The Olubadan of Ibadan Oba Lekan Balogun has passed away. The 42nd Olubadan was 82. Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde announced this in a statement. The Governor said the, monarch passed away at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
In efforts to ensure food security, the Niger Delta Development Commission has partnered with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria. In a statement by the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Pius Ughakpoteni, the commission’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during a strategic meeting with a delegation of the farmers association, led by its…
Despite promises made by the federal government to ease the burden of increased fuel prices on Nigerians through the introduction of high-capacity CNG buses, recent findings by the African Health Report (AHR) reveal that 20 of these buses are currently lying idle at the federal Secretariat car park in the FCT. The initiative, which was…
The fight against corruption in Nigeria received a call to action as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu emphasized the need for preventive measures to be adopted across all sectors to effectively combat corruption. According to ICPC Spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, Dr Aliyu made this…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has provided 2.15 million bags of fertiliser worth over N100 billion to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This initiative aims to help farmers nationwide combat rising food prices and boost food production. The CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, revealed the donation on Wednesday as part…
The recent announcement by Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, that the Minna International Airport has been renamed Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sparked outcry from the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). Previously named Abubakar Imam Kagara International Airport, it has now been rebranded as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport. The SYNW, through its…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has stood against a motion requesting the court to release the telephones of Professor Cyril Ndifon and Barrister Sunny Anyanwu to a purported National Computer Forensic Laboratory. Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, and Barrister Anyanwu are…
Nigeria and some other African Countries such as, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia and Niger are battling with poor internet supply. According to Boomberg, which happens to be one of the world leading financial organizations and other stakeholders say arteries for telecommunications were all affected on Thursday According to data and lament from social…
The NEPL/Seplat Energy Joint Venture has commenced its 2024 edition of the “Eye Can See” initiative, a flagship Corporate Social Investment (CSI) program aimed at providing free optical treatment to communities in Benin, Edo State. During the launch event, held at the Palace of the Oba of Benin on Wednesday, the Managing Director of Seplat…
Amnesty International has called for an immediate stop to the harassment and intimidation of Chioma Okoli by the Nigeria Police Force and Erisco Foods Limited in response to a product review she posted on Facebook. Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom Amnesty International…
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