Two former Vice Chancellors of the University of Ibadan have urged stakeholders to put merit above ethnic and religious consideration in the choosing a new Vice Chancellor for the institution. Emeritus Professors Ayo Banjo and Olufemi Bamiro, in separate interviews…
The Kebbi State Government on Sunday donated 10 Hilux vehicles and 30 motorcycles to the state police command to curb the menace of criminals in the state. The vehicles were presented to the police at the Cabinet Office, Birnin Kebbi.…
Chawai community in Kauru Local Government Area (LGA), of Kaduna State, has decried the spate of killings in the area, and urged security agencies and the state government to find a lasting solution. President of Chawai Development Association, Dr Reuben…
By Tobi Adetunji A 54-year-old man, Olatokunbo Williams, who allegedly defrauded a woman of N7.5 million, on Monday appeared in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun. The police charge Williams, whose address was not provided, with two counts of fraud…
By Ayo Fadimu The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) stated that with deliberate policy of the government through incentives, the real sector will become more viable than trading. The Chairman of MAN, Apapa Branch, Engr Frank Onyebu, who disclosed this…
By Ayo Fadimu Shun intake of alcohol once you are 50 years and above, Mrs Doyin Ajayi, Chairman, Ekiti State chapter of the Institute of Dietetics, advised in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. Ajayi, who gave the advice while speaking with newsmen,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Monday that the $1.5 billion approved for the Port Harcourt refinery was for complete rehabilitation and not turnaround maintenance. The Group Managing Director (GMD), NNPC, Mele Kyari, said this in Abuja on…
The minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said catering services, hitherto suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic are to resume on both domestic and international flights immediately. Sirika said this at the National briefing of the Presidential Task…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of funds for the payment of itinerant workers engaged under the Special Public Works Programme. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, stated this in a tweet via his official…
By Ayo Fadimu The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has approved the constitution of a 61-member Contact and Strategy Committee for the party. This is contained in a statement by Sen. John Akpanudoehede, National…
