Ondo governorship election: Aiyedatiwa meets APC stakeholders, preaches peace

L – R: Secretary to Ondo State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu; APC State Chairman, Engnr Ade Adetimehin; Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa; and Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Olamide Oladiji Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday preached peace ahead of the governorship election scheduled to hold in the state in November this […]

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Aiyedatiwa approves payment of January 2017 salary arrears

Pledges continuous workers’ motivation, free shuttle Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has pledged continuous prioritisation of the welfare of civil servants in the State. He made the commitment on Monday during an interactive session with the top echelon of the state civil service at the Cocoa Conference Hall of his Office in Akure. A […]

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‘Tinubu can’t build new Nigeria on a weak structure’

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, in an interview with newsmen in his Lagos office, blamed insecurity and lack of development in Nigeria on the flawed 1999 Constitution, which he said lacked legitimacy and validity. He disclosed that changing or replacing the constitution is not as difficult as people think, […]

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Scepticism over inflation, insecurity, economic outlook

• Market awaits Cardoso’s long-term inflation target ahead of Feb MPC meeting • New external members of committee to be unveiled before meeting • Import-dependent companies faltering • FX market ‘rigged’ against us, operator cries out President Bola Tinubu is starting to look like a poor economic manager as widespread scepticism sweeps across the economy […]

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Tinubu tax panel asks states to suspend low-revenue taxes

The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms says it is meeting with state governors in order to reach an agreement for states to suspend some low-revenue taxes. The panel said the move would lead to the suspension of ‘nuisance taxes’ by states and local government authorities across the country. The Chairman of the […]

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Foreign medical, school bills gulped $1.58bn in six months – CBN

Nigerians spent $1.58bn on health tourism, foreign education, and other personal matters in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. The data from the apex bank’s Balance of Payment compilation spanning the first six months of 2023 showed that Nigerians spent $245.68m on overseas health-related issues, $896.09m on foreign education, and […]

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Dangote refineries plan supply to150,000 IPMAN stations

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is to supply fuel to about 150,000 retail outlets operated by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria following a meeting between the management of the refinery and executives of IPMAN. Last week Monday, IPMAN reportedly had scheduled a meeting with the management of Dangote refinery as regards the supply of […]

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Aiyedatiwa hails engineers’ contribution to nation-building as NSE installs first female president

Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at the weekend hailed the historic emergence of Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala as the first female President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the Governor made the remark as the Guest Speaker at the […]

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Elizade University’s V.C. visits Ondo Governor, seeks collaboration

L-R: Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Vice-Chancellor of Elizade University, Prof. Kayode Ijadunola, and the Institution’s Registrar, Chief Omololu Adegbenro during a courtesy call to the Governor in his office, in Akure By Banji Ayoola The new Vice-Chancellor of Elizade University, Prof. Kayode Ijadunola has stressed the need for strong collaboration between the Ondo […]

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Wande Abimbola @ 91: How an àbíkú decided to live (3)

By Tunde Odesola Wande’s star shone brightly in the galaxy of stars twinkling up above the world so high. His star was distinct in the heavens whose cloudy blanket covers every inch of the earth in suspended animation science calls gravitational force. But religion calls it ‘agbára tó so ilé ayé ró’ – the divine […]

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