This is a Greater Lagos vision and I'm your host, Love Ikuku Oyedukum. The overall target of the Governor Babajide Samulu administration has always been to develop a robust infrastructure portfolio across the length and breadth of the state with the aim of creating a competitive business environment. Therefore, deploying modern infrastructure will yield multiple dividends for Lagos and his residents. This is a Greater Lagos vision welcome once again. This episode features rents. Lagos state government sets aside 5 billion Naira to kickstart state's monthly tanners scheme in January 2022. Housing. Governor Sawulu trained 1,000 artisans in mastercraft, commissioned 774 housing units of Lagos homes at Shungotedu, Phase 1. Infrastructure. Sawulu commissioned three road networks in Victoria Island. IGR, largest contributor to national known oil revenues, Lagos boasts of 45 billion Naira monthly. Sylvester Oromone's death. Governor Sawulu vows to ensure prosecution of corporates, condemns bullying in schools. Sexual-based violence. Dr Ibidyokes Sawulu takes advocacy campaign to transport workers. These and many more when we return. The Lagos state government has set aside 5 billion Naira to kickstart the state's monthly tanners scheme in January 2022. The state commissioner for finance, Dr Rabiu Uluwu, drops this hint at a second Lagos real estate marketplace conference and exhibitions. It's been two days of frank and open talks by stakeholders in the real estate sector in Lagos. The conference touched on many issues ranging from financing to legal frameworks land grabbing, tenancy, among others. Commissioner for Finance Rabiu Uluwu told a gathering that the new monthly tenancy concept is aimed at alleviating difficulties experienced by tenants and fears of landlords in the event of paying rents. As excited as a new sounds, it certainly cannot be for everyone. For instance, I heard about today, only two of the tenancies. We have tenancies that paid last 2019. The process in the state prevents you from taking plastic action. I share troubles and does this give us a new plan to sort out for such a tenant if such a case special advisor to Governor Somulu on housing took a bens in Awoyinka was on hand to all possible fears and concerns. That burden of that yearly rent is taken completely off the tenant and the landlord gets his money up front. So I think it's a win-win. It's a social investment program by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babaji de Uluwisha, and I think it's something that is applaudable. It's something that has come to stay in Lagos and we're looking forward to it actually starting off in January 2022. Particularly excited about the government's initiative to begin to look at a way to make rent and clearly payable because first you have to start from occupancy or rent house before you own a ship. Everybody can own homes. A lot of us are tenants but again we have to create a situation where it's easy for people to rent houses and be able to pay on a monthly basis. The two-day event organized by the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Lashrira, has its theme, Lagos 21st Century Real Estate Investment Hub. Local artisans and craftsmen in Lagos State are about to experience improvement in their capacity through training. This is aimed at reducing the incidence of building collapse, costs of property development and enhanced quality in housing development. Governor Babaji de Uluwisha disclosed this during the commissioning of 774,000 units of Lagos homes as Shungo Tedo Phase 1 in Etiusa local government area of the States. Shungo Tedo Phase 1 consists of 744 homes in 62 blocks of 12 homes each. There are 248 warm beds, 248 two-bedrooms and 248 three-bedrooms apartments in the scheme. As the commissioning, Governor Saoulu said that the government had to continue to build decent homes in liveable communities for people. This is so that they can be psychologically and socially stable enough to contribute their quota to the development of the state. This is one location that people will live in peace and people will also have full recreational facilities because the ambience speaks for itself, is well laid out and they've rolled out all of the other amenities that have been provided in this community. As you know, shelter continues to remain a basic need for human survival after food. Humanity is well preserved and protected when decent shelter and decent accommodation is made available for them. Also, apart from fostering an inelible environment for family life and raising of future leaders, homes has become a place where we need to take proper attention to. It has to be well planned and it has to come with a community-like thought in which we can reduce incidents of security challenges amongst themselves. Governor Saoulu has a plan to bridge what he termed as the skill gap in the sector. About 1,000 artisans have been airmarked for the training package tagged mastercraft program. Clean up and we'll erase issues around people falling prey and falling victim of undocumented land. Also, it's important for me to assure you that we're finalizing our EGIS where we will have survey, we will have land title, sea or force, electronic ones at the tip of a button. We're almost there. We're doing a Reiki survey that will ensure that all survey maps are properly tagged in Legos and you can collect your CO4 or your proper title or you can actually do a search within a few minutes, in the comfort of your home sometimes. If you also need to come to Alousa, it will be available for you. So these are some of the major land reforms that we're doing to ensure that people have