With effect from next academic session, recommendations by the Education Review White Paper on restructuring and remodification of some extant education policies in the state would be implemented by the state. The decision taken by the State Executive Council was disclosed through a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode. […]
The Yoruba World Congress (YWC) being led by emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye has commended Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for taking the bull by the horn with the inauguration of the Yoruba security outfit codenamed Amotekun. In a statement through its Director of Communications, Moses Jolayemi, the group said, from the effort so far made […]
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde yesterday flagged off reconstruction of the Akesan market in Oyo town which was razed by inferno on 5th January, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the project would gulp N781.7 million. Makinde had visited the ancient town on January 8 to commiserate with the traders in […]
Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi yesterday lamented his administration’s inability to go ahead with planned recruitment exercise aimed at accommodating job seekers following outbreak of coronavirus ravaging the country. Fayemi, who disclosed this yesterday said the sudden pandemic outbreak had prevented the state government from issuing appointment letters to successful job seekers in the […]
As political campaignsfor September 19 governorship election in Edo State gathered momentum in the camps of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) traditional ruler of Irahor community in Etsako Central Local Government Area of the state, His Royal Highness, Jackson Etokhana, the Ogiamu of Irahor yesterday said that he would mobilise […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo- Olu yesterday called on the federal government to consider the state’s indigenes in the employment of scheme of the Federal Government, expressing displeasure over low representation of the state in federal government’s establishments. Speaking when he received Honourable Commissioner representing Lagos State at the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hon. […]
Delta State Governmenthas set strict monitoring standards to eradicate examination malpractice in schools across the state and approved the use of senior officers as task-force for the conduct of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in the state. The decision, the government stressed, was for the integrity of the state, even as it threatened […]
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Restoration Movement and Women for Change Initiative have expressed confidence in the leadership of the APC caucus in Abia State under the chairmanship of former Governor and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu. Describing Kalu as the father of Abia politics, the groups promised to sustain […]
The Federal Character Commission (FCC) yesterday announced that it has commenced moves to stop desperate job seekers from being swindled as well as unequal distribution of jobs in the country. The Commission made this known while briefing journalists in Enugu yesterday. The commissioner representing Enugu State in the Commission, Mrs. Ginika Tor, said it had […]
The Federal Government has received a second donation of 2,000 Nigerian-made facemasks from Israel, to boost its continued fight against the COVID- 19 pandemic. This donation is the second from Israel, in fulfillment of its promised donation of 10,000 facemasks to support frontline health workers in the country. A statement made available to newsmen yesterday […]