Capacity Building: Orile Agege LCDA Organises Training For Staff

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

The Chairman of Orile-Agege LCDA, Hon Johnson Sunday Babatunde organised a one day training tagged *Clinical Aspect of SPADEV/Capacity Building* for the workforce of Orile-Agege LCDA today, Thursday, August 8, 2024 at the LCDA 's secretariat.

Capacity Building: Orile Agege LCDA Organised Training For Staff

The facilitators of the training, Mr Okedara and Mrs Seriki from the Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation (OTCI) enlightened those in attendance on how to set SMART(Specific Measurable, Achievable, Reliable/Relevant and Time bound) goals and how to make sure that such goals are achieved within the time frame.

Capacity Building: Orile Agege LCDA Organised Training For Staff

They also spoke on the need for the top line officers to give specific and detailed duties to the down line officers putting into consideration the strength and weaknesses of such officers.

The facilitators also opined that the down line officers too should tell the top line officers the difficulties they are facing, which might delay or prevent them from  achieving task(s) given/set for them.

They also emphasised that each member of staff must have specific job roles so that there would be accountability and feedbacks.

The facilitators further spoke on how the Staff Performance Appraisal Development (SPADEV) forms should be filled. 

They said “SPADEV is not just meant for the purpose of promotion as erroneously believed, but should reflect the true assessment of each member of staff as this would give room for encouragement or improvement where needed.”

The Chairman in his address to members of staff towards the end of the training programme assured that trainings and seminars would continuously be organised for the workforce to improve the quality of service delivery in Orile-Agege LCDA and Lagos state in general.

The Human Resource Director,Mr Jubril Olusegun Aliu appreciated the Executive Chairman for his continued support towards staff welfare and assured him of staff’s unalloyed commitment to the development of Orile Agege LCDA.

Others in attendance were the Vice Chairman,Council Manager,Management team and member of staff.

Agege Born Amb. Tosin Sanusi appointed Attache to Republic of Liberia

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Amb. Tosin Sanusi has been appointed as the International Cooperation Attache to the Deputy Minister for Manpower Planning and Human Resource Development, Republic of Liberia


Amb. Tosin Sanusi’s appointment which was confirmed on the 7th of December 2019, was a result of his immense empowerment programmes in Digital Skills Development held across tertiary and other human development institutions in over three African countries and his passion for development in Africa. It can be recalled that in November 2019 Amb. Sanusi led a team of three trainers to Liberia where they provided training and inspiration to over 900 Liberians in higher education and over 100 guests of Liberia who were in attendance at the African Youth Education and Empowerment Summit being held in Monrovia.

Amb Sanusi who is also the Special Adviser on Education to the President, ECOWAS Youth Council has used his foundation Edubox Global to contribute in positioning students in tertiary institutions and youths to be relevant to their society and also to the entire world by supporting their academics and also empowering them with the essential skills needed for nation’s growth.

During Amb Sanusi acceptance speech, he appreciated his boss Atty. Phiĺ Tarpeh Dixon for the opportunity to serve the Republic of Liberia.

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Photos: Mr. Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat experienced one day vocational training in Auto Mechanic and phone repairing In Agege, Ikeja.

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Lagos APC Governorship Candidate and Deputy Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Obafemi Hamzat experienced One day vocational training in auto Mechanic and phone repairing at Oba Ogunji Mechanic village in Agege and Computer village in Ikeja Lagos.

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COMMISSIONER ASSURES JOB SEEKERS OF DIRECT EMPLOYMENT

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Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, has assured participants at the ongoing Mindset Re-orientation and Employability Skills Training of direct employment either by potential employers or through self-employment.

The Commissioner, who spoke at the Mindset Re-orientation and Employability Skills Programme organized for 500 unemployed youths in the State, lamented the increasing rate of unemployment and described it as saddening and very disheartening.

She maintained that several interventions by the state government, especially with the establishment of the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, are already bridging the gap between the employed and unemployed, adding that a change in the orientation of job seekers is also needed for them to attract the right job and also pursue their passion.

In her words, “The Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has developed a series of initiatives and activities that would ensure that it meets up with its mandate of bridging the employability gap in the State. One of such initiatives is this “Mindset Re-orientation, Leadership and Employability Skills Programme” for unemployed youths.’’

According to her, the dearth of white collar job is obvious in the country and it is necessary to re-orientate the mind of youths to be flexible towards growth mindset and the realities of the dynamic labour market as well as modify their behaviour.

Akinbile-Yusuf said that the government is putting all parameters in place to put the unemployment rate in the state under control. “We actually planned to engage 500 participants under this initiative but I was surprised to see over one thousand participants here. This does not mean that our approach to job creation is not yielding the expected outcome but it is evident that more people are coming into Lagos for greener pasture on a daily basis”.

“It is our intention to properly channel the passion and energy of unemployed graduates towards self-reliant skills outside white collar job, enhance the leadership and employability skills of the youths in recognition of the gap between skills possessed by applicants and needed by employers, considering the huge mismatch in the labour market and also facilitate meeting and relationship between employers and unemployed youths in the State”, the Commissioner added.

