Colleagues of abducted professor at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Prof Gideon Okedoye, have appealed to government and police authorities to fast track action and ensure an unconditional release of the don. A statement by the institution’s Joint Action Committee, JAC, aasigned by Comrade Dayo Temola said: “With utmost shock and […]
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Ondo state government has approved a new retirement age for all categories of staff in the state-owned tertiary institutions. The state owned four tertiary institutions whose staff would enjoy under the new law, are Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA); Ondo state University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) Okitipupa; University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Ondo; […]
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The Ondo State House of Assembly yesterday passed the bill seeking an amendment to the retirement age for workers in the state tertiary institutions. An executive bill to that effect had earlier been forwarded to the Ondo State House of Assembly for approval. The executive bill sought to put the retirement age of tertiary institutions […]
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Ondo State government has started local production of science materials, in order to provide affordable modern science equipment for schools in the state. Education, Science and Technology Commissioner, Mr Femi Agagu who visited the workshop of the State Science Equipment Centre in Akure where the equipment are being produced, expressed satisfaction with the materials that […]
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Despite recent reported cases of kidnapping and armed robbery in the zone, the South West of Nigeria still remains the most peaceful region in the country. This is the verdict of Police Inspector General, Mr Muhammed Adamu, Nigeria’s Number One police officer. He made the declaration on Wednesday while addressing the officers and rank and […]
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To boost cash crops production in Idanre local government area of Ondo State, the Caretaker Management Committee has distributed cocoa seedlings to farmers within the Council area. This was contained in a statement by the council’s Head of Agriculture Department, Mr Olasunkanmi Fayato. It said that while distributing the seedlings, the Chairman of Idanre local […]
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Some youths in Kano State on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. The youth, who marched from Zoo Road to Audu Bako Secretariat along the State Road, carried placards with various inscriptions condemning the action on Nigerians. The protesters, who called on the South African government to […]
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Nigeria on Saturday debunked the report being circulated on social media of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in Abuja. She described the report as “fake” news allegedly orchestrated by the desperate opposition to cause panic and chaos among the populace. A statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, […]
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Edo State Police Command on Saturday said it had recovered the official car of Prof. Gideon Okedayo, a lecturer with the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa who was kidnapped on Thursday. Okedayo was kidnapped along with his driver in his official car, a Toyota Corolla marked 06X 47 OD, at Akoko […]
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The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on Monday, September 9, rule on the petition challenging the re-election of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state. The Tribunal Secretary, Mrs Hafsat Suleiman, disclosed this on Saturday in Kaduna State. She said the Tribunal concluded its sitting on August 19 and had fixed Monday, September 9, […]
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