access to proper title and people have access to being able to determine what is the real owner of a piece of land. I think another thing that we need to talk about when we do houses like this is the economic benefit of it. There are several artisans that will realize that we need to continue to train when we build houses like this. There are electricians, there are bricklayers, there are plumbers and there are tylers. And so working with the Minister of World Creation, working with the Minister of Housing and working with the Minister of Poverty Association, we are designing a scheme where we can continue to train and retrain on skilled labor. We do not want our jobs to be taken away by other nationals. Let our own children, let our own boys and girls, let our own youth be the ones that will have the full benefit of government interventions like this. So in the coming year, when we call on you, what skills would you want? Please let's get our words and our children that are interested to get signed on so that they can indeed have their own skills, they can know and they can be well trained and have been able to deliver when we have housing in states like this. The State Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinde Rufotai, is confident that the Lagos homes will impact greatly on the housing deficit in the state. He enjoyed legations to continue to support the state government by paying their taxes. This, he said, provides the necessary ingredients for a progressive and peaceful governance. The completion of this scheme brings to us all the joy of fulfillment because of the immense benefits being added to the lives of the people of Lagos state, particularly those in the Tiosan area. In completing and delivering this modern housing estate to the people today, Lagos state, under the leadership of Mr. Govna, is articulating loudly for all to hear that this government is here to serve the people with the best of intention and nobility. This is another move by the state government in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people. Adela Hopewell, Izou Taylor and Afribank Church Streets in Victoria Island, are now wearing a new look following the commissioning of three network of roads in Victoria Island, Business Central Districts by Govna Babajide Sauru. The Govna is optimistic that the roads will not only aid connectivity and ease traffic, but will also boost economic growth in that axis. This is phase one of the urban regeneration program of the Somulu administration. The three roads were approved for reconstruction in the year 2020. The former ring right in the heart of the highly commercialized area of Victoria Island. They are respected to discharge traffic through San Yusufa for One Street into the famous Akin Additiala streets. Govna Sauru noted that the commissioning of the roads clearly demonstrates the audacious reforms carried out in critical sectors of the state's economy. Again, this is in line with his team's development agenda. The commission of this road validates our promise to improve the quality of life of all negotiations, promote massive social economic growth, and reciprocate the support that we have enjoyed from this constituency in the past three years. Of these three roads being commissioned today, Adiola, Hopewell, Afribank, and Iduotelo. Two are one-way roads, which is Adiola, Hopewell, and Afribank. And Iduotelo is a two-way street. The Govna prom to ensure that all access of the state enjoy the current administration's plan to develop the state. He then appealed to Legotians to support his government, who was achieving a traffic-free state in line with the planned intermodal transport system. The Govna reminded the residents that the project belongs to them. Residents must safeguard and ensure proper usage and protection of the infrastructure to ensure long-lasting service. Doing this will free up government resources so that we can do a lot more. I know that with the support of the community leaders and people in Euro-Victoryland, the sustainability of these roads is certainly guaranteed. And it's important for us to note that we're not just doing this in Hybro-Victoryland alone. We're doing it like we said, in almost all newton and cranny of the state. It speaks to the fact that we engage and we listen to the specific needs of the citizenry in their quest for infrastructural upgrade. Prior to the reconstruction of these strategic roads, they were in deployable state, with a lot of complaints by the business community as it relates to the perennial flooding, inadequate parking facilities, the unlit roads, and reduced carriageway routes. It is the hope of many that with the road rehabilitation and upgrade, the challenge of flooding and inadequate capacity will now become a thing of the past. The Lagos state government says it has grown its IGR from 600 million Naira monthly in 1999 to over 45 billion Naira monthly as of December 2021. The governor's keynote address was delivered by the Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Oluwo, at the opening ceremony of the 149th meeting of the Joint Tax Board. It's the 149th meeting of the Joint Tax Board, thus APS Boarding for Tax Authorities in Nigeria. Governor Babajide Sawulu was represented by the Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Oluwo. He acknowledged the significant reforms that the JTB has implemented or spearheaded, especially in recent years. Lagos is by far the largest contributor to national non oil revenues, corporate income taxes, vats, custom duties, and others add to the corpus. Sawulu lamented that subsequent redistribution of resources does not reflect the