She explained further that the Ministry championed the programme as a way of bringing job seekers closer to experienced employers who are interested in recruiting qualified hands, stressing that at the end of the training and re-orientation, over 80% of the participants would be fixed for direct employment or empowered to start their personal businesses.

Mr. Tonye Bodam, Head of Talent Management of Airtel, Nigeria advised job seekers to develop positive attitudes, noting that the right attitude plays a great role in securing employment and in excelling in an individual endeavour.

He highlighted some of the attributes that are indispensable for job seekers to include problem-solving, communication, initiative, self-management and acquiring technological skills.

The Special Guest Speaker, Mr. Oluwatosin Oyin-Jolayemi M.D Daily  Need  advised the graduates to  think creatively and stride to make  difference in their communities by turning their passion into a profit-making venture

Commissioner tasks unemployed youth on skill acquisition

The Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Pharmacist Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf has advised Nigerian youths, especially those seeking employment to acquire soft skills in order to fit into the current paradigm shift in the labour market.

The Commissioner, who made the call today at the Youth Entrepreneurship Mentoring Seminar organised by the Ministry, observed that following the paradigm shift, most employers now emphasize individuals’ skill as against certificate qualifications.

She said that the current administration is committed to reducing the rate of unemployment by encouraging the people to be self-employed, adding that the realization prompted the establishment of Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, among other intervention, to champion development, create wealth and employ the people of the State.

Akinbile-Yusuf also disclosed that the Ministry is collaborating with Betti-O Foundation School of Fashion, an arm of ‘Ruff N Tumble’ for the training of 50 youths in the art of fashion design and garments under its Sustainable Enterprise Development Programme, just as it had also concluded partnership with Auto-Medics to train technicians so as to meet the challenges of modern automobile repairs.

“In a bid to encourage the growth and development of Entrepreneurship as the catalyst for economic growth as well as solve the problem of access to capital, the State Government established the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) aimed at providing affordable credit to assist entrepreneurs in implementing their business ideas thereby providing the mechanism for stimulating growth, reducing unemployment as well as addressing youth restiveness”, the Commissioner said.

She explained that the various measures of the government in the area of empowerment are aimed at raising the skill level of entrepreneurs to match the demands and needs of the society, especially with new technologies being developed around the world.

One of the facilitators at the event, Mr. Lanre Oniyitan of Holistic Business Solutions, admonished the participants to leverage on the opportunity of being graduates to do things better than not too literate persons.

He maintained that there is always a business angle to every human activity and challenged the youth to explore the business opportunities based on their identified skills in order to make a living with it.

Shun Cultism, Drug Abuse, Truancy - Hon. Egunjobi Advises Youths

In a bid to nip the prevalence of youths involvement in all forms of social vices in the bud, the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi has advised youths in Agege and Lagos State to eschew the act of drug abuse, cultism and all forms of social vices.

Egunjobi stated this at the National Campaign on cultism for Secondary School students across Agege LGA which was organised by Agege Local Government in collaboration with Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs.

He recalled that youth empowerment was a major agenda on his manifesto during the chairmanship electioneering process adding that his administration is working tirelessly towards eradicating the nefarious social menaces such as drug abuse and cultism prevalent among Agege youths.

The youthful council boss reiterated that efforts are being put in place to engage the youths in various vocational trainings such as Computer Training, Cosmetology, Hairdressing, Catering/Hotel Management, Computer Engineering, Bead Making which would help students/youths to become useful to themselves and the society at large.

“Our administration will organize sensitization campaign and workshop, purposely to let the youth be aware of the dangers in being a secret cult member, its negative effects on them as a person and on the society at large.” Egunjobi asserted.

The Council Medical Officer of Health, MOH, Dr. Akintayo who advised the students to desist from consuming hard substances such as narcotics, cultism, and other illegal activities, said the social vices can truncate the brighter future that God has created for them.

Speaking with Agege Pulse Magazine, DPO, Isokoko Police Division, SP Ayuba NAS, he said crime rate in Agege has drastically reduced to nothing as a result of the monthly security meeting with other Security Agencies and  stakeholders.

He added that the police division is partnering with the youth in order to gather intelligence on how to checkmate the excesses of the evil perpetrators among the youths.

Head of Administration LGA, Engr. Abass, HoD WAPA, Mrs. Odetola, Mr. Ali Ahmed, NDLEA Commandant among other notable dignitaries were all present.

LASG tasks staff on sound policy formulation, implementation

Lagos State Government has tasked its workforce to come up with suggestions on how to formulate and execute government policies that would address challenges confronting majority of the populace.

The State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson-Oke gave the charge today at the opening session of a workshop tagged: Policy Analysis Development and Implementation, organised by the State Government for Policy Analysts in Lagos Public Service at Ikeja.

He maintained that those involved in government policy process need to possess strong analytical skills and ability to apply a variety of research and evaluation methods within a complex political and economic environment.

