A destroyed refinery By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) says it has destroyed 134 illegal refineries in the last few weeks. Also, the company said 63 illegal pipeline connections were uncovered during the the weeks . The corporation, In a visual report, stated that at about 2 am on Sunday, a joint team of security agents discovered a large wooden boat illicitly loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 within the OML 18 operating area, noted intelligence report a large wooden wooden boat was caught receiving crude oil from the barge. According to the state-owned oil firm, while the barge was towed away with a tugboat in custody, five speedboats used in towing the large wooden boat to the illegal loading site were also detained and the particulars of the tugboats and barge used for the operation were reportedly seized for further investigation. It further said that two large boats, which involve
By Favour Ajibade
Lagos state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, yesterday, said that plans are underway to turn Lagos to Africa model mega city by 2052.
He spoke in Victoria Island, during the 9th edition of Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit.
According to him, the government is making concerted efforts towards conceptualising and developing a comprehensive 30-year plan.
He said that Lagos State Development Plan 2052 has the ambition of transforming Lagos into Africa’s Model Mega City.
“The Lagos State Development Plan 2052 is built around four strategic pillars – Thriving Economy, Human-centric City, Modern Infrastructure and Effective Governance. This plan focuses on 20 strategic areas that will drive this ambition.
“This long-term development plan has been meticulously devised to accommodate the best of all existing and prior high-level policy documents, transformation plans and development policies, including the THEMES Agenda.
“In line with the ongoing work to finetune the Lagos State Development Plan 2052, the focus of this year’s Ehingbeti Summit will be on the long-term sustainable socio-economic development of Lagos State,” he said.
The Lagos State Development Plan 2052 is built around four strategic pillars – Thriving Economy, Human-centric City, Modern Infrastructure and Effective Governance.
The Governor said the implementation of the Development Plan requires purposeful and dedicated leadership.
“Our unwavering promise to you, as a State Government, is that we will provide the required leadership, to move from ideation to action, and to transform Lagos from Megacity to Model Megacity.
“As we look forward, Lagos State will continue to achieve its potential, which will be built on our resilience, our rich heritage of culture, innovation and entrepreneurship, and most importantly, our people. I am excited by what the LSDP 2052 has to offer our great state,” he said.
The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, MrSam Egube, said the summit offers Lagos a better deal in growth prospects, as the state harnesses robust conversations with key private sector players.
Egube said the state government has implemented 210 of the 222 resolutions reached in the past eight editions of the economic summit, adding that the engagement with the private sector had helped improve accountability in governance.
The summit chairperson and Partner, PwC Nigeria, Mrs Mary Iwelumo, said the event, which is the 9th edition in the series, recorded historic participation of 30,000 participants within the country and overseas.
Attendees include members of the State Executive Council, current and past elected public office holders in Lagos, captains of industry, business leaders, diplomats, entrepreneurs and investors. (NAN)
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