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Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the reopening of Osun state polytechnic, Iree from Thursday 21st September, 2023. A public notice signed by the Commissioner for Education, Hon Dipo Eluwole, noted that the step is taken by Government to ensure that academic activities in the institution are not disrupted further. The notice reads […]
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Yoruba Council Worldwide, ‘acclaimed’ apex Yoruba indigenous organization, has stripped former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo of all traditional chieftancy titles in Yoruba land. This was unconnected with the outburst of Obasanjo against some traditional rulers who were in attendance at the inauguration of the Iseyin Campus of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) on […]
Continue ReadingThe embattled deputy governor of Ondo state, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, may soon be impeached by the state House of Assembly over alleged gross misconduct. A reliable source said that some lawmakers have signed the impeachment notice against the deputy governor. Indication to this emerged following an emergency plenary session summoned by the assembly leadership and […]
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Baring last minute changes, President Bola Tinubu will announce a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers next week. President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, disclosed this while speaking on the outcome of the union’s Tuesday meeting with the federal government on the fuel subsidy removal. Recalls that the TUC had given […]
Continue ReadingA medical doctor at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, died during a Sunday church service after performing a 72-hour surgery without a break at the neurosurgery unit. The Association of Resident Doctors disclosed this in a letter dated September 19, addressed to LUTH’s chief medical director. The doctors accused their senior colleagues of bullying, […]
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The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reiterated the readiness of the state government to welcome all development partners who are ready to support the state and his administration in the effort to engineer the desired progress for the state. The Governor stated this at the opening ceremony of the 34th annual […]
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1 STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023. Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, 1. On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I […]
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President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that the 10th National Assembly will not review the social media regulation bill. Giving reason for the decision, Akpabio said that there are laws already guiding the use of social media in the country. Akpabio, who was represented by the Senate Committee Chairman on ICT, Sen. Shuiab […]
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the increase in the standing committees of the House from 109 to over 134 was to allow for better legislative oversight of the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. Abbas, while faulting the claims that the increase in […]
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Nigeria’s electrical supply has again collapsed, with power output falling from a peak of 3,594.60 megawatts (MW) at midnight to a mere 42.7MW. Only the Delta Power plant had 41.00 MW of operational power on the grid at noon on Tuesday, while Afam had 1.7 MW. This comes barely five days after the grid collapsed […]
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