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The Lagos State House of Assembly has said that 20 per cent advance payment for  public procurement activities is outdated and that this has affected delivery of projects in the state. This was disclosed by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa at the Public Hearing for a Bill for A Law to Amend the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency Law organised by the House on Thursday at Lateef Jakande Hall, Assembly Complex, . The stakeholders meeting was organised by the House Committee on Finance, led by Hon. Yinka Ogundimu representing Agege Constituency II. Obasa stated that the review was aimed at making the law more functional and ensure that people-oriented projects were delivered speedily in good quality. The speaker, who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni said  that the procurement was all about accountability, probity as well as reduction of corruption. He said that the house wanted to work for the people of L...

The Blossom Africa Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has donated free school uniforms to indigent primary school pupils in Lagos State in its  resolve to ensure that the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations takes effect in Nigeria. The group, which took the SDGs campaigns to Agidingbi Primary School, Ikeja, Lagos gave new uniforms to indigent pupils who were wearing torn uniforms. The President of the group, Mr. Tope Musowo, who led the group to the school, said that they felt the need to intervene seeing pupils wearing torn uniforms to schools. According to him, the group decided to provide school uniforms in its bid to contribute toward the realisation of the first SDGs which bothers on waging war against abject poverty ravaging the society. "We are giving these uniforms to assist students whose parents are finding it difficult to change their wornout dresses. We became worried seeing some of thes...

A Lagos lawmaker, Prince Bisi Yusuff on Monday urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts at getting more sophisticated weapons and be ruthless with the insurgents. Yusuff, representing Alimosho Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly made the appeal in an interview with journalists following the recent loss of some soldiers in the fight against insurgency. The lawmaker, who urged the government never to relent in its efforts to end terrorist attacks, urged all stakeholders to join hands with the government. ``Without bias to my party (APC), the loss of our soldiers is unfortunate; I commiserate with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the President and the family of the victims for the disaster. ``If the President had died when he was fighting for Nigeria, the nation would not have got the value he is adding to the nation now. ``I want to appeal to the Federal Government never to relent  in its efforts to end the killings, we know it was inh...

A group, Patriotic Front of Nigeria has accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of working with terrorists and separatist groups to disrupt the 2019 General Elections,  saying that this strategy marks a new low for even the former ruling party, which it will seek to compel the courts to ban should it persists in undermining the nation. National Coordinator of Patriotic Front of Nigeria, Dr. Rabiu Usman who spoke in Abuja on Sunday specifically alleged that the PDP has working relationship with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and top Boko Haram terrorists commanders to create an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in order to discourage people from exercising their franchise. Dr. Usman said it is no coincidence that the PDP is always ready with a response within minutes of Boko Haram attacks noting that only people that have pre-arranged deals with the terrorists to carry out attacks could respond with such speed and that the kind of reaction from the party indicate ...

Hon. Abiodun Tobun, representing Epe Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, is about to break the jinx of being elected into the Assembly for a third time from the area. However, Tobun, who chairs the House Committee on Works and Infrastructure, sees this as an opportunity and not a right, adding that he has a covenant with the people of Epe to represent them well in the Assembly. The lawmaker speaks on other relevant issues in this interview he granted us recently. You are hoping to come back here. Can you tell us what you have done in your community to earn you a reelection at the polls next year? You don't change a winning team. If your team is winning, what you only need to do is to continue to support them. You cannot judge yourself. People have confidence in me, they have confidence in my leadership style and with the way I have attracted infrastructure development to my community and to our people. They look at personal relationship, ...

Worried by the spates of interference by the Nigeria Police in the activities of State Houses of Assembly, the Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the President, Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Inspector of Police, Ibrahim Idris to call his men to order. The House also commended the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Aondover Ka'kaan for having the courage to give a landmark judgement on the sanctity of the legislative body. The resolution followed a motion moved by the Chief Whip of the House, Hon. Rotimi Abiru, who spoke under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, lamented the "desecration of the legislature by the police and executive arm across the country." According to Abiru, "Some people are interferring with the proceedings of the Houses of Assemblies. It is clear in the constitution that the the three arms of governments are interdependent.  "We see the involvement of security forces. What happened in Benue is commendable. The Speaker...

The New Initiative for Credible Leadership (TICP) has described the policy document of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as half-baked and a package of empty promises. The group said after a careful analysis by its team of policy experts drawn from, it was unanimously agreed that the policy document lacks any meaningful development template for the Nigerian state. Steven Onwu, national president of the group, said the promises made by the PDP candidate in the policy document should not be taken seriously as he cannot fulfill any of them. The group wondered why Atiku, who was at the helms of affairs between 1999-2007 is just coming up with his policy document. He said said at a press conference that "The first observation in the said policy document is the reference to 2025 as its date of actualization of its set out objectives. While it is curious to state that the Nigerian Constitution pro...

The Concerned Christian Forum has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to stop ridiculing the Christian faith with its political utterances. Addressing journalists in Abuja, national coordinator of the group, Elder. James Amedu said any attempt to politicize Christendom in the days leading to the 2019 election should be resisted.  Amedu accused the CAN of delving into politics and issuing utterances that run contrary to the Christian creed. He said something of the utterance depicts the CAN as working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to him, some of the CAN leaders have desecrating their pulpits by campaigning for certain candidates under the pretext that they are relaying God’s voice. He said they should desist from abusing their position to muddle the waters by making their own political convictions to appear as something coming from their spirituality.  He said,  "We will like to refresh memories to th...