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LASG Seeks Partnership With Private Organisations For Tourism Development

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Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf has said that the Ministry has taken inventory of all government-owned tourism sites across the State with the aim of revamping the cultural heritage to continually meet the entertainment and relaxation purposes of its residents and tourists.

The Commissioner, who made this disclosure today at a Ministerial Press briefing commemorating the first year in office of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at JJT Park, Alausa, Ikeja, observed that the economy of the State thrives significantly on the activities of practitioners in the sector, who should not be kept out of jobs permanently.

Akinbile-Yusuf disclosed that, while the Badagry Heritage Museum has been given a total facelift by the present administration with the provision of artefacts and relics to earn the museum recognition as one of its kind across the Continent, plans are afoot to revamp other tourism sites owned by the government.

She also revealed that the present administration would complete the ongoing redevelopment of J.K Randle for Yoruba Culture in Onikan, as well as Glover Memorial Hall located at the heart of Lagos Island, as a replica of the cultural, ethnographic, historical and anthropological values of Lagosians and the Yoruba race in general.

In her words: “These two ongoing projects, when completed, will stand as major iconic or superstructure attractions that will influence to a greater extent the flow of tourists’ traffic to Lagos. They will complement other cultural and historical edifices like the National Museum, the Muson Centre, Freedom Park, City Mall, among others, to create a cluster of attractions in this corridor. Its importance in stimulating the local economy cannot be over-emphasised.”

She maintained that apart from creating avenues for the younger generations to have a place to develop their talents and skills, J.K Randle Centre will serve a multi-functional purpose with rich content that will be culturally, traditionally and historically beneficial to indigenes of Lagos State and the Yoruba race.

Speaking on plans to develop more tourist attractions in the State, the Commissioner said that there is a need for more participation by the private sector in the promotion and marketing of the State’s rich cultural heritage, stressing that the vision of the present administration is to make tourism more private-sector driven.

Akinbile-Yusuf, therefore, called for private sector involvement in the development of the Sungbo Eredo Monument in Epe area of the State, saying that the place is presently the only site listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the entire State.

According to her, the new 2020-2030 Tourism Master Plan developed by the Ministry, and presently being reviewed by the relevant stakeholders in the industry, focuses on areas like marketing and promotion of Lagos Tourism as a global brand; tourism product development for diversifying and increasing tourism potentials.

She expressed the hope that the new tourism document will surely put Lagos in good stead to building a thriving and prosperous tourism destination in Africa, especially now that States in the Federation are being innovative in exploring and exploiting other sources of revenue to augment the drastic lull in the international oil market and the fatal economic consequences for mono-economic nations like Nigeria.

Disclosing that the Ministry, during the period under review, partnered and collaborated with some organisations like the Guild of Nigerian Dancers, GUND; “I-AM-BRAND-NIGERIA”; Badagry Chamber of Commerce Industries, Mines and Agriculture (BACCIMA); Akwaaba Travel Market, the Commissioner stated that Lagos also participated at the 47th International EMMY Awards 2019 in New York among others.

While listing some of the festivals attended by the Ministry in the past year such as Olokun Festival, Badagry Heritage Festival, Diaspora Festival and Coconut Festival, Akinbile-Yusuf maintained that the colourful lifestyle, rich culture, tradition and the energy of Lagosians as showcased at these festivals are the selling points to drive tourists’ traffic for economic growth.

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Ekiti Students Caught On Camera Bullying A Fellow Student, Have Been Expelled

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The management of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) has expelled two of its students filmed assaulting a female colleague.

A video recently went viral on social media of a student hitting her fellow student with a stick that was handed to her by another student. The bully had kept insinuating that she would draw blood from her victim.

Reacting to the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Temitope Akinbisoye, in a statement released, said the students caught in the video were summoned on Monday, May 6 and were meted the appropriate punishment for their actions

”In accordance with our institution’s policies and extant regulations, the students who were captured in the viral video appeared before the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its emergency meeting held on Monday, May 6, 2024, for interrogations and appropriate recommendations, the report of which has been submitted to the University authorities.

The University authorities condemn in strong terms, any form of violence or misconduct in our University or by any of our constituents. Such behaviour is entirely inconsistent with the values we uphold and the standards of respect and dignity that we expect from all members of our University.

Miss Opemiposi Precious BOLAJI with Matriculation No. 10232, a 100L Mass Communication student who was beating her colleague with a stick and threatening to inflict bodily harm on her for allegedly destroying her 3-year old love affair with her boyfriend was found guilty of misconduct and flagrant breach of her matriculation oath and consequently EXPELLED with immediate effect.

Miss Genesis OSARO, a 100L Mass Communication student with Matriculation No. 10257, who provided the stick with which Gloria AJAYI was beaten, was found guilty of misconduct (as an accomplice) and flagrant breach of her Matriculation oath and consequently EXPELLED with immediate effect.

Miss Gloria AJAYI, a 100L Mass Communication student with Matriculation No. 10295, who was seen being beaten in the viral video but did not retaliate or engage in fisticuffs with her tormentors, was EXONERATED.“

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“80% Of Buildings In Lekki Have No Approval” – Lagos State Commissioner For Physical Planning & Urban Development Reveals

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The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has stated that 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki have no approval.

Olumide disclosed this while speaking to newsmen recently.

In his words; “Just last week Thursday and Friday, myself and the team were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axis and you would agree with me that anybody passing through that corridor would see a lot of estates marked. We went there, and I can tell you that from what we saw, over 80 per cent of them do not have approval.

The procedure to get approval is first to get the planning information, as to what those areas have been zoned for. In this case, what we have is agricultural land, and people now go to their families to buy agricultural land. Of course, those lands would be sold because those families do not know the use such land would be put to.

The next thing to do is the fence permit. If you missed the earlier information on not knowing the area zoning, at the point of getting the fence permit, you would be able to detect what the area is zoned for. After that, the layout permits a large expense of land follows.”’

Olumide noted that a layout permit cannot be obtained if it is not zoned for the purpose it was designed for or for the purpose it was being requested.

“So, you can see all these layers, but people still go ahead to start advertising. Some have even gone to the extent of displaying the sizes they want to sell. Imagine someone in the diaspora who wants to send money without any knowledge. Then, no approval is eventually gotten. Even if they pass the assignment and the survey to them, we would not grant the individual permit, because that area is not zoned for that purpose’’ Olumide said

This partly explains why some of the houses are being turn down currently in the state.

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Lady Dies After Friends Pushed Her Into Boiling Pot Of Fresh Pepper In Delta State

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A Nigerian man identified as Israel Joe, has revealed how his friend, Roseline, died after she was pushed into a boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by her two female friends in Sapele, Delta State.

Joe stated that Roseline, a caterer, went on a trip with her friends to Sapele for a catering job where the bitter ordeal occured.

She tragically passed away on Saturday, April 13 after spending two weeks at the hospital in a very horrible state.

In a Facebook post on Friday, Joe said that before her untimely death, Roseline confided in him about two of her friends who were treating her coldly.
And he has vowed to bring them to justice.

This is such a heartbreaking event.

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