By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Governor Seyi Makinde says plans are inpalce to commence recruitment exercises for primary school teachers in order to address shortage of manpower across public primary schools in Oyo state. The Governor who discloses this at a stakeholders consultative meeting for 2024 budget, promises to expand budgetary provisions between 10 – 12 billion…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin has formally inaugurated the special and standing committees of the 10th Assembly. Honourable Ogundoyin who made this known in a statement said the special committees are seven in number and they include Selection Committee, House Services Committee, Public Petitions, Justice and Judiciary…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin The Federal Government has assured the family of Nigeria’s flag designer, the late Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi that it will look into their series of requests if made official. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammad Idris, gave the assurance while on a visit to Oyo State to commiserate with Governor…
The Government of Enugu State says it will augment funding for development projects by local government councils in the state to the tune of 60 per cent to speed up grassroots development, especially in the areas of agriculture, agro-allied industrialisation and critical infrastructure. The government made this known after a meeting of the Enugu State…
The much-anticipated verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPT, is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6th. The Court of Appeal Registrar, Umar Bangari confirmed this to newsmen on Monday, saying the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations. The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), and…
The first phase of the rail line extends from Marina to Mile 2 with five stations located in Marina, National Theatre, Iganmu, Alaba, and Orile. Operations commenced from Marina to Mile 2 Train Station with Sanwo-Olu taking the first ride at about 09:45 a.m. According to the Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport…
Britain’s Charles III reaches the milestone of his first year as king this week, with his reign so far characterised by a smooth transition from that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The anniversary on Friday is expected to be marked privately, given the date is also that of his mother’s death at the…
General Brice Oligui Nguema, the head of the elite Republican Guard, led officers in a military coup on Wednesday against President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that had ruled for more than five decades. The ousting came just moments after Bongo, 64, was proclaimed victor in last month’s presidential election — a result…
Ukraine’s Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov has confirmed that he is leaving his post. Mr Reznikov had led the ministry since before the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Mr Reznikov’s dismissal on Sunday, saying it was time for “new approaches” in the defence ministry. Rustem Umerov, who runs Ukraine’s…
The Federal Government, on Sunday, said the electricity meter upgrade process to be implemented by power distribution companies would not affect the credit units balance in the meters. It disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, stressing that NEMSA would ensure that all electricity meters and instruments…