Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has warned parents and the society against practices that can be inimical to the lives of Nigerian children. He gave the warning at the commemoration of Children’s Day Celebration in Akure, the Ondo state capital, noting that the country would soon have a special line where children could […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will officially begin his second and final term on Wednesday following his re-election in February. Despite his large winning margin, the next four years won’t be easy for the 76-year-old former general. Here are some of the key issues he’ll face while at the helm of Africa’s biggest oil producer and […]
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• Stakeholders want NNPC commercialised• $5.94 billion oil, gas exported in one year As President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as the petroleum minister, completes his first term in office, stakeholders in the oil and gas sector have insisted that his performance in the sector is far below expectations. The stakeholders, who spoke to The Guardian […]
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Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said on Monday that 11 children had so far died in different road crashes in the state in 2019. Oladele made the disclosure during the 2019 Children’s Day celebration and Road Safety Club session held at the FRSC headquarters in Abeokuta. The […]
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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday, revealed that he is praying for the release of Leah Sharibu and other children, who are in captivity. He went on to describe children as Nigeria’s most important treasure as a nation. Saraki said this in a message to mark the 2019 Children’s Day. The statement, which […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, signed the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The President’s assent officially makes the bill become law and signals the commencement of the 2019 fiscal year. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje; the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma […]
Continue ReadingFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Monday that the African Free Continental Trade Area Agreement will not be hindered by Nigeria’s reluctance to sign up to the process. He made the remark in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the opening session of the Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Continental Trade and Strengthening the Implementation of the AfCTA. The […]
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Today, Nigerian children will join their counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s Children’s Day. But while their mates in other climes are learning with ease with good facilities, public primary school pupils in the country are learning under very terrible condition in schools that are in state of disrepair.Investigations showed that many of […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Ondo State Government declared on Thursday that it has not increased tuition in all the state institutions, thus debunking the rumour making the rounds. It spoke few hours after the Management of two of its three universities – Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, and Ondo State University of Science and […]
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By Banji Ayoola Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, (AAUA), Ondo State, has debunked the rumour that it had increased school fees being paid at the institution to N250, 000 per session. It said on Thursday in a statement by the Acting Registrar, Mr. Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, that there is no new increase of school fees being […]
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