By: Babatunde Tiamiyu The Joe Biden administration is dispatching the United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, to Nigeria next week as it seeks to deepen economic ties with Africa and counter China’s influence on the continent. According to the New York Times, the visit comes as President Bola Tinubu, embarks on reforms to…
By : Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State government has announced the release of the 2023 Basic Education Certification Examination (BECE), screening/placement for primary six pupils transiting into Junior Secondary Schools and Schools of Science results. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu, while meeting with Principals of Public Secondary Schools in Zone one, two…
By: Michael Adeyemo The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Oyo State wing, has assured that inadequate teachers in public primary schools in the state will be addressed by the government in the first quarter of next year. The Chairman of NUT in the state, Alhaji Oladimeji Raji, made this known in an interview with…
By : Micheal Adeyemo An author, Ms. Florence Adeyanju will this Saturday, launch a book titled “Through Darkness to Light “. Ms Adeyanju made this known in an interview with Pensioners FM Correspondent, shortly after featuring on the station’s weekly Political Programme, “The Searchlight”. According to Ms. Adeyanju, the book launch would be…
By : Adebayo Yusuf The Head of Department, Integrated Development Programme of Justice, Development and Peace commission, JDPC, Ibadan, Mr Alaba Ogunbosoye has described as inadequate the recent empowerment of about 10,000farmers by the Oyo state government. Mr Ogunbosoye, who is also an Agricultural economist made this known on while featuring on ‘Isejoba…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, has set aside the judgment of the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba, Delta State. The court affirmed the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Ngozi Okolie, as the duly elected lawmaker. According to the report, in February that Ngozi Okolie of…
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has disclosed the cause of the nationwide blackout that happened in the early hours of Thursday. The minister said there was an explosion that led to a fire outbreak at Kainji/Jebba located in the North-central part of Nigeria. Adelabu on his social media on Thursday said, “At 00:35Hrs this morning,…
By : Micheal Adeyemo Chief Executive Officer, Ultimate Total Life Concept Initiative Ibadan, Dr Adenike Victor-Tade, has expressed dissatisfaction towards the palliative method being used by the government to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians. Dr Victor- Tade who is also known as mama empowerment, stated this in Ibadan, during a press…
By: Anuoluwa Fasoyin The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has sworn in Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, as Commissioner for Health and Miss Wasilat Adegoke as Commissioner for Youth and Sports. Governor Makinde swore in Dr. Ajetunmobi and Miss Adegoke at the Executive Chambers of his office, Agodi, Ibadan. The Governor, while administering the oath of office…
With over 133 million people in Nigeria affected by multidimensional poverty, the world food programme (WFP) says it is committing to spend $2.5billion to fight hunger in Nigeria in the next five years. This was made known by the Country Director of the WFP, David Stevesson when he led a team of the United Nations…