ORILE AGEGE LCDA MARKS WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY.

 AgegePulse Magazine

Nigerian Dental Therapy Association (Lagos State Chapter), in collaboration with  Orile-Agege LCDA, hosted a successful free dental outreach for residents in the community today, Thursday, 21st March, 2023. 

The event took place at  Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwoolu Primary Health Centre where more than 50 residents of  Orile-Agege Community received complimentary oral health talks, dental checkups, scaling and polishing services amongst others to commemorate the World oral health day.

It is a day observed annually and dedicated to raising global awareness on the issues around oral hygiene, so that governments, health associations and the general public can work together to achieve healthier mouth and happier citizens. 

This years' campaign is themed. " A happy mouth is a happy body"  . Highlighting the intricate relation between oral health and overall well being,  this campaign is all about following dental hygiene rules to avoid diseases as prioritising oral health leads to better health. 

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LAGOS STUDENTS REPLICATE WORLD LEADERS

...As Hamzat, Kanyanja, Adefisayo, Ayandele applauded students delegates

...made history with 1st United Nations General Assembly Lagos Edition.

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Voices of Women and Young People have been identified as significant to the realization of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The Secretary-General United Nations, Antonio Gutteres stated this in a message to the 1st Lagos Secondary Schools Model United Nations Conference, LASS-MUN organized by the United Nations Information Centre, UNIC, Nigeria in collaboration with Lagos State Ministry of Education and Lagos State Education District III. EDUCATION DISTRICT III, FALOMO IKOYI.

Delivering the message of the Secretary-General, the Director, United Nations Information Center, UNIC Mr. Roland Kayanja pointed that the United Nations considered young people as agent of change.

“To achieve the 17 SDG Goals, we need a great global mobilization, that goes beyond government, bringing people together from all walks of life, and showing that international cooperation can deliver for everyone”

He called the attention of the 1st LASS-MUN conference to what he described as the ‘biggest issues of our time: peace, climate action, sustainable development and human rights, urging them to increase ambition, and hold leaders to account”

While delivering his address, the Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat who was represented on the occassion said with the Model UN initiative which promotes, dialogue and compromise, there was hope for this generation.

In her message to the conference, the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Omobola Adefisayo pointed that 1st LASS-MUN was a huge step for the state as it would reposition the education system and Lagos state for efficient service delivery.

The Tutor General and the Permanent Secretary,  Education District III, Dr  Olayimika Yinka Ayandele who described the delegates as emerging leaders, noted that the LASSMUN conference had brought the importance of cities, as engines of sustainable development to the front burner.

While speaking earlier, the National Information Officer, UNIC, Nigeria, Dr. Seyi Soremekunwho described the conference as epoch making said the Model United Nations was a strategic way to step young ones into shoes of adult through simulations of UN procedures to enable them appreciate global challenges and proffer solutions to them.

Meanwhile, the President of the Lagos State Secondary Schools, General Assembly, Master Abdul Ganiu Nurudeen and the Secretary-General LASS-MUN, Master Awogbenle Joseph said though the world was faced with divers’ challenges such as the Climate change, pledged that there was the need to increase number of cities and human settlement adopting and implementing integrated policies on urban settlement resilience to disaster.

One hundred and thirty-two schools participated in the first Lagos Secondary Schools Model United Nations, LASS-MUN which has the theme: Making Cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

The Consul General of the Republic of Cameroon, Mne Bessem Manga was among dignitaries at the occasion..

The First LASS MUN conference adopted three resolutions and adjourned the General Assembly till year 2020
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Modric defeats Ronaldo and Salah to be crowned FIFA's The Best of 2018

Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has been named the Best Men’s Player at The Best FIFA Football Awards on Monday evening, fighting off competition from fellow nominees Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah.

The award caps off an incredible year for Modric, who won his fourth Champions League title with Real Madrid in May, before leading his country to a World Cup final in July and being crowned UEFA Men’s Player of the Year last month.

The Best Men’s Player of the Year award, formerly named the Fifa World Player of the Year, has long been dominated by both Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but Barcelona forward Messi failed to make the shortlist for this years award for the first time since 2006. Neither player was present in London on Monday.

Modric’s other accolades from last season include him being awarded the Golden Ball for his performances during the 2017 Club World Cup, whilst the former Spurs man was also included in the Champions League team of the season for a third consecutive year and named the best midfielder in the competition for a second consecutive year.

