Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrading and backlog maintenance of 84 kilometres of rural roads under the first phase of the Osun Rural …
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Ajaero’s arrest saga: DSS succumbs to pressure as NLC plans showdown
The Department of State Services has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. He was released a few minutes before the 12midnight ultimatum issued …
Read More »UNESCO, Oyo, dons make case for indigenous languages in schools
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Oyo State Government and prominent scholars, yesterday, at the University of Ibadan (UI), called for the promotion of indigenous languages for …
Read More »SEC warns crypto investors against unapproved exchanges
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reiterated that only approved digital exchanges and platforms were legally authorised to carry out the business of crypto trading in any form in Nigeria. …
Read More »Two detained for alleged murder of Ogun teenager
Two persons, Umoru Mohammed and Audu Mohammed, suspected of being involved in the abduction and murder of 15-year-old Muazu Tombata, have been taken into custody by the Ogun State Police …
Read More »70-year-old Adamawa woman freed after 10 years in detention
The Adamawa State Chief Judge, Justice Hasfat Abdulrahaman, has released a sexagenarian, Saraya Silma, who had spent 10 years awaiting trial at the Yolde-pate Correctional Centre in Yola, the state …
Read More »Suspected kidnappers kill Anambra bizman, dump corpse inside gutter
Suspected kidnappers have murdered a businessman, identified as Sunny Taxman, after reportedly collecting N10m ransom from his family. The deceased, said to hail from Alor Agu in Igbo-Eze South Local …
Read More »Minister pleads support for flood victims
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has called on wealthy individuals and civil society organisations to support communities affected by floods across the country. Pate made …
Read More »Telecom services risk disruption as 800 workers begin strike
Nigeria’s telecom sector risks shutdown as about 800 workers from the Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association have embarked on strike, threatening to cripple services nationwide. The union, largely …
Read More »PTA, NUT fear increased school dropout over fuel price hike
The Parents Teachers Association and the Nigeria Union of Teachers have expressed fear of a possible increase in the rate of school dropout in the country due to the rising …
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