ability to translate vision into practical governance and measurable development. Daramola, in a statement on Sunday, said Hamzat had distinguished himself throughout his public service career by providing practical solutions to governance challenges rather than relying on political rhetoric. He said Hamzat's emergence as the APC governorship candidate was a recognition of decades of preparation, competence, administrative experience and commitment to public service. "I call him 'Mr. Magic' not because he performs miracles, but because he possesses an uncommon ability to transform complex challenges into practical, lasting solutions. Where others encounter obstacles, he identifies possibilities, and where many settle for excuses, he introduces innova...
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Habila: Will Umahi go the? Gallego, Khan way

By Lanre Adewole This Friday, July 24, the 125 member states of the International Criminal Court, ICC in Hague, Netherlands, will determine the fate of the scandal-ridden chief prosecutor of the court, Karim Khan.  Multiple women have come out to level sex crimes allegations against him and the once-celebrated but-always controversial half-Pakistani, half-Briton who is already on suspension, looks to be on his way permanently out of the plum and plush job.  What a sad epilogue to a storied career as an advocate for the oppressed.  When a man is literally or metaphorically, felled by the “forbidden fruit” my people will mourn-mock with “ibi tó gbà wá ló gbà lo (he went the same way he came; meaning through a woman’s anatomy).  Whenever men fall to untempered phalli, I usually pity fellow men among the regular motley crowd of digital mockers. It always reminds me of a Yoruba saying “teni to de lari…” (the fuller version means it could be just anybody).  Let no one...
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