The Commissioner said that the training will review the analytical approaches that are essential for effective policy development in modern times.

The training will cover the nature and role of policy analysts and the interaction among social institutions, markets and government. It will examine how to conduct effective policy analysis, manage the policy development process, and produce sound and persuasive policy reports and recommendation to the government, he said.

He informed that policy-making and implementation functions in governance are important because governments are repeatedly confronted with problems that call for apt and appropriate solutions.

Benson-Oke added that challenges of governance in recent time have taken complex features and as such a government of metropolitan state like Lagos must have a pool of skilled, trained and current policy analysts and developers who will assist the government in designing the right, appropriate and sustainable answers to complex and urgent problems.

The Commissioner said that the present administration is taking up challenges to aspire to the highest standards of governance and administration that the citizens expect of the government.

He maintained that all the achievements of the Ambode-led administration since inception is hinged on the quality of reforms and policies enunciated by the government policy makers, adding that there is little or nothing that could be achieved by any government without a robust policy-making process.

He, therefore, urged participants to embrace the capacity development initiative and open their minds to new ideas that might emanate in the course of the training.


I exhort public policy analysts and developers in the Lagos State Public Service to learn to focus quickly on the central decision criterion of a problem requiring attention, avoid the Tool-box Approach to analysing policies and also learn how to deal with uncertainty, Benson-Oke reiterated.

Ambode appoints Folashade Adesoye as new Head of Service

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the appointment of Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye as the 20th Head of Service (HOS) in the State.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, said Mrs. Adesoye’s appointment, will take effect on November 11, 2017, following the statutory retirement of the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola on November 10, 2017.

The new HOS was first appointed into the Lagos State Civil Service on December 28, 1983 as an Accountant and has served in several ministries.

She was elevated into the Body of Permanent Secretaries in 2010 and was deployed to the Civil Service Pensions Office where she served till August 2015 when she was deployed to the Office of Local Government Establishment, Training and Pensions Office. In 2016, she was asked to serve in the same capacity as Permanent Secretary, Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

Until her appointment, she was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Governor Ambode thanked the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Ademola for her meritorious service to the State and wished her well in her future endeavours.Ambode appoints Folashade Adesoye as new Head of Service

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the appointment of Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye as the 20th Head of Service (HOS) in the State.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, said Mrs. Adesoye’s appointment, will take effect on November 11, 2017, following the statutory retirement of the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola on November 10, 2017.

The new HOS was first appointed into the Lagos State Civil Service on December 28, 1983 as an Accountant and has served in several ministries.

She was elevated into the Body of Permanent Secretaries in 2010 and was deployed to the Civil Service Pensions Office where she served till August 2015 when she was deployed to the Office of Local Government Establishment, Training and Pensions Office. In 2016, she was asked to serve in the same capacity as Permanent Secretary, Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

Until her appointment, she was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Governor Ambode thanked the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Ademola for her meritorious service to the State and wished her well in her future endeavours.

Agege LG Boss, Hon. Ganiyu Egunjobi holds First Staff General Meeting

...To improve staff welfare

In ensuring staff optimum productivity, the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi has charged all the staff of Agege LGA  to be disciplined and productive  in discharging their duties.

Hon. Egunjobi stated this on Wednesday during his first General Meeting with staff of the council. He said his government would embark on various programmes that would improve the welfare of staff, pay bonuses as at when due adding that he would place them (staff) on Regular seminars, trainings and workshops.

Egunjobi extends his condolence to some of the council's deceased staff members who died while in servic. He pledged to fast track the process of approving the accrued benefit to the respective families of the deceased.

In a remark by the Chairman of Nigeria Union of Local Goverment Employee (NULGE), Agege Chapter, Comrade Mustapha Ashamu, he urged the staff to be punctual, dedicated and committed to their work.

Comrade Ashamu highlighted some issues that can mitigate unproductivity of member staff which Hon. Egunjobi and the staff members at the gathering, promised to put into check.

The meeting witnessed the presence of Chairman of Agege LGA, Hon. Egunjobi, Vice Chairman, Prince Abiodun Ogunji, Leader of the House, Hon. Kola Anigbajumo, Deputy Leader, Hon. Opeyemi Beckley, (NULGE), Comrade Mustapha Ashamu, and  HR Mrs Odubeko Taiwo. Others include, H.O.D Education Mr. Peter Adetimehin, Council Treasurer, Mrs. Mebude Shola among others.

Small Business and the New Economy:

Small Business and the New Economy:

The significant of this training is to add values and imparting lives of people both in Agege and beyond borders - Founder/CEO Bountiful Foundation, Mrs. Taiwo Adelanwa, says this in a training of over 120 on Small Business and the New Economy.

The CEO of Bountiful Foundation and AgegePulse reiterate and promise more productive seminars in Agege

Mr. Wale Salami of MTN one of the facilitators urges people to buy in bulk and patronize discount sales outlets during recession. Mr. Satej of Cormart also advises marketers to focus on Direct Contact Marketing during this recession time.