Agency Report The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said he would not be a party to any bill that seeks to gag the media. Gbajabiamila made the assertion at an award ceremony tagged ‘Recognising Good Governance and Legislative Excellence in the Face of Adversity,’ held in Abuja. The speaker…
Agency Report The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has described Nigeria as the most admired member country in the global oil market. The Secretary General of the Organisation, Dr. Mohammad Barkindo, disclosed this in his congratulatory message released on Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of Nigeria’s membership of OPEC. “Nigeria is consistently regarded as…
Agency Report Sen. Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau, says the state chapter of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, will soon resolve its internal disagreements and emerge stronger. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Plateau PDP has been enmeshed in series of crises that led to the dissolution of the elected state executive…
Raphael Ede The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has faulted the recent comment of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State over rotational presidency. Bello had during a maiden edition of the ‘Governor Yahaya Bello seminar for political and crime correspondents’ in Abuja on Friday, described rotational Presidency as “unconstitutional”, adding that “Nigerians should be allowed…
Dennis Naku Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to withdraw the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He said the desperation of Mr. Presdient and the ruling All Progressives Congress to foist Onochie was a bad omen for…
By Ahmed Taofeek, Returning Officers (ROs) participating in the forthcoming 2021 Local Government elections in Ogun State have been charged to uphold good conduct and avoid acts that can tarnish the image of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC). The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Babatunde Osibodu, gave the charge while monitoring the training of…
By Busayo Malaolu No fewer than 500 youths have been trained by the Ogun State Technical Education Board at various Government Science and Technical Colleges on trades such as air-conditioner installation, phone repair, electrical/solar and catering services, among others. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Technical Education, Prof. Joseph Odemuyiwa during an assessment tour…
By Jacob Damilol and Ayoola Obadimu The State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has monitored the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) for learners in the Junior Secondary Schools Three (JSS 3) and the 2020/2021 Unified Promotion examination across the State. Leading the monitoring team to some schools in the Ijebu axis of the…
Dangote Cement Plc has acquired 20,000 additional vehicles to enhance the distribution of the company’s cement products in the country. The company’s Spokesman, Tony Chiejine, said in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Lokoja that the new vehicles, made up of trucks, trailers and tippers, were acquired at a cost of $150…