contribution of Lagos state. Our share in this redistribution fails to take into account the demographic infrastructural burdens and pressures that are coming being the economic nerve center of the nation and also a former federal capital territory. He disclosed that Lagos has grown his IGR with an astounding increase of 7,400%. It all began with ensuring the foundational autonomy of internal revenue service is implemented whereby Lagos State Revenue Administration Law 2006 helped achieve this. Executive Chairman Lagos Internal Revenue Service is Mr. Ayodile Subaru. He opened up on efforts being made to improve on tax administration and ease of doing business in the state. Technology has also become a necessity for enhanced responsibility and accountability in the tax system. The cornerstone of development really is the payment of taxes. Payment of taxation is a most sustainable means of generating revenue. We all know that, you know, our independent government needs the funding for development. Location of technological solution to ease processes, procedures, and lifestyle in the 21st century can be seen as a natural consequence of the global development and we can only look forward to improving our ways of doing things. Hopefully, the deliberations from this forum will bring about practical solutions on critical revenue issues and fiscal federalism. The Governor of Lagos State, Babaji De Sawolu, has spoken tough against bullying in schools. This is against the backdrop of the death of 12-year-old Sylvester, beaten to death by his seniors in Doha and College in Lagos. The Governor said such an act would not be condoned in private or public schools in the state. He spoke when he commissioned a newly built female wholesale, a 12-classroom block, and other facilities at Lagos State Mother College in Bokuta in the Immortalical Government area of Ikurudu. The official commissioning and handing over of a newly constructed female wholesale block at 12-classroom block, reading rooms, and a laundromat brought a lot of excitement to the students. It was also another sober moment as a minute of silence was observed in honour of Sylvester Oromoni, the Doha and College student killed by bullies. The three students of Ojudu Grammar School crashed to death by a truck where also remembered. Governor Sawolu admonished the students to do away with bullying and promptly reports such to the school authority. He appeals to the teachers to give listening ears to the students. In all of our schools, we need to eradicate bullying to the barest minimum. We need to ensure that junior students are not bullying the junior ones. They are not sending them on false errands. They are not subjecting them to hardship. And the junior ones are giving the senior ones the needed respect that they deserve so that you all can live in peace and harmony. Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasha Adefisayo acknowledged Governor Sawolu for his sustained passion and significant contribution to the education sector in Lagos state. When he came into office, our government made promises to the state and to the education sector. The state would deliberately focus on education as a major pillar in the team's agenda, ensure yearly increase in budget reallocation, complete all outstanding projects to the highest possible standard, invest in new schools, rehabilitate and upgrade existing schools, and also integrate technology into teaching and learning, value chain of education, and all these promises have been met. The newly built female host cell is 182 bed capacity. It has house mistress quarters, 12 classroom blocks and other facilities. This will certainly make learning and teaching conducive for students and their teachers alike. The wife of the Lagos state governor, Dr. Ibidyukesawolu has urged members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Air New RTW to stand against sexual and gender-based violence. Dr. Sawolu paid a census adhesion visit to the state headquarters of the Air New RTW in Okwaba area of Hagegi. For 16 days of activism against SGBV has seen Dr. Ibidyukesawolu through the length and breadth of Lagos state. She's been bringing to the fore her desire to end sexual and gender-based violence in Lagos state. The state headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Air New RTW was not left out. Led by their chairman, Musiliu Akinsoya, also known as MC Oluwomo, the Transport Union workers paid wrapped attention as Dr. Ibidyukesawolu dropped the message home in their native language. She told the union that the state government had enacted a law that supports a sex offenders register to name and shame perpetrators. She also spoke against the intake of alcoholic beverages and mischiefs which could trigger mental health and SGBV issues. We have realized that a number of our youths are taking a lot of substances, substance abuse, drug abuse, in different places, some in the hotels, some in the car park, some in the garages. You people are my ambassadors. When we see things like that, it is not acceptable. We cannot allow our people to be damaged by substances. Wife of the deputy governor, Mrs. Oluwomo Hamzat was also in company. She urged parents to wake up and be vigilant in protecting their children. In his welcome remarks, the state chairman of Air New RTW, Musiliu Akinsoya, popularly known as MC Oluwomo, commanded Dr. Ibidyukesawolu for the advocacy against SGBV. Various information materials were distributed to members of the Air New RTW who were drawn from across the state. This is where we draw the cut-in on this episode of the Gritalica's vision. I'm Lovie Kuku, Uyeduku. Bye for now.


