Ondo UNIMED gets first clinical accreditation

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, has approved the first clinical accreditation for the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), In a letter dated September 25, 2019, the Registrar, MDCN, Dr.  Sanusi congratulated the university on the success which followed the report of the verification team to UNIMED on August 19, 2019. […]

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Ajasin an exemplary leader – Olowo

Old Ondo State first civilian Governor, the late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin has been described as a disciplinarian, honest, rare breed and trail blazer. Newly crowned Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III made this description during the grand reception held for him and the State Head of Service, Mr Oluwadare Aragbaiye by the […]

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Buhari may deploy EFCC to probe NDDC

Commission accuses governors of plotting to takeover commission ‘Presidency must probe petroleum development fund’ A civil society source that has been pushing for the probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, said the Federal Government might deploy the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which had been probing the past two managements of the […]

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Two children killed in Ajapa as flood submerges Ondo community

By Matins Fasusi The people of Ajapa in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State have been thrown into mourning following the killing of  two children of different parents,  Igulapelewe Inuesokan and Justinah Seiwei by flood  caused by prolonged rainfall. It was gathered that Igulapelewe, two years old and Justinah, three years old were […]

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246 students get scholarship as Ooni of Ife turns 45

Two hundred and forty six students have received scholarships from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwunsi, through his advocacy platform, The Hopes Alive Initiative (HAI) in partnership with Air Peace Airlines. A statement from the platform said the scholarship programme was held in commemoration of his 45th birthday which is set to hold […]

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Ondo restates commitment to bitumen project

Ondo State Government has reiterated its commitment to the actualisation of bitumen exploitation in the state. The State Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Professor Bayonle Ademodi stated this during a meeting with the licenced bitumen companies operating in the state. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Ebenezer Ogunsanmi, the Commissioner […]

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Afenifere chieftain, others decry state of federal roads in Ondo

National Secretary of the pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Basorun Sehinde Arogbofa, and other eminent leaders have deplored the state of federal roads in Ondo state, which they described as death traps. They spoke at separate interviews calling on the Federal Government to act urgently and reduce carnage on the dilapidated roads which include the […]

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FG, labour agree on N30,000 minimum wage, ease tension

Implementation Begins April 18 Finally, the Federal Government and organised labour have reached common grounds on salary increment for all the categories of workers in the federal civil service.  The agreement, therefore, sets the tone for negotiations for workers at the state levels, as it sets the basic floor below no wage can go. The meeting, […]

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