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GOVERNOR ADEMOLA ADELEKE APPROVES N3.3BILLION FOR RETIREES

3 October 2024

In a statement signed by the state Head of Service, Ayanleye Aina, of the said amount, #1.5b is for retirees at the State level comprising Ministries, Departments, Agencies, secondary schools and tertiary institutions while the sum of #1.8b is for those who retired in the local government service, junior and primary schools across the State. […]

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Stop paying lip service to education, ASUU urges FG

2 October 2024

Zonal coordinator of the zone, Dennis Aribodor, accused the Federal Government of underfunding public education in the country at a press conference in Owerri, Imo State. He also accused the Federal Government  of treating university lecturers as 16th century slaves. He announced that ASUU nationwide would be shutting down the universities in the next 14 […]

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Tinubu Convokes 30-Day National Youth Confab

1 October 2024

Tinubu stated this during Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary Broadcast. The President said the modalities of the confab and selection of delegates would be designed as soon as possible. According to him, the 30-day Confab will unite young people nationwide to collaboratively develop solutions to issues such as education, employment, innovation, security, and social justice. […]

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High Court adjourns Osun government, Igbajo Kingmakers’ case over failure to appear in court

30 September 2024

The judge who made this known at the hearing today expressed his concerns over the absence of the five defense counsel including those representing Ọba Ademola Makinde, the Osun State government, Boluwaduro,, and warrant chiefs. He further warned that if the defendants fail to appear on the newly scheduled day, the hearing will proceed without […]

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Tinubu needs more time to settle down- Ex-Kogi speaker 

30 September 2024

that President Bola Tinubu inherited a rotten economic system and therefore would need more time to settle down and right the wrongs of the past. He also spoke on the face-off between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the immediate past governor of Kogi State,  Yayaha Bello, saying that Bello has sacrificed a lot […]

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Stop victimising our members, ASUU tells FG

28 September 2024

The union also called on governments at all levels, especially the Federal Government, to fulfill all its agreements with the union to enable public universities to breathe. While addressing newsmen at the Nigerian Union of Journalists Press Centre in Sokoto, the zonal chairman of the union,  Abubakar Yabo, said the memorandum of action signed between […]

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Gold Mining: TOM accuses Osun Government of prioritizing Revenue over Environment

28 September 2024

The Executive Director of the society, Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, made this known while presenting the September State of the State address, where he noted that despite huge revenue from the Federal Government, which has not translated to human development in the state, the government is keen at earning from mining instead of addressing the environmental degradation. […]

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Independence Day: FG declares Tuesday public holiday

28 September 2024

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration  on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on this occasion and praised the patient and hardworking Nigerian men and women, stating that their sacrifices would not be […]

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Tinubu not responsible for subsidy removal, says Dogara

27 September 2024

. He said though the President made the pronouncement that subsidy was gone, he was not the one that put the policy in motion. Dogara explained that before Tinubu was elected, there was no provision for subsidy payment in the budget approved by the National Assembly. Speaking in a television programme, the former speaker said […]

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Nigeria to slash food imports, boosts agricultural self-sufficiency

27 September 2024

Edun, who spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday to mark the country’s 64th Independence Day  declared that the era of heavy food importation must end, positioning this shift as a cornerstone of the government’s economic recovery plan. “We should not be importing food,” Edun stated, stressing that Nigeria’s future lies in self-sufficiency. […]

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