archiveApril 22, 2021

  The Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, has announced the introduction of ‘Agribusiness’ as one of its academic programmes. This is contained in a statement signed by its Acting Registrar, Mr Paul Oyediran, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of...

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday condemned the violent killing of Chad’s President Idriss Deby.Ramaphosa’s condemnation is contained in a statement released by the Presidency. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has received with sadness the disturbing news of the death of His Excellency Marshal Idriss Deby Itno, President of the...

The kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kasarami, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have established contact with some parents of their victims, demanding for N800m for the release of the kidnapped students. The students and a matron were abducted on Tuesday around about 8.45pm, claimed the...

Heritage Bank Plc has further reiterated its commitment to the growth and development of the creative and entertainment sector by supporting the “Rita Dominic Acting Challenge.” Heritage Bank in collaboration with a foremost Nigerian Actress and Co-Founder of the Audrey Silva Company, Rita Dominic launched an acting challenge for aspiring...

The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of $2.6  billion (USD) out of the $5.5 billion external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May last year. The approval came after the Upper Chamber considered a report by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts...

The Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes on Wednesday April 21, 2021 commended the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa for reinvigorating the morale of staff of the Agency. Senator Suleiman Abdul Kwari, Chairman of the Committee, made the remarks when he led other...

  hosts 7th Omi Tuntun Ramadan lecture commends residents for living in peace, harmony Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has declared that the prayers of the Muslim clerics will continue to make Oyo State peaceful and safe, urging them to continue to pray for the government. The governor stated this...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 35 new recoveries from the COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 154,441.The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The agency said that the recoveries were registered from isolation centers across the...

General Rev. Apostolic Mother Mary Fehintola Fagbemi, who died on April 8, 2021, will be buried in Lagos on Thursday April 22. Born on October 10, 1939, her parents were Baba Oluso Benjamin Akinadewo Adekahunsi, the founder of Oke-Igbala Olu Missionary Society, Cherubim & Seraphim Church, Ondo City, and Holy...

  The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has revealed that an application developed by a young Nigerian has been bought by Apple for $1 billion. Pantami, who did not give details of the deal, however, expressed optimism that the sky is the limit for indigenous young...