The Ogun State Government is to conduct household surveys to develop a framework that will assist in planning, management, and evaluation of the multi-dimensional poverty human development index. The survey is expected to go one step further than the NBS’ Multi-dimensional poverty index. The survey will allow the government of Prince Dapo Abiodun to assess…
A 15-year-old girl name withheld has been electrocuted in the Olomore Housing Estate in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Newsmen learnt that the incident happened at around 11:50pm on Sunday when the girl was attempting to fetch water from a well in the estate. The girl, it was learnt, had left to fetch water when there was…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Sunday said offering palliatives was not a lasting solution to the economic hardship in the country. Diri made the remark when he spoke during the Easter Sunday service at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in his community, Sampou, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state. The governor said even though…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that he was committed to the success of the All Progressives Congress under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed in a statement by the former President’s media aide, Garba Shehu. Buhari expressed his commitment in a phone call to President Bola Tinubu and passed his…
By Micheal Adeyemo Two Public Affairs Analysts, Mr Wale Akintola and Honourable Femi Adebisi, say Nigeria has to become a producing nation for economic policies to thrive in the country. Mr Akintola and Honourable Adebisi made this known while reacting to the recent increase in the Monetary Policy Rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that it would not be reviewing its deadline to bar owners of more than four SIM cards whose SIM registration data failed to match their National Identity Number (NIN) data. A source within the Commission explained that the Commission’s position was hinged on its objective to clean the…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A prominent Legal Practitioner in Oyo State, Barrister Akeem Agbaje, has saluted President Tinubu’s impactful leadership stride on the occasion of his 72nd birthday. In a statement by his media unit, the All Progressive Congress, APC, chieftain in Oyo State who celebrates president Tinubu’s visionary leadership and purposeful policies, commended his undeterred…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said as Christians celebrate the victory of life over death, exemplified by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Nigeria will triumph over its challenges. He thanked Nigerians for making sacrifices for the past 10 months of his administration, affirming his commitment to steering the nation on a path of “recovery and…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Deputy Senate President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin CON, has appointed Alli Ibraheem, the Chief Press Secretary to Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, as one of his Senior Legislative Aides. The appointment was contained in a letter released by the office of the Deputy Senate President. With this…
Detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has initiated legal action against the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Gambaryan sued Ribadu and EFCC over the alleged violation of his fundamental rights. In the originating motion dated and filed March 18 by his lawyer, Olujoke Aliyu, from Aluko and Oyebode…