Tinubu unveils economic council
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated a 31-member Presidential Economic Coordination Council comprising himself, the Vice President, the Senate President, and the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, among others.
Thursday’s inauguration comes three months after the President established the committee on March 27, 2024.
Tinubu also presented the outcomes of his review of the accelerated stabilisation and advancement plan, which seeks to inject N2tn into the economy in the next six months.
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Expert laments rising trauma cases in Nigeria
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The Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Winbox Centre, Dr. Deji Osasona, has expressed worries over the rising cases of trauma in the country.
Osasona made his position known in a statement made available to PUNCH online on Tuesday after hosting an event tagged HealingFest, a free Trauma Therapy Conference themed ‘From Scars to Stars.”
Osasona said, “According to data, over 80 per cent of Nigerians have experienced or witnessed one form of trauma or the other ranging from betrayal to invalidations, extreme poverty, losses, failures, neglects, sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and exposure to all manners of violence and crime such as kidnapping and banditry”
Lagos Reads Riot Act To Illegal Car Park Operators
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The general manager of the Lagos State Parking Authority, Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, has read the riot act to illegal car park operators in the state, emphasizing the hazards associated with their operations and unregulated parking activities.
Mrs. Adelabu conveyed the warning in a statement released from her office cited recent incidents that underscored the risks of using unauthorised parking facilities and unapproved road sections for parking, which not only endanger public safety but also hinder the state’s efforts in traffic management.
She said, “Operating or using unregulated car parks poses significant risks to vehicle owners and pedestrians. Such facilities often lack oversight and safety measures, making them prone to security breaches and accidents.’’
Lagos Govt Assesses Resilience Strategy To Sustain Development Trajectory
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Lagos State government on Tuesday assembled critical stakeholders across various sectors to assess its resilient strategy in order to sustain its development trajectory.
In his address at the Year 2024 Lagos Resilience Forum, with the theme: Leveraging Resilience For Lagos’ Development Trajectory the state’s commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Ope George said the forum is an all-inclusive and collaborative engagement of diverse resilience building stakeholders across various sectors, adding that it was convened to reassess the state’s resilience building efforts, with a view to improving the resilience of the state.
According to him, through such a forum there will be discovery of new opportunities for growth and adaptation, integration of resilience thinking into statewide operations, and the amplification of resilience knowledge and innovations for sustainable growth.