archiveSeptember 2021

The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has said any political party that fields a northern candidate for presidency in 2023 risks losing the support of southerners. Akeredolu made this known on Friday in an interview on Channels Television monitored by TheCable. While speaking on the resolutions of the...

  The Chairman of Badagry Local Government, Mr Olusegun Onilude, says the Akran of Badagry’s simple and modest lifestyle coupled with an ambitious and grand vision have proven to be great recipe to Badagry development. Onilude stated this in a congratulatory message to the Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi...

Dr Jude Obi, of the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, University of Uyo, has identified poor awareness as one of the key challenges confronting organic agriculture processes and practices. Obi disclosed this in his online presentation on `Organic Agriculture to the Rescue’, organised by ‘Journalists Go Organic...

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) has recommended that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) should be subject to review at least every five years. Its Registrar, Mrs Taiwo Olusesi, made the recommendation in the Institute’s position paper on the PIA on Saturday in Lagos. The Institute...

VP adds: Kumuyi not only preaches holiness, but lives it himself The obligation of successful people to write their stories, to share the histories of phenomena they have become, in order to instruct, to admonish, and to inspire, would change the world to a better society, according to Vice President...

  Trading on the Nigerian equities market closed the week on Friday with a marginal gain of 0.08 per cent.Consequently, the All-Share Index improved by 32.56 points or 0.08 per cent to close at 38,943.87 from 38,911.31 recorded on Thursday. Also, the market capitalisation which opened trading at N20.273 trillion...

The Federal Government will appeal the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages against the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service (DSS). Justice Ladiran Akintola who delivered the ruling on Friday described DSS’ action as “arbitrary aggression and prejudices” against...

The Ogun assembly has directed former Managing Director of state Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC), Mr Babajide Odusolu, to return N40 million  unaccounted for in 2019 into the state  purse within six months. This was part of the resolution passed by the assembly during plenary session presided over by the...

  A group of youth organisations in the Southeast comprising the National Association of Nigerian Student, NANS, National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo Youths, today September 17, 2021 pledged their support for the fight against economic and financial crimes in the southeast region. They made the pledge...

The umbrella body of the Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), Friday applauded the Verdict of Oyo State High Court delivered by Justice Ladiran Akintola which awarded the sum of N20 billion against the Directorate of State Services (DSS) for invading the home of Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday...