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This was conveyed in a statement signed by the Director General of the team, Zulu Authority, noting that TEAM LAGOS will resist any protest by any group of people across the state.
By Florence Onuegbu
Lagos, May 20, 2021 The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was set to unveil its advanced open data digitisation programme tagged âEKO 360â very soon.
The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Samuel Egube said this in Ikeja, during the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the second year of Babajide Sanwo-Oluâs administration in the state.
Egube said that the Lagos State Open Data Agenda, tagged âEKO 360â is a two year digitalisation programme, which commenced Nov. 1, 2019.
He said that this was with support in three Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) sectors (Health, Education & Economic Affairs) from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/Data Science Nigeria (BMGF/DSN) which was meant to strengthen the Lagos Bureau of Statistics.
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Lagos approves N20m grant for Olympics-bound athletes
April 23
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According to NAN, Sola Aiyepeku, chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), who spoke on behalf of the governor on Friday, said the grant is to help the athletes prepare for the Olympic games.
He said the eight beneficiaries will get their endowment by the end of May and it will be shared equally among them.
“The athletes are not aware of the plans of the commission for them, but we have approached the governor on their behalf and he has approved N20 million for them,” Aiyepeku said.
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“The governor approved the money so that each of the eight of them will get N2.5 million each as their training grant for participation in the 2020 Olympics.