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Well, with the recent announcement of all Herberger stores closing, a change is coming for many former retail establishments. Josh Peterson shows us how retail properties in Bemidji are bouncing back. It's a sign of the times. Walk around just about any downtown and signs of a changing economy are everywhere. Going out of business, moving sale or liquidation signs are just about everywhere you look. Yet in Bemidji, some see this as a great opportunity. So a lot of the places that you've seen that are closing now or have closed over the winter, we see new things that are going to be coming into that. We know that a number of those spaces are already spoken for. It's not just the small mom and pop shops closing. Retailers across the area are experiencing a change as well. Many Minnesota shopping centers will be losing an anchor tenant when Herberger's closes its doors, creating an opportunity for shopping malls to get creative. We have to evolve and continue to change. We've got malls we're putting hockey arenas in. We've got malls we put in tech school, extra classrooms for tech schools. We've got fitness centers coming in. A lot of services are going to switch from retail to services. For the Paul Bunyan Mall, it appears the space currently occupied by Herberger's won't sit empty long. Lexington Realty, who manages the mall, says they already have a potential new tenant. Lexington, who manages many Minnesota malls, has relationships in place with other department stores that already occupy various shopping centers across the state. One retailer likely to fill the Herberger's void in Bemidji could be Dunham Sports. Anything is a possibility and you are correct to point out that we have a very good relationship with Dunham that extends to a lot of property. And the other thing I would point out is everyone knows in Bemidji you don't have a sports door at this point. No matter how you look at it, with Bemidji continuing to grow as a regional center, the future is said to be bright. You know, it's like the seasons, it continues to change and it always offers something for everyone. In Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. Paul Bunyan Mall Manager Scott Snitker tells Lakeland News that two potential new tenants will be touring the Herberger's space in the coming weeks. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.


This is amazing. Big surprise. Of course, I've seen a video of this. We made the small ones just for a London exhibition. We made the London Science Museum with them to demonstrate their work. This is pure. So what it does is... Autonomous? Yes, it's autonomous. What it does is keeps at a certain depth and then does random search. Oh, okay. But what we had was... Nice themes. Not the proof. Light beacons at the bottom. They're like treasure chests. People could have had this on and off. They would follow the light when they could see it. They have light sensors in front. It's made it just to demonstrate the whole idea of the mechanics of the bigger robot. The bigger robot will have, well, most of the camera on it. What it will do is... Now these archaeologists dive down there on the shipwrecks around them. And they film stuff with the camera trying to find out... Trying to find some clues about which ship it is and when it runs. That's a sank. But the thing is, it's very dangerous to dive. Inside, especially? Yeah, and even outside. The seabed is right with all these fishing nets, for example. It's very easy to get stuck.  You can't come up. So you get stuck inside the wreck or something? What sensors does this thing have? For depth, it's like pressure or something? Yeah, for depth there's pressure sensors that come through the tube here. This is the same kind of depth sensor that is in the diver's watches. Okay. Then there's the exact same iron mule that we are using on our robots. And then we have this... Arduino. Yeah, Arduino. I guess. And here are the two light sensors. And they use modulated light. You can't see it, but it's like 20 kilohertz of visible light just to differentiate between ambient light and... Yeah, and I think even the motors here, they look like difficult servo motors, but they are actually modified. We took them apart and put inside of them magnetic absolute encoders. So they know their position all the time. It took two months too. They are quite smaller than the Dynamics. Yeah, there are these micro servers, which are also quite typical, usually used on airplanes, for example. What is this channel? It's a pressure sensor here. Ah, it's a pressure sensor that talks outside. Yeah, you can... Oh, it's okay. There's a tube. So the cell is there? No, this is a screw hole, but... Oh, and that's the sensor? Ah, yeah, here's the tube for pressure. And the thing is, if you put it underwater, it doesn't fill with water, but the pressure still gets through. So right now it's like doing a random search, and it's not finding anything right now, right? Yes. And the motions of the fins and all the motion mechanics, this is like the university research. Is it developed here or...? It's something Kai wrote in five hours. Okay. So you did those motions, then? Yeah, well, the guy who came up with the whole idea of how the robot moves is actually right there, working or just spending time.