Tag: Badagry
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Lagos to establish coconut processing factory in Badagry
The Lagos State Government says it will establish a coconut processing factory in Badagry to further optimize the use of coconut and harness the economic potentials in the value chain. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, stated this Wednesday at the Year 2020 Coconut Day Celebration at Lagos Farm Centre, Agege. The…
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Jubilation in Lagos as JAMB suspends use of NIN for 2020 UTME
Some candidates from Badagry who were preparing for the forthcoming 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) expressed joy on Saturday as JAMB suspended the National Identification Number ( NIN) registration. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that it was a welcome development. NAN also reports that some of the parents…
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Vandalism: NSCDC nabs 8 in Badagry
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos Command, on Wednesday said it had arrested eight suspects, including four Beninese, for pipeline vandalism, vowing to intensify the fight against the crime in the state. The Lagos State Commandant, Mr Cyprian Otoibhi, told newsmen in Lagos that the men of the marine anti-vandal unit of…
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Ex-Beauty Queen calls for prompt rehabilitation of Lagos-Badagry Expressroad, waterways
An appeal has gone to the Federal and Lagos State Governments to complete very quickly the ongoing recontruction of the Lagos -Badagry Expressroad and its waterways. Mrs Ebele Enemchukwu, a former Mrs Nigeria United Nations and Mrs Tourism United Nations at different times, made the appeal on Saturday. Enemchukwu spoke with the News Agency of…
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Badagry king mysteriously signed CAC documents 9 years after death
The Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) has alleged at an Ikeja Special Offences Court that late Oba Afolabi James of Kweme, Badagry in Lagos had mysteriously signed some Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) forms in 2011, nine years after his death. The king died on Jan. 30, 2002. The SFU claimed that while investigating Semasa James,…
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Galilee: Fun-seekers troop to Badagry beaches to enjoy Easter holiday
Fun-seekers from different parts of the country on Monday trooped out to Suntan Beach, Ar-Rakhab Beach and Holiday Resort in Badagry to celebrate Easter with their loved ones. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the two beaches reports that it was a bee-hive of activities. NAN observed that people from…
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APC wins 2 House of Assembly seats in Badagry
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the two Lagos State House of Assembly seats of Saturday’s elections in Badagry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that David Setonji, the incumbent APC legislator, was declared winner of the Badagry Constituency 2, while Ibrahim Layode also…
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APC candidate to adopt Alaba Market model in empowering constituents
An APC House of Representatives candidate, Mr Babatunde Hunpe. Has pledged to adopt the Alaba International market model to empower members of his constituency and tackle poverty, if elected. Hunpe, who is a Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Buhari hands over ECOWAS border posts
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Republic of Benin counterpart, Patrice Talon will on Tuesday perform the official hand-over of the new Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Border Posts at Seme-Krake and Neope-Akanu in Badagry. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Lagos State Government in a statement on Sunday said all necessary arrangements to ensure hitch-free…
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Lagos APC Primary: Confusion in Badagry voting centres over use of slip
Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Badagry on Tuesday disagreed on use of party slip by members to vote for the governorship primary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC members trooped out as early as 8:30 a.m to participate in the direct primary election adopted by the party…