By Adebayo Yusuf A legal practitioner, Barrister Bola Adebiyi says sharing money to vulnerable Nigerians as a means to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal is not realistic. Barrister Adebiyi in an interview with pensioners’ FM Correspondent shortly after featuring on Pensioners FM Current Affair Programme, “Trending” was reacting to the meeting between the…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has initiated the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee to deliberate on cases of malpractice and irregularities arising from the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The body made this known on Tuesday via its official social media handel . Earlier on Monday, WAEC…
At least 29 soldiers have been killed in Niger in the deadliest attack since the army staged a coup in July. The soldiers were killed by hundreds of jihadists using “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles”, the defence ministry said. It added that “several dozen terrorists” were also killed in the counter-offensive that took place…
The Nigerian Air Force says its air strikes have killed several terrorists on the fringes of Lake Tchad in Borno State. According to the Nigerian Air Force, Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa Province, terrorists were neutralised after air strikes destroyed their hideouts and destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base in the…
By Michael Adeyemo A Broadcast Media Expert, Elder Derenle Ajisefini, says the advent of social media has affected reading culture in students. Elder Ajisefini said this in an interview with Pensioners FM Correspondent. Elder Ajisefini who was a former Director of News and Current Affairs, Radio Nigeria, Ibadan Zonal Station, said lots of students…
The absorption and utilization of food by the body is fundamental to nutrition and is facilitated by digestion while food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food. Primary food processing is necessary to make most foods edible, as secondary food processing turns the ingredients into familiar foods, such as flour to bread. Research…
By Yetunde Oke The Officials of “Our Home Our Heritage Support Initiative”, Ibadan has called for the reorientation of youths about the country’s heritage and morals. The officials of the initiative made this known while featuring on Pensioners’ FM Programme, “Mid-Morning EXTRA” According to the Chairman of “Our Home Our Heritage Support Initiative”, Mr Akintola…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu In an extraordinary display of intellectual prowess and civic engagement, winners have recently emerged in the Seyi Makinde Essay Competition, an initiative sponsored by the Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID). The competition according to the Oyo State government support group was designed to foster skill development, critical thinking, and active participation…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State government has warned trespassers against the encroachment of landed properties belonging to public schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Prof. Abdulwaheed Adelabu gave the warning during a routine check at St. Agnes Basic School, Iluju, Ogbomoso, on Friday in Oyo State. The commissioner decried…
The Northern Governors Forum has mourned the death of Emeritus Professor Umaru Shehu, the first Northern Nigeria’s Professor of Community Health. He died on Monday at the age of 97. Governor of Gombe State and Chairman of Forum, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, in a condolence message, described the late Umaru Shehu as a true luminary and…