By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday sacked all media aides seconded to the office of the Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The affected aides include the press secretary to the governor, Kenneth Odusola; special assistant to the governor (new media), Okunniga Oladipupo; and special assistant to the governor (Photography), Abayomi Samson […]
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Farce descended recently on Ogun State over the operations of its local governments, drawing attention to Nigeria’s broken LG system. A dispute blew open when the Chairman of Ijebu East LG, Wale Adedayo, accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting the statutory funds of the state’s LGs. The state government promptly denied the allegations. Then events […]
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Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has announced the rescheduling of the European leg of his “Timeless” global tour due to production issues. Baddest, as he is also known, took to his X page on Monday where he expressed his gratitude to concertgoers who graced his “sold-out shows across North America and […]
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By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyink The SDGs, among others, seek to reduce poverty, improve access to health care and education, mitigate the effects of climate change, and attain food security by 2030. We are not meeting the key Goals. Africa is unable to feed itself. We found during COVID-19 that we cannot produce a large percentage of […]
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The recurring decimal of theft of Nigeria’s crude oil and the faulty policy of addressing it are certainly worrisome. First, oil successfully ferreted out of the country constitutes a permanent loss to the country; and when the theft attempt is thwarted by official security agencies, the vessel bearing the stolen crude is destroyed along with […]
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The Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) has said no fewer than 78,000 cancer-related deaths are recorded yearly across the federation. While also deploring the attitude of Nigerians toward their health, the body submitted that current statistics indicate that about 125,000 cases are reported yearly in the country, with the most populous […]
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Nigerian food market With the recent licence revocation of some microfinance institutions, the Nigerian economy is currently being serviced by about 700 microfinance banks. Matched with the estimated 36.9 million existing micro-businesses, there are an average of 53,000 businesses competing for funding from each available micro-lender. But the nagging poor access to funding for micro […]
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No fewer than 3792 students were on Tuesday, September 12, matriculated into various faculties of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan for the 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony held at the International Conference Centre (ICC), the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale charged the newly admitted students to manage their newfound freedom responsibly and be […]
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• Wike’s men intensify moves to undermine ex-vice president Supporters of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have condemned calls for his suspension from the party, describing the demand as “baseless and unreasonable”. It emerged, yesterday, that agitation for Atiku’s suspension was generating a fresh storm, even as Minister of the Federal Capital […]
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Infographic illustration of President Tinubu’s new deals with UAE • Emirates, Etihad to resume flight operations as UAE lifts visa ban on Nigeria • UAE keeps mum on gains • FG, UAE may explore Egypt’s bailout option • Stakeholders demand sustainable solution, win-win relations Almost a year after it imposed a visa ban on Nigeria […]
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