The Chairman of Orilowo Perishable Food Market, Isiaka Abdullahi, said that the association had registered the market appropriately. Civil society organisations and traders from Orilowo Perishable Food Market, Agboyi-Ketu, Lagos on Thursday, conducted a peaceful protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly to clarify the status of the site of the market. The protesters…
The free service was initially to end on Thursday, before the extension till Sunday. The Federal Government has extended the free train ride initiative till Sunday, to further reduce financial pressure on travellers heading to various destinations after the festive period. The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, told the News Agency of…
The SSG added that the academic curricula would now prioritise experiential learning methods, problem-solving and case studies. The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 per cent of pupils in the state can neither read in English nor solve simple mathematics questions. Onyia stated this while delivering a keynote address…
Kpanja said the move would also have severe ripple effects and consequences on staff, students and society at large. The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called for the exclusion of tertiary institutions from a 40 per cent deduction on Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Federal Government-owned enterprises. Shammah Kpanja, ASUP President, conveyed this…
The controller said that Makinde’s season’s gesture provided forgiveness and hope to dozens of incarcerated individuals across the state. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the release of 10 inmates in Correctional Centres in the state and commuted four death sentences to life imprisonment. The State Controller of Correctional Service, Abdul Raheem Salami,…
The AIG has directed that the dismissed officers be charged to court alongside the civilians involved. The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Ari Muhammed, has ordered the dismissal of two Police Inspectors arrested for armed robbery, corruption and illegal duty. The AIG, in a statement signed by the Zonal…
Olofa Ina was an actor with many years of experience and featured in many movies. Veteran Yoruba actor, Deji Akinremi, popularly known as “Olofa Ina”, has died, aged 73. Nollywood actor, Saidi Balogun, took to his Instagram page, @saidibalogun, to disclose the death of Olofa Ina, on Thursday. Balogun, with the display of the deceased’s…
According to the Spokesman, the Service is making efforts to get approval for an upward review of the feeding allowance to reflect current economic realities. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says each inmate in custodial facilities nationwide is being fed with ₦750 daily, not ₦200 as mischievously circulated in a section of the media. A…
The Rector highlighted the numerous achievements of the institution under his leadership. The Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has concluded plans to hold a combined Convocation ceremony for 10 sets of graduating students from 2014 to 2023 academic sessions. The Rector of the Institution, Dr Salisu Ogbo, stated this at a press conference on Thursday in…
According to Presidential spokesman, Tinubu approved the appointments after studying the impressive profiles of the appointees. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Executive Directors in two agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on…
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