Month: January 2023

The federal government on Thursday lifted the ban on wood and charcoal exportation. Minister of Environment, Mohammed H. Abdullahi, mentioned this in Abuja during a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on the review of ban on charcoal and suspension of the export of processed wood and other allied products. Abdullahi narrated that many businesses had been affected…

The Coalition for Good Governance in Osun State hereby wishes to commend the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Ademola Adeleke, on his 100Days Promise to the good people of Osun State. It will be recalled that on Wednesday, His Excecellecy, Ademola Adeleke, the Governor of Osun State, reeled out his target promise in his…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has disclosed that a total of 324 persons died and 1,706 others sustained various degrees of injury in road crashes in Kogi in 2022. .The state’s Corps Commander, Stephen Dawulung, made the disclosure to newsmen in Lokoja on Thursday. Dawulung described the auto crashes in the year 2022 as “very…

Remita, a leading electronic payment platform, has commenced the sale of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ePINs to prospective candidates seeking admission into higher institutions across Nigeria. As recently announced by the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), the sale of ePINs for 2023 UTME registrations commenced on Saturday, January 14, and ends…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has been begging commercial banks to pick up the new Naira notes. The apex bank had redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes, saying the old ones will cease to be legal tender by January 31. However, there have been concerns over this as the new notes are…

The Federal Government has announced automatic employment for a family member of each of the seven slain personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This gesture was announced by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday, during a condolence visit to the families of the late personnel.Personnel of the Corps…

Jamaican Olympic sprinting champion, Usain Bolt, on Thursday, lost $12 million in his account with an investment company, Stocks and Security Limited, to hackers. The track star’s lawyers said they are ready to file a lawsuit if that will make it possible to recover the lost money that mysteriously disappeared from Bolt’s account. According to…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure Nigerians’ votes count during the forthcoming polls. The governor made the call when he received the letter notifying him of his election as the Silverbird Communication’s Man of the Year Award. He added that the electoral umpire must ensure that…

The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have called on Nigerians to vote for leaders who will be true patriots, servants of the people, and responsive to the security and welfare needs of all Nigerians without discrimination. The province comprised of Ibadan Archdiocese, Ilorin, Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo, and Osogbo dioceses, stated this in a communique…