The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has lamented that Nigerians have been suffering as a result of the hike in the price of fuel. He also described Nigerians as losers for adapting to the rise in fuel prices. Ajaero stated this during a Dialogue themed “Tinubu’s Economic Reforms: Gainers and Losers. He,…
President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris, France, on a ‘private visit’. This was disclosed in a statement by Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday. The statement was silent on the reasons for the trip. The statement simply said the trip was a private visit. The statement added that the President will return to…
The Chairman, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Aare Isiaka Olagunju, SAN, on Tuesday, said the Commission would soon announce the recruitment process of Ad-hoc staff to be engaged for the forthcoming Chairmanship and Councillorship elections in the state. Olagunju, while featuring on a Yoruba live program in Ibadan, hinted that the successful applicants will…
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect. “All members of the Cabinet (who were appointed by late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu) are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices,” the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said…
The National Youth Service Corps has refuted reports of a corps member’s death in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. A news report had on Monday claimed that the corpse of an adult male said to have been dumped in an isolated bush in Ogijo was that of a corp member. The Ogun…
The Federal Government has said that more than 26,800 annual deaths in Nigeria have been attributed to tobacco-related diseases even as 4.5 million Nigerians aged 15 and above are tobacco users. This was contained in a statement on Monday, by the Federal Competitive Consumer Protection Commission. In the statement, acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC,…
With sincere concern and commitment towards avoiding the constant occurrence of the kind of explosion attributed to human errors that recently occurred in Ibadan, Oyo State, strict compliance with regulations and safety measures guiding operations within the various sectors of the economy are major factors that must be emphasised. This was noted by Senator Yunus…
When the 10th Senate of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was inaugurated in June 2023, expectations were high about the quality of representation of the 109 Senators who will converge and constitute the membership of the Red Chambers, as the Nigeria Senate is being referred. Dr. Yunus Akintunde though a first-timer…
The British Council in Nigeria has increased the fees for taking the English Language Testing System, IELTS examination for the second time in five months. The council disclosed this in a recent statement on its official website. It stated that the newly increased fees of N139,000 for both computer academic and general training modules will…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State government has opened a trauma unit to render psychological and emotional recovery services to the survivors of the Tuesday’s explosion at old bodija estate area of Ibadan. The Oyo state commissioners for health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi who made this known in an exclusive interview with Pensioners FM Correspondent, said the…