Author: Olarotimi Oshin
The Eastern provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are grappling with a steep rise in fuel prices at the pump. In the North and South Kivu, the cost of public transportation has exponentially increased. Taxi drivers and motorcyclists have tripled or even quadrupled fares. As a result, the majority of commuters have resorted to […]
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has cautioned members of the political class against unhealthy rivalry, urging them to shun fanning ember of disunity. The monarch gave the charge in Ilorin on Friday during the installation of Alhaji Mohammed Sanni as the 10th Magaji of Bamidele, the ancestral home of the Senator representing Kwara […]
Kwara State Government on Friday flagged off the 2023 Measles and Immunization campaign for under five aged children in the state, with the government pledging to ensure that the exercise covers the vast majority of the target group. According to a statement from the Press Secretary Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWHCDA), Alade […]
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackle tobacco use by children in Nigeria. Dr. Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youth and Social made the commitment in Abuja on Friday when Ms Bintou Camara, Regional Director, Tobacco Control Programme (AFRO) Campaign for Tobacco–Free Kids paid her a courtesy visit. Ibrahim said that tobacco smoking among […]
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole has disclosed that the institution received over nine hundred million TETFUND in 2023. Professor Egbewole stated this while speaking during the Day 2 of the 37th&38th Convocation ceremony at the University Auditorium in Ilorin. The Vice Chancellor expantiated that nine hundred and fifty-four million, seven hundred […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). This was contained in a statement released on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, saying that the President exercised the powers vested in him by […]
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Friday revealed that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” order preferred against the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Ajuri said the waiver “will allow for the previously striking members […]
The Nigerian Bar Association has set up an adhoc committee to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. Members of the committee are the NBA first Vice President, Linda Rose Bala, Assistant General Secretary, Daniel Kip, Chairperson of NBA Women’s Forum […]
The remains of Nigeria’s late ambassador to France, Kayode Laro, have been interred in his residence in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Wednesday. According to Islamic rites, The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashiru Salihu, led the funeral prayer procession which was attended by the state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, was present at […]
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has boasted of the increasing fortunes of his party, saying discussions are on to get some opposition political parties to collapse into the APC. Ganduje disclosed this on Wednesday while giving an insight into the visit of minister-designate and former Rivers state Governor, […]
