archiveJanuary 2021

    Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on all Southwest governors to stand with Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in reaction to Tuesday’s statement from the Federal Government saying that the governor is not expected to oust Fulani herders from Ondo forests or he will go against the constitution...

  President Donald Trump pardoned his former Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon, as part of a last-minute clemency spree before he leaves office. The White House announced that Trump was pardoning Bannon and 72 others early Wednesday, just hours before president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony was set to begin. Trump also...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode has come down strongly on the Presidency for saying that herdsmen who were given ultimatum by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to vacate Ondo forest reserves have rights to reside there. It would be recalled that the Presidency had while calling for restraint from both sides...

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for Nigerians to register and link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their SIM cards before February 9, 2021. This information was posted on the official Twitter handle of the NIMC. The NIMC had initially given a January 19 deadline for those with...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, said the state’s oxygen need for the management of COVID-19 patients has risen from 420 litres to 2,100 litres daily between December and mid-January, an increase of about 500 per cent. The Governor expressed the fear that going by current trend, it could...

The Ondo State Government has declared that the presidency is emotionally attached to Fulani herdsmen. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo was reacting to the statement by the Presidency against the directive of the State government banning the operation of unregistered Fulani herdsmen in its forest. President...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,301 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people  in the country to 113,305. The NCDC disclosed figures on Tuesday on its official website. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 1,191,866 people have so far been...

  approves N92m for tribrid system of power supply to RCDC, Awe as govt launches Keke Seyi within state secretariat As a follow-up to the agreement reached between Oyo and Osun state governments on the ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), the Oyo state government, on Tuesday,...

  Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University (oau) Ile-Ife have announced February 7, 2021 for resumption of academic activities, even as it has also said it has cancelled its 2020/2021 academic session. The announcement followed the institution’s senate meeting on Tuesday. In a statement titled: ‘resumption of academic activities for...

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has enumerated reasons why investing in Lagos will yield great returns. The Governor spoke as a keynote speaker at the virtual investment forum hosted by the Institute of Directors (IoD) for the United Kingdom business community in Nigeria. According to the organisers, Sanwo-Olu is...