Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the passing beyond of Oludo of Ido-Osun in Egbedore local government area of the State, Oba Aderemi Adedapo, as touching and painful. The monarch was reported to have joined his ancestors in a hospital in the State on Saturday after a brief illness. The Governor, in a statement…
The Federal Government has said that about $2.5 billion would be saved yearly from every one million vehicle converted into Compressed Natural Gas-powered cars. The Programme Director, Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this during the South-South/South-East Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Presidential Initiative on CNG held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Oluwagbemi…
The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that with the plan the Dangote Refinery has in place, Nigeria will not need to import gasoline by next month. Dangote said that the refinery, which has already started supplying diesel and aviation fuel in Nigeria, has the capacity to meet the diesel and petrol…
The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage will reconvene on Tuesday, May 23 to further negotiate a reasonable new minimum wage for workers, after the organised labour walked out of the negotiation on May 15. An invitation letter sent to the labour leaders by the chairman of the committee, Bukar Goni, states that the other members…
By Yetunde Oke A retired Yoruba broadcaster at Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS, Alhaji Onaolapo Gbolagun says media organisations can prioritise financial interests without contaminating the media industry. Alhaji Gbolagun made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM programme, “GreyHair” which profiles the past lives of the elderly. According to the veteran broadcaster, in…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of at least 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of Governing Boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. This followed Tinubu’s assent to a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial by the Education Ministry made available to newsmen…
President Bola Tinubu has approved May 27 to June 6 as Federal Capital Territory Week for the inauguration of various projects executed under his administration. The Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, stated this while inspecting some of the projects in preparation for inauguration to celebrate Tinubu’s one year in office. “By the approval of…
The Commander and Chief Executive Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, ‘Seni Ogunyemi has warned the residents to desist from blocking roads because of any social gathering. Ogunyemi said that it is illegal to block roads in the name of organising social gatherings or parties. The TRACE boss, in a statement on Thursday,…
Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of seven persons in a road accident that occurred on Ibadan-Iseyin Road on Thursday evening. The Public Relations Officer, FRSC, Oyo Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, said the deceased were five male adults, one female adult and one female child. Odewo said that 15 people also…
By Yetunde Oke A professional biographer, Mr Kayode Adejumo-bello has urged Nigerians to embrace the art of writing biographies to inspire future generations for national development. Mr Adejumo-bello made the call in an interview with Pensioners FM, while speaking on the significance of this year’s National Biographer’s Day. According to Mr Adejumo-bello, it is unfortunate…