Aiyedatiwa swears in new permanent secretaries, urges excellence

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Friday charged the newly appointed permanent secretaries to raise the standard of service delivery in the state’s civil service. He gave the charge while swearing in the new officers in Akure, the state capital, where he described the exercise as part of his administration’s institutional reforms to reposition the […]

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Tinubu posts envoys abroad

President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December. The postings were contained in a statement on Friday by the President’s spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga. Names, and missions of the non-career ambassadors/high commissioners are: SENATOR GRACE […]

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Ex-Presidential aspirant Anakwenze says state police best solution to Nigeria’s insecurity, commends new IGP Disu for setting up steering committee

Onowu and Regent of Abagana, and former Presidential aspirant, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze has described the establishment of state police as the best way to tackle the escalating insecurity rocking Nigeria, a solution he has been agitating for long. He praised the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Mr Tunji Disu for inaugurating the steering committee […]

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OAU Teaching Hospital invites patients for complex liver surgeries

The Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, OAUTHC, Ile Ife, has called on surgeons nationwide to refer to it “patients with resectable liver, pancreatic, and biliary cancers in good performance” for complex liver surgeries scheduled to be performed between April 7 and 11 this year. According to the facility in a statement titled ‘Call for […]

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Osun Governor describes brother, Deji at 69 as blessing to humanity

Dr Deji Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has described his elder brother, renowned businessman and philanthropist, Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke, as a blessing to humanity. He spoke while celebrating his elder brother on his 69th birthday. In a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the […]

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Don recommends Governance Integrity Index to NUC for ranking universities

says: ‘Integrity is the Ultimate Currency of a University’ The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilesa, Osun State, Prof Taiwo Olufemi Asaolu, has declared that integrity remains the ultimate currency of any university, warning that without ethical standards, the credibility and sustainability of higher institutions would be severely undermined. He made the assertion while delivering […]

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FUTA Teaching Hospital to set up fund for indigent patients

The Federal University of Agriculture (FUTA) Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State, will soon establish a special support fund to assist indigent patients. It is designed especially to support vulnerable patients, particularly those requiring expensive care such as cancer treatment, dialysis and other specialised medical services. The hospital’s chief medical director, Prof. Olusegun Ojo, disclosed this […]

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