archiveFebruary 14, 2022

  The Federal Government has appealed to radio stations in the country to shun fake news and uphold the trust of their listeners. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the plea on Monday in commemoration of the 2022 World Radio Day with the theme: ‘Radio and Trust’. According...

Governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “immediately” sign the revised electoral act amendment bill into law. The governors’ position was contained in a communique released on Monday after a meeting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital. It would be recalled that...

The National Association of Nigerian Students – Joint Campus Committee (NANS JCC), Ondo State chapter has begged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their dispute in the interest of the students. It said the incessant strike action was having a toll on the...

    as Youth Participation Advocacy Intensifies with the launch of GoNigeria   His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, has admonished educated young Nigerians to choose leaders with integrity and capacity to govern them in the upcoming 2023 general elections. HH Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, Grand Khalifa of...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed that the embattled deputy commissioner of police, Mr Abba Kyari, is now in its custody. The NDLEA in a Monday evening statement by its spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said Kyari was handed over to the agency by the police. The...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval follows a recommendation made by the Olubadan-in-Council, which was communicated to the governor. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Lekan...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on a one-month warning strike. ASUU’s National President Emmanuel Victor Osodeke announced the development on Monday after a meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) at the University Of Lagos (UNILAG). Osodeke said the strike action will be “comprehensive and...

  Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, February 11, 2022, arrested one Babawale Daniel Olayinka, a self-style “Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters”, and twenty five others at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged...

  VP: It's a relief EU supports gas as transition fuel EU announces 820m-Euro Digital Economy Package for Nigeria It is a relief that the European Union (EU) supports the view canvassed by Nigeria that gas be considered a transition fuel as the global community moves towards net-zero emissions targets....

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared suspended DCP, Abba Kyari wanted over 35kilograms of illicit drugs. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. The NDLEA said investigation has revealed that Kyari was a...