Milan Group Opens N30bn Tallest Hotel In West Africa ''InterContinental Hotel Lagos''.

A N30 billion 5-star InterContinental Hotel Lagos partly funded by Skye and Wema banks on Sunday officially threw its doors open for business.

Built on an elevated terrain, the 23-storey hotel sitting on Victoria Island with 352 rooms is fully owned by Milan Group. The group currently has a total of 20 hotels across Africa with intentions to expand its footprint by 20 percent in the next 5 years.

In his address at the opening ceremony, Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos State, described the hotel as a worthy investment that has further closed the gap in the deficit of world-class hospitality infrastructure in the state.

Beyond the empowerment and development of skilled professionals in the hospitality sector, the excited governor noted that the five-star hotel complemented the Lagos mega city vision, and urged more investors to take advantage of the friendly environment the state is offering them to expand their businesses.

Ramesh Valechha, chairman, Milan Group, said the luxurious hotel was a commitment and right investment made in the economy of Lagos State and Nigerian hospitality industry at large.

He said InterContinental Lagos was possible through a partnership funding by Skye Bank and Wema Bank that saw the need to assist in getting a five-star property for the growing high-profile guests that deserve nothing but quality accommodation in Nigeria’s commercial capital.

With 650 Nigerians and 24 expatriates as employees, the chairman noted that the hotel is poised to offer world-class hospitality offerings, professional training that will ensure new career paths in the hospitality industry and empowerment to Nigerians, among others, who do business with it.

Karl Hala, regional general manager Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group, was glad that the hotel, the first of the group’s property in West Africa, whose partnership agreement started in 2000, is now a beautiful product for everyone to enjoy.It was commissioned yesterday by Governor Fashola in the presence of a lot of dignitaries such as Oba Akinolu of Lagos, Oba Oniru, The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Gbadebo, Dele Momodu.















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ITF-NECA Collaborates With Lagos State Government On Technical Skills Development.

(L-R)Principal, Gov.Tech.Coll. Ikorodu, Mrs. Babalola, 3rd from left, Engr. Olawunmi Gasper, Mrs.Olayinka Oladunjoye (Honourable Comm.for Edu.) Mr. Olusegun Oshinowo (DG- NECA), Mrs.Jemerigbe Director,TSDP-NECA

The Honourable Comissioner of Education in Lagos State, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye today signed an MOU between Lagos State Government and Nigeria Employment Consultative Association (NECA)/ Industrial Training Fund( ITF) to promote Technical and Vocational Education in the State. 

The Government Technical College, Ikorodu has been chosen for the project thus, the school is going to become an ITF- NECA Technical Skills Development Centre(TSDP) in the area of Construction Trades Training(Plumbing, Concreting/Tilling and Carpentry). 

The event which was held at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Education had in attendance the Honourable Commissioner, Engineer Gasper (Executive Secretary, LASTVEB) and others shown in the pictures below:




Offiicial Signing of the MOU L-R, Engr. Gasper, Hon.Comm.DG, NECA and Mrs.Jemerigbe


Offiicial Signing of the MOU L-R, Engr. Gasper, Hon.Comm. DG, NECA and Mrs.Jemerigbe (Dir. TSDP/NECA)

Lagos Alerts Travellers On Existence Of Deadly Virus.

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*Gov Fashola

 LAGOS State Government, yesterday, alerted its indigenes traveling to other parts of the world with confirmed cases of coronavirus infections – a severe, life-threatening respiratory disease – to take adequate precautions to protect themselves from the infection.

The coronavirus known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV, is currently ravaging countries in the Middle East and the World Health Organisatiion, WHO, has just been informed of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia.

Globally, from September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a total of 90 laboratory-confirmed cases of the infection resulting in 45 deaths

This is coming on the heels of earlier warning published in the journals, by infectious disease physicians, at  St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada, on the possible international spread of the virus during the forthcoming mass gatherings in Saudi Arabia.

Already, health officials in Saudi Arabia have asked pilgrims visiting its holy sites to wear masks in crowded places to prevent the spread of  coronavirus.

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr, Jide Idris, in a statement, yesterday, emphasised the need for the observance of a high standard of personal and environmental hygiene to reduce the risk of infection.

He stressed the need for caution as there was no specific treatment for illnesses caused by Coronavirus and enjoined travellers to holy pilgrimage, particularly to Makkah, to get vaccination against meningitis, yellow fever and flu, while adhering to the precautions earlier mentioned.

Idris  advised pregnant women, children, the elderly and the sick who intended to go on pilgrimage to postpone such trips, saying, “you can help protect others by staying at home while you are sick, avoiding close contact with others, covering your mouth and nose when you cough or  sneeze and  keeping objects and surfaces clean and disinfected.”

He  warned  that Coronavirus could be transmitted easily from one person to another through coughing and sneezing, close contact such as touching or shaking hands of an infected person, and touching one’s mouth, nose or eyes after touching contaminated objects or surfaces.

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Pictures And Faces Of Dignitaries At The Special ACN Convention In Lagos.

The city of Lagos stood still yesterday as ACN held her final Convention.Inspite of other engagements like the Presidential visit and Firstlady's event,ACN still held her convention which witnessed a large turnout from supporters of the party.
Here are few pictures and faces of dignitaries at the event.