"This trophy is not just mine, it’s for all my Real Madrid team-mates, for all my team-mates from the Croatia national team, for all the coaches that I have played for," Modric stated upon receiving the award.

"Without them, this would not be possible and thank you a lot to them.

"This trophy is also for my family, without whom I would not be the player and person that I am. They are my ‘the best’.

"At this particular moment, I would like to mention my footballing idol [Zvonimir Boban] and captain of Croatia generation 1998 and their first participation [at the World Cup finals as Croatia] and bronze in France.

"He was my big inspiration and that team gave us belief that we could achieve something great in Russia. Hopefully we can be the same for next generations.

"This award shows that we all can become the best with hard work, dedication and belief. All dreams can come true."

Juventus forward Ronaldo had won the two previous Best FIFA awards before this year, but was beaten to this year's crown by his former Real Madrid team-mate and also missed out of the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award to Modric last month.

The Portugal star was nominated after playing a vital part in a third successive Champions League title for Real Madrid last season. He was top scorer in the competition with 15 goals and netted 44 goals altogether for Los Blancos in 2017-18, before moving to Juventus in a deal worth a reported €100 million (£90m/$118m).

"First of all I would like to give congratulations to Mohamed [Salah] and Cristiano [Ronaldo] for the seasons they have had, and I'm sure that in the future you will have another opportunity to win this trophy," Modric said of the two fellow nominees.

Liverpool star Salah was nominated after a remarkable year that saw him score 44 goals in 52 games in his debut season with the Reds, after arriving from Roma in June 2017.

The Egyptian icon came up against both Modric and Ronaldo in last seasons Champions League final but was forced off early after suffering a shoulder injury in a coming together with Sergio Ramos. He recovered in time to represent his country at the World Cup in Russia, but was unable to guide them past the group stages.

Salah was rewarded at Monday's ceremony with the Puskas Award for best goal of the past year .

France coach Didier Deschamps was crowned Men's Coach of the Year, while football legends lined up to criticise Messi and Ronaldo for their notable snub of the FIFA event.

Five-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner Marta  won the Best Women's player award, having been runner-up last year.

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Technology: Google Empowers Education District One With Digital Skills

…Train Teachers, Students, Principals, Management Staff On Digital Economy

…We’re Ready For The Dynamic Changes of The world - Dr Ayandele

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When the full benefit of digital literacy and empowerment begin to germinate in Nigeria, the entire community of Lagos Education District One (EDDI) comprising Agege, Alimosho and Ifako Ijaye will not be left behind in the quest to reap the fruit.

This is because the district has taken another first with the move to turn digital passion into capacity building for students, teachers, principals and management staff of the district.

EDDI on Thursday, played host to popular education NGO, MindTheGap in collaboration with leading digital platform, Google for the launching of the initiative aimed train 10 million youth across Africa in 5years by Google. At the event, the EDDI community were trained on how to maximize technology and digital skills to improve teaching and learning outcomes in school. Also, they were empowered to dig for opportunity on the web.


Speaking at the epoch making event, the Tutor General/Permanent Secretary of the EDDI, Dr (Mrs) Yinka Ayandele said it is obvious that the world is dynamic in nature, hence the need to be equipped with relevant digital skills to enhance the teachers’ tasks and to compete favourably in the global village.

Dr Ayandele stated that the district is ready to acquire new knowledge that will aid positive outcomes while assuring that the participants will put the skills acquired at the training into judicious use. She thanked Google and their resource persons for piloting the digital skills and acquisition programme in EDDI.

In a chat with Agegepulse Magazine, the Co-founder of MindTheGap and facilitator, Mr Tayo Olosunde revealed that after the training, participants are expected to be inspired towards thinking globally.

“As you can see, there is a completely new perspective to the way the participants are seeing the digital world. Our hope is that these teachers and principals will tap into the huge opportunities online and spend productive time on the internet. Secondly, this initiative will endear people to know how to search for opportunities; and create opportunities on the internet.”

“Lagos is fast becoming a Mega City driven by technology, hence Lagosians especially the civil servants must be ready to key into the digital world that the Mega City Project will come with.  I celebrate what the state government is doing, proving to the world that Nigeria and Africa can really do it. So, I want to encourage people to jump into the Lagos City Reality by equipping themselves with relevant skills and be ready  for the opportunities ahead.” Mr Olosunde concluded.